- Highest rank
- sekiwake 関脇The third rank, just below ōzeki. More on sekiwake
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Hanakago
- From
- Kagawa-ken, Marugame-shi
- Born
- 24 September 1937
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 133 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1955
- Retired
- 1 May 1967
Rank by basho 56 basho on the banzuke
MakuuchiJuryoMakushita
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makushita | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Juryo | 4 | 34 | 12 | 74% |
| Makuuchi | 51 | 386 | 373 | 51% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
Titles and prizes
Shukun-sho ×2, Kanto-sho ×3. 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitabayama | 41 | 16-25 | Compare |
| Kashiwado | 31 | 7-24 | Compare |
| Aonosato | 30 | 19-11 | Compare |
| Tochihikari | 29 | 12-17 | Compare |
| Tochinoumi | 29 | 11-18 | Compare |
| Oginohana | 26 | 14-12 | Compare |
| Sadanoyama | 25 | 10-15 | Compare |
| Yutakayama | 24 | 5-19 | Compare |
| Iwakaze | 22 | 11-11 | Compare |
| Tsurugamine | 22 | 11-11 | Compare |
| Haguroyama | 22 | 16-6 | Compare |
| Fujinishiki | 20 | 11-9 | Compare |
Latest bouts
- Lost to Yoshinohanayorikiri
- Lost to Asasegawaoshidashi
- Beat Aonosatoyorikiri
- Beat Ogiyamayoritaoshi
- Lost to Tsurugaminesotogake
- Lost to Maenoyamautchari
- Lost to Wakamiyamakimedashi
- Lost to Tochiazumautchari
- Lost to Wakanamiuwatedashinage
- Beat Misogidoriuwatenage
- Lost to Mutsuarashioshidashi
- Beat Wakanarutokotenage
- Beat Daimonjiyorikiri
- Lost to Hirokawaoshitaoshi
- Lost to Kainoyamayorikiri
Ring names
- Sugiyama Noboru from Haru 1958
- Wakamisugi Akiteru from Natsu 1958
- Daigo Noboru from Aki 1962
- Daigo Hisateru from Kyushu 1962