Masateru Kaiketsu

Japanese sumo wrestler

魁傑 將晃 · 魁傑將晃

Born

16 February 1948, Yamaguchi

Died

18 May 2014, Tokyo

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Kaiketsu Masateru (Japanese: 魁傑 將晃, born Teruyuki Nishimori; February 16, 1948 – May 18, 2014) was a Japanese sumo wrestler, who reached the second highest rank of ōzeki on two occasions. He also won two top division tournament championships. After his retirement in 1979 he became a coach under the name of Hanaregoma-oyakata and established Hanaregoma stable. He was also chairman of the Japan Sumo Association from 2010 to 2012.

External links

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Facts from Wikidata Q6347784 (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.