Wakasugiyama Toyoichi

Wakasugiyama Toyoichi
若杉山 豊一
Personal information
Born Toyoichi Kumamoto
(1933-01-24)January 24, 1933
Shime, Fukuoka, Japan
Died November 4, 1999(1999-11-04) (aged 66)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight 120 kg (260 lb; 19 st)
Career
Stable Tokitsukaze
Record 496-495-4
Debut March, 1953
Highest rank Maegashira 1 (March, 1965)
Retired May, 1967
Championships 1 (Jūryō)
Special Prizes Fighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars 1 (Tochinoumi)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Wakasugiyama Toyoichi (born Toyoichi Kumamoto; January 24, 1933 – November 4, 1999) was a sumo wrestler from Shime, Fukuoka, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1953, and reached the top division in March 1959. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in May 1967.

Career record

Wakasugiyama Toyoichi[1]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo
March
Haru basho, Osaka
May
Natsu basho, Tokyo
July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya
September
Aki basho, Tokyo
November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1953 x Shinjo
30
 
East Jonidan #26
71P
 
Not held East Sandanme #58
62
 
Not held
1954 East Sandanme #40
44
 
East Sandanme #32
44
 
East Sandanme #28
62
 
Not held East Sandanme #8
44
 
Not held
1955 East Sandanme #3
35
 
West Sandanme #6
35
 
West Sandanme #8
44
 
Not held East Sandanme #3
71
 
Not held
1956 West Makushita #45
62
 
East Makushita #32
44
 
West Makushita #31
44
 
Not held West Makushita #31
35
 
Not held
1957 West Makushita #35
53
 
West Makushita #26
62
 
West Makushita #13
62
 
Not held West Makushita #3
35
 
West Makushita #6
62
 
1958 East Makushita #3
62
 
East Jūryō #23
105
 
East Jūryō #17
105
 
East Jūryō #10
96
 
East Jūryō #7
96
 
West Jūryō #3
510
 
1959 East Jūryō #8
123P
Champion

 
East Maegashira #20
87
 
West Maegashira #17
78
 
East Maegashira #18
105
 
West Maegashira #11
510
 
East Maegashira #15
312
 
1960 East Jūryō #5
69
 
East Jūryō #7
105
 
West Jūryō #1
96
 
East Maegashira #14
87
 
West Maegashira #8
510
 
West Maegashira #13
87
 
1961 West Maegashira #10
78
 
West Maegashira #10
78
 
West Maegashira #10
510
 
West Maegashira #14
69
 
West Jūryō #2
78
 
East Jūryō #4
69
 
1962 West Jūryō #8
69
 
East Jūryō #11
744
 
West Jūryō #12
78
 
West Jūryō #13
96
 
West Jūryō #9
96
 
East Jūryō #4
96
 
1963 East Jūryō #1
510
 
East Jūryō #6
105
 
East Jūryō #3
78
 
East Jūryō #4
510
 
West Jūryō #9
69
 
East Jūryō #12
69
 
1964 West Jūryō #16
96
 
West Jūryō #7
96
 
West Jūryō #5
78
 
East Jūryō #7
87
 
East Jūryō #5
105
 
East Jūryō #2
105
 
1965 West Maegashira #13
123
F
West Maegashira #1
510
West Maegashira #4
213
 
West Maegashira #11
96
 
West Maegashira #7
510
 
East Maegashira #12
87
 
1966 East Maegashira #11
213
 
West Jūryō #3
87
 
West Jūryō #2
96
 
East Maegashira #15
411
 
West Jūryō #2
105
 
West Maegashira #13
213
 
1967 West Jūryō #6
411
 
West Jūryō #14
411
 
East Makushita #8
Retired
160
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: =Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

See also

References

  1. "Wakasugiyama Toyoichi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-19.


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