Ōshio Kenji, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Ōshio Kenji

Sumo wrestler

Date of Birth: 04-Jan-1948

Place of Birth: Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: rikishi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Ōshio Kenji

  • Oshio Kenji (born 4 January 1948 as Kenji Hatano) is a former sumo wrestler from Kitakyushu, Japan.
  • His highest rank was komusubi.
  • His career lasted twenty six years, from 1962 until 1988, and he holds the record for the most bouts contested in professional sumo.
  • After his retirement at the age of 40 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and set up Shikihide stable in 1992.
  • He left the Sumo Association upon turning 65 in 2013.

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