Maenoyama Tarō

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Maenoyama Tarō
前の山 太郎
Kashiwado
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* Up to date as of 29 March 2021.

Maenoyama Tarō (前の山 太郎, born as Kazuichi Kaneshima (金島和一, Kaneshima Kazuichi), 9 March 1945 – 11 March 2021)

Sumo Association
in 2010 upon turning 65.

Career

He was born in Niwakubo Town in Kitakawachi-un,

yaocho or match-fixing
, as his fellow ōzeki opponent had shown little resistance. It was unprecedented for the Sumo Association to publicly warn wrestlers in this way. Maenoyama withdrew after this bout and his resulting 6–7–2 record confirmed his demotion. He would have been promoted back to ōzeki if he had won at least ten bouts in the following tournament, but he scored only 7–8. He continued to compete in the lower ranks until March 1974, when he announced his retirement from active competition at the age of 29.

Retirement from sumo

He became an elder of the

Akinoshima would be his successor. Takadagawa stood down in August 2009 to ease the transition. The two swapped elder names, and he became Sendagawa Oyakata. He left the Japan Sumo Association in March 2010 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 65. He died of multiple organ failure on 11 March 2021 at the age of 76.[2] After the family funeral was held, the Japan Sumo Association announced his death on 29 March.[3]

Fighting style

Maenoyama's favourite techniques were tsukidashi (thrust out), hidari-yotsu (a right hand outside, left hand inside grip on his opponent's mawashi) and yorikiri (force out).

Career record

Maenoyama Tarō[4]
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
1961 x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #26
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #21
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 (Maezumo)
1962 West Jonokuchi #25
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #62
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #25
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #63
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #83
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #52
2–5
 
1963 East Sandanme #71
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #28
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #18
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #27
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #40
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #11
5–2
 
1964 West Makushita #83
5–2
 		 East Makushita #62
4–3
 		 East Makushita #57
5–2
 		 East Makushita #43
3–4
 		 East Makushita #49
3–4
 		 East Makushita #53
6–1
 
1965 East Makushita #30
4–3
 		 West Makushita #22
4–3
 		 East Makushita #17
4–3
 		 East Makushita #14
5–2
 		 East Makushita #5
5–2
 		 West Jūryō #18
10–5
 
1966 East Jūryō #10
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #14
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #12
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #6
13–2–P
Champion
 		 West Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #9
11–4
 
1967 West Maegashira #1
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #8
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #3
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #5
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #2
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #8
10–5
 
1968 East Maegashira #2
9–6
 		 West Sekiwake #1
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #1
9–6
 		 East Komusubi #2
8–7
 		 West Komusubi #1
9–6
 		 West Sekiwake #1
8–7
 
1969 East Sekiwake #1
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #2
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #1
11–4
F★		 West Sekiwake #1
10–5
O		 West Sekiwake #1
8–7
 		 West Sekiwake #2
8–7
 
1970 West Sekiwake #2
8–7
 		 West Sekiwake #2
9–6
O		 East Sekiwake #1
12–3
O		 East Sekiwake #1
13–2–P
F		 West Ōzeki #2
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 West Ōzeki #2
9–6
 
1971 West Ōzeki #2
9–6
 		 East Ōzeki #2
8–7
 		 West Ōzeki #2
8–7
 		 East Ōzeki #2
8–7
 		 West Ōzeki #2
8–7
 		 West Ōzeki #2
8–7
 
1972 East Ōzeki #2
3–2–10
 		 East Ōzeki #2
6–7–2
 		 East Sekiwake #2
7–8
 		 West Komusubi #1
8–7
 		 West Komusubi #1
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #3
5–4–6
 
1973 East Maegashira #9
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #2
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #3
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #11
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
8–7
 
1974 East Maegashira #1
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #8
Retired
0–6–9		 x x x x
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

References

  1. ^ 元大関 前の山 清水和一さん死去 76歳
  2. ^ a b c "元大関前の山・先代高田川親方が多臓器不全で死去". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ "大相撲の元大関前の山が死去". Hokkoku (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Maenoyama Taro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
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