Yamaguchi Hisashi

Yamaguchi Hisashi
山口 久
Personal information
Born Hisashi Yamaguchi
(1952-04-16)April 16, 1952
Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan
Died October 19, 2010(2010-10-19) (aged 58)
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 126 kg (278 lb; 19.8 st)
Career
Stable Tokitsukaze
Record 345-292-12
Debut January, 1971
Highest rank Maegashira 4 (March, 1979)
Retired November, 1982
Championships 1 (Jūryō)
2 (Makushita)
1 (Jonokuchi)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Yamaguchi Hisashi (born Hisashi Yamaguchi; April 16, 1952 – October 19, 2010) was a sumo wrestler from Nakatsu Ōita, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1971 and reached the top division in May 1978. His highest rank was maegashira 4. He retired in November 1982.

Career record

Yamaguchi Hisashi[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
1971 (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #1
70
Champion

 
East Jonidan #8
43
 
East Sandanme #77
61
 
West Sandanme #39
61
 
East Makushita #58
43
 
1972 East Makushita #49
43
 
East Makushita #43
43
 
East Makushita #37
34
 
West Makushita #43
52
 
East Makushita #27
25
 
East Makushita #44
25
 
1973 West Sandanme #6
43
 
East Makushita #56
61
 
West Makushita #25
43
 
West Makushita #20
43
 
East Makushita #15
43
 
West Makushita #13
43
 
1974 East Makushita #10
34
 
West Makushita #14
61P
 
East Makushita #3
115
 
West Makushita #22
Sat out due to injury
007
West Sandanme #2
52
 
East Makushita #42
52
 
1975 West Makushita #25
34
 
East Makushita #31
43
 
East Makushita #22
52
 
West Makushita #13
43
 
West Makushita #9
25
 
West Makushita #23
52
 
1976 East Makushita #13
43
 
East Makushita #11
34
 
East Makushita #18
52
 
East Makushita #9
43
 
West Makushita #6
25
 
West Makushita #22
52
 
1977 West Makushita #12
52
 
West Makushita #3
70
Champion

 
West Jūryō #8
87
 
West Jūryō #6
87
 
East Jūryō #3
510
 
East Jūryō #11
87
 
1978 East Jūryō #9
105
 
West Jūryō #1
96
 
West Maegashira #12
69
 
East Jūryō #4
105PP
 
West Maegashira #13
510
 
East Jūryō #7
132
Champion

 
1979 East Maegashira #12
105
 
West Maegashira #4
78
 
West Maegashira #5
78
 
West Maegashira #6
69
 
West Maegashira #11
510
 
West Jūryō #3
69
 
1980 West Jūryō #6
69
 
West Jūryō #10
114
 
West Makushita #11
25
 
West Makushita #30
43
 
West Makushita #20
43
 
West Makushita #14
25
 
1981 East Makushita #32
43
 
East Makushita #26
61
 
West Makushita #8
61P
 
West Makushita #1
52
 
East Jūryō #13
510
 
West Makushita #7
25
 
1982 West Makushita #24
34
 
West Makushita #34
61PPPP
Champion

 
West Makushita #9
43
 
East Makushita #7
43
 
West Makushita #4
34
 
East Makushita #11
Retired
430
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. "Yamaguchi Hisashi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-20.


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