1996 in sumo

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In 1996, the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament set a record for the number of wrestlers in a playoff, after Musashimaru, Akebono, Wakanohana, Takanonami, and Kaio, all tied at 11–4.^[1] Musashimaru won the historic five-way playoff, taking his second tournament title since July 1994.^[1]

The following are the events in professional sumo during 1996.

Tournaments

Hatsu basho

, 7 January – 21 January

1996 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
14	-	1	-	0			Takanohana	Y	ø		Akebono	0	-	3	-	12
0	-	4	-	11	ø		Wakanohana	O			Musashimaru	9	-	6	-	0
14	-	1	-	0			Takanonami*	O	ø
10	-	5	-	0			Kaiō	S			Kotonishiki	9	-	6	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tosanoumi	K			Musōyama	10	-	5	-	0
12	-	3	-	0			Takatōriki	M1			Mitoizumi	3	-	12	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Kotonowaka	M2			Kotoinazuma	2	-	13	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Misugisato	M3			Minatofuji	4	-	11	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Akinoshima	M4			Asahiyutaka	6	-	9	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kenkō	M5			Kotobeppu	4	-	11	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Tochinowaka	M6			Kitakachidoki	5	-	10	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Terao	M7			Asanosho	6	-	9	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Konishiki	M8			Daishōhō	7	-	8	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Naminohana	M9			Hamanoshima	6	-	9	-	0
0	-	0	-	15	ø		Wakashoyo	M10			Kasugafuji	6	-	9	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Oginohana	M11			Aogiyama	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Oginishiki	M12			Asanowaka	8	-	7	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Kirishima	M13			Daishi	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Higonoumi	M14			Tomonohana	7	-	8	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Mainoumi	M15			Kyokudōzan	9	-	6	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Tamakasuga	M16	ø

ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank

winning record in bold

Yusho Winner *Won Playoff

Haru basho

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 10 March – 24 March

1996 Haru basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
14	-	1	-	0			Takanohana	Y	ø		Akebono	0	-	0	-	15
11	-	4	-	0			Takanonami	O			Musashimaru	9	-	6	-	0
12	-	3	-	0			Wakanohana	O	ø
9	-	6	-	0			Kaiō	S			Kotonishiki	8	-	7	-	0
12	-	3	-	0			Musōyama	S			Takatōriki	8	-	7	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Tosanoumi	K			Akinoshima	6	-	9	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Kenkō	M1			Naminohana	6	-	9	-	0
3	-	12	-	0			Oginohana	M2			Aogiyama	4	-	11	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Higonoumi	M3			Oginishiki	2	-	13	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Misugisato	M4			Kotonowaka	11	-	4	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Asanowaka	M5			Tamakasuga	7	-	8	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Asahiyutaka	M6			Mainoumi	6	-	9	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Kyokudōzan	M7			Daishi	6	-	9	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Mitoizumi	M8			Tochinowaka	6	-	9	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Minatofuji	M9			Konishiki	6	-	9	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Wakashoyo	M10			Daishōhō	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Terao	M11			Asanosho	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Kitakachidoki	M12			Kotobeppu	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Kotoinazuma	M13			Hamanoshima	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kasugafuji	M14			Kirishima	3	-	12	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Ganyū	M15	ø

Natsu basho

Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 May – 26 May

1996 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
14	-	1	-	0			Takanohana	Y			Akebono	10	-	5	-	0
12	-	3	-	0			Wakanohana	O			Takanonami	12	-	3	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Musashimaru	O	ø
10	-	5	-	0			Musōyama	S			Kaiō	11	-	4	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Kotonishiki	S			Takatōriki	7	-	8	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Kotonowaka	K			Asahiyutaka	8	-	7	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Misugisato	M1			Tosanoumi	5	-	10	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Akinoshima	M2			Minatofuji	6	-	9	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Terao	M3			Naminohana	7	-	8	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Kitakachidoki	M4			Daishōhō	10	-	5	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Asanosho	M5			Kenkō	6	-	9	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Tamakasuga	M6			Kotoinazuma	7	-	8	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Kotobeppu	M7			Aogiyama	8	-	7	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Ganyū	M8			Hamanoshima	6	-	9	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Higonoumi	M9			Mainoumi	7	-	8	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Mitoizumi	M10			Kasugafuji	2	-	13	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Daishi	M11			Oginohana	4	-	11	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Asanowaka	M12			Tochinowaka	9	-	6	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Oginishiki	M13			Kyokudōzan	9	-	6	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Konishiki	M14			Wakashoyo	4	-	11	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Shikishima	M15	ø

Nagoya basho

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 7 July – 21 July

1996 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
13	-	2	-	0			Takanohana	Y			Akebono	12	-	3	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Wakanohana	O			Takanonami	12	-	3	-	0
10	-	5	-	0			Musashimaru	O	ø
10	-	5	-	0			Kaiō	S			Musōyama	7	-	8	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Asahiyutaka	K			Takatōriki	10	-	5	-	0
					ø			K			Daishōhō	2	-	13	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Tamakasuga	M1			Aogiyama	3	-	12	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Kotonowaka	M2			Kotonishiki	9	-	6	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Daishi	M3			Mitoizumi	4	-	11	-	0
3	-	12	-	0			Naminohana	M4			Minatofuji	5	-	10	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Tosanoumi	M5			Akinoshima	10	-	5	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Misugisato	M6			Terao	5	-	10	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kotoinazuma	M7			Asanosho	6	-	9	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Kenkō	M8			Konishiki	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kitakachidoki	M9			Asanowaka	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Kotobeppu	M10			Tochinowaka	7	-	8	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Shikishima	M11	ø		Mainoumi	2	-	1	-	12
8	-	7	-	0			Kyokudōzan	M12			Oginishiki	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Ganyū	M13			Hamanoshima	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Higonoumi	M14			Rikiō	9	-	6	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kotoryū	M15			Kushimaumi	6	-	9	-	0

Aki basho

Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 September – 22 September

1996 Aki basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
15	-	0	-	0			Takanohana	Y			Akebono	10	-	5	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Takanonami	O			Wakanohana	11	-	4	-	0
11	-	4	-	0			Musashimaru	O	ø
9	-	6	-	0			Kaiō	S			Takatōriki	11	-	4	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Musōyama	K			Kotonowaka	4	-	11	-	0
					ø			K			Kotonishiki	10	-	5	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Asahiyutaka	M1			Akinoshima	7	-	8	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Kenkō	M2			Kotoinazuma	4	-	11	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Tamakasuga	M3			Kotobeppu	3	-	12	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Konishiki	M4			Kitakachidoki	4	-	11	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Asanowaka	M5			Daishōhō	8	-	7	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Aogiyama	M6			Tosanoumi	8	-	7	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Minatofuji	M7			Daishi	6	-	9	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Mitoizumi	M8			Higonoumi	7	-	8	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Kyokudōzan	M9			Rikiō	6	-	9	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Asanosho	M10			Terao	9	-	6	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Oginishiki	M11			Naminohana	7	-	8	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Ganyū	M12			Hamanoshima	9	-	6	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tochinowaka	M13			Kotoryū	8	-	7	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Misugisato	M14			Shikishima	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Kyokushūzan	M15			Daihishō	8	-	7	-	0

Kyushu basho

, 10 November – 24 November

1996 Aki basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result					East			Rank	West			Result
0	-	0	-	15	ø		Takanohana	Y			Akebono	11	-	4	-	0
11	-	4	-	0			Wakanohana	O			Musashimaru*	11	-	4	-	0
11	-	4	-	0			Takanonami	O	ø
6	-	9	-	0			Takatōriki	S			Kaiō	11	-	4	-	0
					ø			S			Kotonishiki	8	-	7	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Asahiyutaka	K			Musōyama	8	-	7	-	0
1	-	14	-	0			Daishōhō	M1			Tosanoumi	8	-	7	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Akinoshima	M2			Mitoizumi	4	-	11	-	0
4	-	11	-	0			Terao	M3			Kotonowaka	5	-	10	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Oginishiki	M4			Asanosho	5	-	10	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Tamakasuga	M5			Hamanoshima	5	-	10	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Kenkō	M6			Kotoinazuma	5	-	10	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Ganyū	M7			Kyokushūzan	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Tochinowaka	M8			Kotoryū	7	-	8	-	0
6	-	9	-	0			Konishiki	M9			Kitakachidoki	8	-	7	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Aogiyama	M10			Higonoumi	9	-	6	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Asanowaka	M11			Shikishima	7	-	8	-	0
7	-	8	-	0			Kotobeppu	M12			Minatofuji	9	-	6	-	0
9	-	6	-	0			Daihishō	M13			Daishi	9	-	6	-	0
5	-	10	-	0			Naminohana	M14	ø		Kyokudōzan	0	-	0	-	0
8	-	7	-	0			Rikiō	M15			Tochiazuma	10	-	5	-	0

ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank

winning record in bold

Yusho Winner *Won 5-Way Playoff

Playoff

(Lots are drawn. Four rikishi face in semifinals, and one is a reserve. The reserve and the two winners face in a 3-Way Playoff, where two consecutive victories are required to win the Playoff and the yūshō)

• Match 1: Musashimaru defeated Wakanohana
• Match 2: Takanonami defeated Kaiō
• Match 3: Musashimaru defeated Akebono
• Match 4: Musashimaru defeated Takanonami

News

January

• maegashira
  who has been fighting in the unsalaried ranks for three years, retires.

March

• Takanohana wins his 12th championship, finishing on 14–1, two wins ahead of his stablemate and brother
  jonidan
  division).

May

• Takanohana wins with a 14–1 record again, two wins ahead of Wakanohana and Takanonami, underlining the dominance of
  makushita yusho is won by Dejima
  .

• At the Nagoya basho, Takanonami is eliminated from the yusho race on the final day when he is defeated by Kaio. The championship is decided in the final bout between Takanohana and Akebono, tied on 12–2. Takanohana wins to claim his 14th championship, while Akebono has his first runner-up performance since September 1995. Takatoriki wins his eighth Fighting Spirit Prize. Kaio and Kotonowaka share the Outstanding Performance Prize. The 95 kg
  Konishiki falls on his leg. He has to withdraw from the tournament, meaning he will fall to juryo. Daizen wins his second juryo championship. Former maegashira Kiraiho retires. Kyokushuzan becomes the first wrestler from Mongolia
  to earn promotion to the top division.

• 4 Jan: Former maegashira Oedo, former Irumagawa Oyakata, aged 73.
• 14 Jan: Former komusubi
  Ohikari
  , former Onomatsu Oyakata, aged 68.
• 14 April: Former sekiwake
  Kotetsuyama
  , former Onaruto Oyakata, aged 53.
• 8 Dec: Kagamiyama Oyakata, the former yokozuna
  Kashiwado
  , aged 58.

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of years in sumo
• List of yokozuna

References