Kasugafuji Akihiro
Kasugafuji Akihiro (February 20, 1966 – March 9, 2017), born as Shoki Iwanaga, was a Japanese sumo wrestler and coach from Oshika, Miyagi. He was an active wrestler in professional sumo from 1981 until 1996, reaching a highest rank of maegashira 1. After his retirement he re-established the Kasugayama stable in 1997 and trained his own wrestlers. He left the Japan Sumo Association in 2012 after an expenses scandal, and was involved with a legal dispute in 2013 with his successor as head of Kasugayama stable which was not resolved until shortly before his death in 2017.
| Kasugafuji Akihiro | |
|---|---|
| 春日富士 晃大 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Shoki Iwanaga February 20, 1966 Oshika, Miyagi, Japan |
| Died | March 9, 2017 (aged 51) |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 139 kg (306 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Kasugayama → Ajigawa |
| Record | 518-542-5 |
| Debut | March, 1981 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 1 (January, 1990) |
| Retired | September, 1996 |
| Elder name | Kasugayama |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) |
| * Up to date as of June 2020. | |
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