Masato Koizumi (1962-09-02) 2 September 1962 (age 61) Mito, Ibaraki
Height
1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight
183 kg (403 lb)
Career
Stable
Takasago
Record
807-766-162
Debut
March, 1978
Highest rank
Sekiwake (September, 1986)
Retired
September, 2000
Elder name
Nishikido
Championships
1 (Makuuchi) 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita)
Special Prizes
Outstanding Performance (1) Fighting Spirit (6)
* Up to date as of August 2007.
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 yūshō 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 (dohyō) during the pre-match preliminaries.[1] He is now a coach, and is known as Nishikido Oyakata.
^"My Superstition". The Observer. 3 September 2000. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
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