Hokuten'yū Katsuhiko

Sumo wrestler (1960–2006)

北天佑勝彦

Born

8 August 1960, Hokkaidō

Died

23 June 2006

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Hokuten'yū Katsuhiko (北天佑 勝彦) (August 8, 1960 – June 23, 2006) was a sumo wrestler, from Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan. The highest rank he achieved was ōzeki which he held for seven years from 1983 until 1990. He won two top division yūshō or tournament championships. After his retirement as an active wrestler he worked as a sumo coach until his death in 2006 from cancer.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q5878406 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.