Rikidōzan
Rikidōzan was born Kim Sin-rak in Kankyō-nan Prefecture, Japanese Korea, on November 14, 1924. He reached the top makuuchi division in 1946 and was runner-up to yokozuna Haguroyama in the tournament of June 1947. He fought in 23 tournaments in total, with a win-loss record of 135–82. His highest rank was sekiwake, though he was reportedly close to a promotion...
