Kashiwado Tsuyoshi
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi | |
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柏戸 剛 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Tsuyoshi Togashi November 29, 1938 Yamagata Prefecture, Japan |
Died | December 8, 1996 | (aged 58)
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 139 kg (306 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Isenoumi |
Record | 715-295-140 |
Debut | September, 1954 |
Highest rank | Yokozuna (September, 1961) |
Retired | July, 1969 |
Elder name | Kagamiyama |
Championships | 5 (Makuuchi) 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita) |
Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (2) Technique (4) Outstanding Performance (2) |
* Up to date as of June 2020. |
Kashiwado Tsuyoshi (
Career
Born Tsuyoshi Togashi (富樫 剛) in what is now part of the city of
Kashiwado changed the spelling of his ring name to 柏戸 健志 in May 1962, but changed it back in November 1964. He went on to win five top division championships in total, a long way behind the thirty-two captured by his rival
Fighting style
Kashiwado's favoured kimarite or techniques were migi-yotsu (a left hand outside, right hand inside grip on the opponents mawashi), yorikiri (force out) and tsukidashi (thrust out). In all, about sixty percent of his wins were by either force out or force out and down (yoritaoshi).
Retirement from sumo
After retiring from active competition in July 1969 Kashiwado remained in the sumo world as an elder, and he opened up his own stable,
Career record
- 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 |
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1954 | x | x | x | Not held | 3–3 Maezumo |
Not held |
1955 | East Jonokuchi #12 6–2 |
East Jonidan #37 6–2 |
West Sandanme #84 5–3 |
Not held | East Sandanme #62 2–5 |
Not held |
1956 | East Sandanme #66 7–1 |
West Sandanme #20 6–2 |
West Makushita #69 8–0–P Champion |
Not held | West Makushita #17 4–4 |
Not held |
1957 | West Makushita #16 5–3 |
West Makushita #8 4–4 |
East Makushita #8 7–1 |
Not held | West Makushita #1 5–3 |
West Jūryō #22 8–7 |
1958 | East Jūryō #21 7–8 |
West Jūryō #22 12–3 Champion |
West Jūryō #10 11–4–PPP |
East Jūryō #4 12–3 |
East Maegashira #20 9–6 |
West Maegashira #17 8–7 |
1959 | East Maegashira #16 8–7 |
West Maegashira #13 13–2 FT |
East Maegashira #4 5–10 |
East Maegashira #8 9–6 |
East Maegashira #3 12–3 F |
East Komusubi #1 8–7 |
1960 | East Komusubi #1 9–6 T |
West Sekiwake #2 9–6 O |
West Sekiwake #1 10–5 T |
East Sekiwake #1 11–4 TO |
West Ōzeki #1 12–3 |
East Ōzeki #1 11–4 |
1961 | West Ōzeki #1 13–2 |
East Ōzeki #1 12–3 |
East Ōzeki #1 10–5 |
West Ōzeki #1 11–4 |
West Ōzeki #1 12–3–PP |
East Yokozuna #2 12–3 |
1962 | West Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
East Yokozuna #2 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 12–3 |
1963 | West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #1 5–1–9 |
West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #1 15–0 |
East Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
1964 | West Yokozuna #1 12–3 |
West Yokozuna #1 14–1 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–1–3 |
West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
East Yokozuna #2 4–2–9 |
East Yokozuna #2 2–4–9 |
1965 | West Yokozuna #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #2 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Yokozuna #2 9–6 |
East Yokozuna #2 12–3 |
East Yokozuna #2 12–3–PP |
West Yokozuna #1 1–1–13 |
1966 | West Yokozuna #2 14–1 |
East Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
West Yokozuna #1 12–3 |
West Yokozuna-Ōzeki #1 12–3 |
West Yokozuna #1 13–2–P |
West Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
1967 | West Yokozuna #1 12–3 |
East Yokozuna #2 11–4 |
West Yokozuna #1 13–2 |
West Yokozuna #1 14–1 |
East Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
East Yokozuna #2 11–4 |
1968 | East Yokozuna #2 9–6 |
West Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
East Yokozuna #1 4–4–7 |
East Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
East Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
West Yokozuna #1 11–4 |
1969 | West Yokozuna #1 10–5 |
West Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
East Yokozuna #1 9–6 |
West Yokozuna #1 Retired 1–3 |
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Record given as wins–losses–absencies Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Playoff (s)Divisions: Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Maegashira |
See also
- Glossary of sumo terms
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of sumo tournament top division champions
- List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
- List of sumo tournament second division champions
- List of yokozuna
References
- ^ "Wrestlers from Yamagata Prefecture by rank". SumoDB. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Gunning, John (26 January 2020). "Kashiwado carved out place despite presence of legend". Japan Times. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Japan Sumo Association Banzuke Topics, May 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-02 Archived 2012-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
- ^ Kirkup, James (12 December 1996). "Obituary: Kashiwado". The Independent. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- Daily Yomiuri Online. Retrieved 2008-07-09. [dead link]
- ^ "Kashiwado Tsuyoshi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
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