Mitoizumi Masayuki, Date of Birth

    

Mitoizumi Masayuki

Sumo wrestler

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1962

Profession: rikishi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Mitoizumi Masayuki

  • Mitoizumi Masayuki (born 2 September 1962 as Masato Koizumi) is a former sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan.
  • His professional career spanned 22 years, from 1978 until 2000.
  • The highest rank he reached was sekiwake.
  • He won over 800 career bouts and took the yusho or championship in the top makuuchi division in 1992.
  • Mitoizumi was nicknamed the "Salt Shaker", due to his habit of throwing enormous quantities of purifying salt onto the ring (dohyo) during the pre-match preliminaries.
  • He is now a coach, and is known as Nishikido Oyakata.

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