- Highest rank
- komusubi 小結The fourth rank, the lowest of the named ranks above maegashira. More on komusubi
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Hanakago
- From
- Akita-ken, Minamiakita-gun, Ikawa-mura
- Born
- 2 February 1931
- Height
- 169 cm
- Weight
- 114 kg
- Debut
- 194910 1949
- Retired
- 1 November 1963
Rank by basho 35 basho on the banzuke
Makuuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makuuchi | 35 | 242 | 272 | 47% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
Gino-sho ×1. 3 gold stars (wins over a yokozuna as a maegashira).
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
| Opponent | Bouts | Record | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakamaeda | 20 | 9-11 | Compare |
| Kitanonada | 18 | 9-9 | Compare |
| Haguroyama | 17 | 10-7 | Compare |
| Iwakaze | 17 | 4-13 | Compare |
| Ohikari | 17 | 12-5 | Compare |
| Wakahaguro | 16 | 6-10 | Compare |
| Kitabayama | 16 | 5-11 | Compare |
| Dewanishiki | 15 | 5-10 | Compare |
| Fusanishiki | 15 | 7-8 | Compare |
| Tochihikari | 14 | 4-10 | Compare |
| Oginohana | 14 | 7-7 | Compare |
| Tsurugamine | 13 | 4-9 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to KanenohanaDefault
- Lost to Ogiyamaoshitaoshi
- Lost to Kiyokunikirikaeshi
- Beat Tsunenishikisukuinage
- Lost to Tochioyamaoshidashi
- Beat Hirokawauwatenage
- Lost to Amatsukazeoshidashi
- Lost to Sawahikariuwatedashinage
- Beat Ohikarihikiwake
- Beat Wakamaedauwatedashinage
- Lost to Amatsukazeyorikiri
- Lost to Oginohanayorikiri
- Lost to Dewanishikisukuinage
- Lost to Iwakazeoshidashi
- Lost to Hagurohanashitatenage
Ring names
- Wakanoumi Masateru from Natsu 1958
- Wakanoumi Terumasa from Kyushu 1958
- Wakanoumi Masateru from Hatsu 1959