Tensuiyama Masanori
| Tensuiyama Masanori | |
|---|---|
| 天水山 正則 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Masanori Ikeda 8 December 1940 Tensui, Kumamoto |
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 128 kg (282 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Araiso → Isegahama |
| Record | 397-367-2 |
| Debut | May, 1956 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 10 (July, 1965) |
| Retired | September, 1968 |
| Championships | 2 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita) |
| * Up to date as of Sep. 2012. | |
Tensuiyama Masanori (born 8 December 1940 as Masanori Ikeda) is a former sumo wrestler from Tensui, Kumamoto, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1956, and reached the top division in May 1965. His highest rank was maegashira 10. He left the sumo world upon retirement in September 1968.
Career record
[edit]- The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo | March Haru basho, Osaka | May Natsu basho, Tokyo | July Nagoya basho, Nagoya | September Aki basho, Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | x | x | (Maezumo) | Not held | West Jonokuchi #25 3–5 | Not held |
| 1957 | West Jonidan #111 5–3 | West Jonidan #77 8–0–P | East Sandanme #82 4–4 | Not held | West Sandanme #65 6–2 | West Sandanme #38 4–4 |
| 1958 | West Sandanme #37 5–3 | West Sandanme #28 4–4 | West Sandanme #25 4–4 | East Sandanme #21 6–2 | West Makushita #83 5–3 | West Makushita #68 4–4 |
| 1959 | West Makushita #66 4–4 | East Makushita #64 5–3 | West Makushita #57 6–2 | East Makushita #39 4–4 | East Makushita #38 5–3 | West Makushita #29 5–3 |
| 1960 | East Makushita #26 4–4 | East Makushita #24 5–3 | West Makushita #18 4–4 | West Makushita #17 2–5 | East Makushita #31 3–4 | East Makushita #35 4–3 |
| 1961 | East Makushita #33 2–5 | East Makushita #45 2–5 | West Makushita #65 6–1 | East Makushita #38 3–4 | West Makushita #45 3–4 | West Makushita #50 3–4 |
| 1962 | East Makushita #57 6–1 | East Makushita #33 4–3 | East Makushita #30 4–3 | East Makushita #25 4–3 | West Makushita #23 4–3 | West Makushita #19 5–2 |
| 1963 | East Makushita #9 3–4 | West Makushita #11 5–2 | East Makushita #6 7–0 Champion | West Jūryō #15 9–6 | East Jūryō #10 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 6–9 |
| 1964 | West Jūryō #9 7–8 | East Jūryō #10 8–7 | East Jūryō #8 7–8 | West Jūryō #9 5–10 | East Jūryō #16 9–6 | East Jūryō #7 7–8 |
| 1965 | East Jūryō #8 11–4 | West Jūryō #4 12–3–P Champion | East Maegashira #14 8–7 | West Maegashira #10 2–13 | West Jūryō #4 6–9 | West Jūryō #7 7–8 |
| 1966 | West Jūryō #8 9–6 | West Jūryō #2 6–9 | East Jūryō #6 8–7 | East Jūryō #4 5–10 | West Jūryō #8 8–7 | West Jūryō #4 6–9 |
| 1967 | East Jūryō #7 8–7 | East Jūryō #6 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 12–3 Champion | West Maegashira #10 7–8 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 | East Maegashira #11 6–9 |
| 1968 | East Jūryō #2 5–10 | West Jūryō #7 7–8 | West Jūryō #9 7–8 | West Jūryō #11 4–11 | West Makushita #4 Retired 1–4–2 | |
| Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) | ||||||
See also
[edit]- Glossary of sumo terms
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of sumo tournament second division champions
References
[edit]- ^ "Tensuiyama Masanori Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
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