Okanoyama Yoshiro
岡ノ山 喜郎
Personal information
BornKiichiro Yamabe
(1935-11-03) 3 November 1935
Yakage, Okayama, Japan
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career
StableTokitsukaze
Record269-229-37
DebutMay, 1955
Highest rankMaegashira 5 (May, 1962)
RetiredJanuary, 1965
Championships1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Okanoyama Yoshiro (born 3 November 1935 as Kiichiro Yamabe) is a former sumo wrestler from Yakage, Okayama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1955 and reached the top division in March 1962. His highest rank was maegashira 5. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in January 1965.

Career record

  • The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
Okanoyama Yoshiro[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
1955 x x Shinjo
3–0
 		 Not held West Jonidan #72
5–3
 		 Not held
1956 West Jonidan #39
5–3
 		 East Jonidan #9
4–4
 		 West Sandanme #96
7–1
 		 Not held East Sandanme #52
5–3
 		 Not held
1957 East Sandanme #39
4–4
 		 East Sandanme #38
2–6
 		 West Sandanme #50
3–5
 		 Not held East Sandanme #50
5–3
 		 West Sandanme #31
4–4
 
1958 East Sandanme #30
5–3
 		 East Sandanme #19
3–5
 		 East Sandanme #23
5–3
 		 West Sandanme #8
7–1
 		 West Makushita #68
3–5
 		 East Makushita #78
3–5
 
1959 West Makushita #83
7–1
 		 West Makushita #53
5–3
 		 West Makushita #49
4–4
 		 East Makushita #47
4–4
 		 East Makushita #47
5–3
 		 East Makushita #36
4–4
 
1960 East Makushita #37
2–6
 		 East Makushita #44
3–1–4
 		 West Makushita #43
5–3
 		 West Makushita #35
5–2
 		 East Makushita #27
5–2
 		 West Makushita #18
5–2
 
1961 West Makushita #11
4–3
 		 East Makushita #7
5–2
 		 West Makushita #3
7–0
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #14
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #5
9–4–2
 		 West Jūryō #1
5–10
 
1962 East Jūryō #5
11–4
 		 East Maegashira #14
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #5
0–6–9
 		 West Maegashira #14
3–12
 		 West Jūryō #4
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #5
14–1
Champion
 
1963 East Maegashira #12
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #14
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #4
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #5
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #7
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #14
8–7
 
1964 West Jūryō #8
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #12
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 East Makushita #7
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Makushita #47
3–4
 		 West Makushita #55
6–1
 		 West Makushita #28
4–3
 
1965 East Makushita #26
Retired
2–5–0
Record given as wins–losses–absencies    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

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

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Okanoyama Yoshiro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 17 September 2012.


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