Kaiketsu Masateru

Kaiketsu Masateru (Japanese: 魁傑 將晃, born Teriyuki Nishimori; February 16, 1948 – May 18, 2014) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. He also won two top division tournament championships. After his retirement in 1979 he became a coach. He was also chairman of the Japan Sumo Association from 2010 to 2012.

He died on May 18, 2014 while practicing golf from heart disease in Tokyo. He was 66.[1]

References

  1. "元大関魁傑の西森さん死去 66歳" (in Japanese). Retrieved May 19, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)