Takanomine Akihiko

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Takanomine Akihiko
貴ノ嶺 明彦
Personal information
BornAkihiko Okazaki
(1959-01-23) 23 January 1959 (age 65)
Mizumaki, Fukuoka, Japan
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career
Kimigahama → Izutsu
Record403-376-9
DebutSeptember, 1974
Highest rankMaegashira 12 (March, 1989)
RetiredMay, 1991
Championships1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Takanomine Akihiko (born 23 January 1959 as Akihiko Okazaki) is a former

maegashira
12. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in May 1991.

Career record

Takanomine Akihiko[1]
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
1974 x x x x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #16
3–4
 
1975 West Jonokuchi #8
4–3
 
East Jonidan #85
3–4
 
West Jonidan #92
3–4
 
East Jonidan #100
5–2
 
West Jonidan #66
4–3
 
West Jonidan #43
4–3
 
1976 East Jonidan #25
3–4
 
West Jonidan #39
2–5
 
West Jonidan #59
5–2
 
West Jonidan #18
4–3
 
East Sandanme #88
2–5
 
West Jonidan #21
5–2
 
1977 West Sandanme #63
2–5
 
East Jonidan #1
4–3
 
West Sandanme #75
5–2
 
West Sandanme #37
2–5
 
East Sandanme #61
5–2
 
East Sandanme #22
1–4–2
 
1978 East Sandanme #52
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
West Jonidan #7
5–2
 
East Sandanme #59
3–4
 
East Sandanme #71
5–2
 
East Sandanme #44
6–1
 
East Makushita #60
2–5
 
1979 East Sandanme #24
3–4
 
East Sandanme #41
6–1
 
East Makushita #55
5–2
 
West Makushita #35
2–5
 
East Makushita #58
4–3
 
East Makushita #47
4–3
 
1980 West Makushita #37
3–4
 
West Makushita #47
3–4
 
West Sandanme #2
3–4
 
West Sandanme #13
5–2
 
East Makushita #49
3–4
 
West Sandanme #2
1–6
 
1981 West Sandanme #29
6–1
 
East Makushita #50
3–4
 
West Makushita #60
4–3
 
East Makushita #46
5–2
 
West Makushita #28
2–5
 
East Makushita #45
2–5
 
1982 West Sandanme #6
5–2
 
West Makushita #42
4–3
 
West Makushita #32
3–4
 
East Makushita #47
3–4
 
East Sandanme #5
5–2
 
East Makushita #47
4–3
 
1983 West Makushita #38
3–4
 
East Makushita #51
5–2
 
West Makushita #31
2–5
 
East Makushita #55
1–6
 
East Sandanme #30
5–2
 
East Sandanme #4
5–2
 
1984 East Makushita #43
4–3
 
East Makushita #34
5–2
 
East Makushita #18
3–4
 
East Makushita #27
4–3
 
East Makushita #19
4–3
 
East Makushita #12
2–5
 
1985 West Makushita #31
5–2
 
East Makushita #16
5–2
 
East Makushita #8
4–3
 
East Makushita #5
3–4
 
West Makushita #10
2–5
 
West Makushita #25
5–2
 
1986 West Makushita #12
4–3
 
West Makushita #8
2–5
 
East Makushita #24
4–3
 
West Makushita #17
3–4
 
West Makushita #27
5–2
 
West Makushita #14
4–3
 
1987 West Makushita #9
4–3
 
West Makushita #6
5–2
 
East Makushita #2
2–5
 
East Makushita #17
2–5
 
West Makushita #38
3–4
 
East Makushita #49
6–1
 
1988 East Makushita #25
4–3
 
West Makushita #14
5–2
 
West Makushita #5
3–4
 
East Makushita #10
7–0
Champion

 
West Jūryō #11
8–7
 
West Jūryō #8
10–5
 
1989 West Jūryō #1
9–6
 
East Maegashira #12
4–11
 
West Jūryō #4
6–9
 
West Jūryō #9
7–8
 
West Jūryō #10
7–8
 
West Jūryō #12
8–7
 
1990 West Jūryō #9
8–7
 
East Jūryō #6
5–10
 
East Jūryō #13
5–10
 
West Makushita #6
1–6
 
East Makushita #34
3–4
 
East Makushita #43
5–2
 
1991 East Makushita #25
3–4
 
West Makushita #32
3–4
 
East Makushita #42
Retired
6–1
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. ^ "Takanomine Akihiko Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 26 September 2012.