Tōryū Kenji

Tōryū Kenji
闘竜 賢二
Personal information
Born Kenji Tanaka
(1958-12-19) December 19, 1958
Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 153 kg (337 lb)
Career
Stable Mihogaseki
Record 576-607-18
Debut March, 1974
Highest rank Sekiwake (May, 1984)
Retired January, 1990
Special Prizes Fighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars 2 (Wakanohana II)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Tōryū Kenji (born 19 December 1958 as Kenji Tanaka) is a former sumo wrestler from Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1974, and reached the top division in November 1979. His highest rank was sekiwake. He retired in January 1990.

Career record

Tōryū Kenji[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
1974 x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #6
43
 
West Jonidan #85
52
 
West Jonidan #49
34
 
East Jonidan #64
61
 
1975 West Jonidan #21
52
 
West Sandanme #66
52
 
West Sandanme #35
25
 
West Sandanme #57
34
 
West Sandanme #70
43
 
East Sandanme #51
52
 
1976 East Sandanme #28
43
 
East Sandanme #16
43
 
West Sandanme #3
25
 
East Sandanme #23
61
 
West Makushita #48
43
 
West Makushita #35
43
 
1977 East Makushita #27
43
 
East Makushita #19
34
 
West Makushita #24
52
 
West Makushita #11
43
 
East Makushita #8
43
 
East Makushita #6
16
 
1978 East Makushita #31
43
 
West Makushita #24
52
 
East Makushita #12
43
 
East Makushita #6
43
 
West Makushita #3
43
 
East Makushita #1
52
 
1979 West Jūryō #11
78
 
East Jūryō #13
105
 
West Jūryō #4
78
 
West Jūryō #4
87
 
East Jūryō #2
105P
 
East Maegashira #11
78
 
1980 East Maegashira #14
87
 
West Maegashira #11
87
 
West Maegashira #8
78
 
East Maegashira #10
105
 
East Maegashira #3
393
 
West Maegashira #11
Sat out due to injury
0015
1981 West Maegashira #11
411
 
West Jūryō #3
114
 
East Maegashira #13
105
 
West Maegashira #8
78
 
West Maegashira #9
411
 
West Jūryō #2
105
 
1982 West Maegashira #12
96
 
West Maegashira #4
78
 
West Maegashira #6
87
 
West Maegashira #2
87
F
West Komusubi #1
87
 
East Komusubi #1
69
 
1983 East Maegashira #3
69
East Maegashira #7
87
 
East Maegashira #1
510
 
West Maegashira #5
87
 
East Maegashira #1
510
 
West Maegashira #6
87
 
1984 West Maegashira #2
69
 
East Maegashira #4
87
 
West Sekiwake #1
69
 
East Maegashira #2
510
 
East Maegashira #9
87
 
West Maegashira #4
69
 
1985 West Maegashira #8
87
 
East Maegashira #5
510
 
West Maegashira #11
96
 
West Maegashira #5
411
 
West Maegashira #12
87
 
East Maegashira #8
87
 
1986 West Maegashira #2
312
 
West Maegashira #11
96
 
West Maegashira #3
411
 
West Maegashira #10
87
 
East Maegashira #5
69
 
West Maegashira #8
87
 
1987 West Maegashira #3
213
 
East Maegashira #12
87
 
West Maegashira #9
78
 
East Maegashira #12
87
 
East Maegashira #8
69
 
West Maegashira #11
87
 
1988 West Maegashira #10
78
 
West Maegashira #12
510
 
West Jūryō #2
105
 
East Maegashira #13
69
 
East Jūryō #2
510
 
West Jūryō #7
69
 
1989 East Jūryō #12
87
 
West Jūryō #11
87
 
East Jūryō #9
87
 
East Jūryō #8
69
 
East Jūryō #11
96
 
East Jūryō #8
69
 
1990 West Jūryō #12
Retired
411
x x x x x
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. "Tōryū Kenji Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-04.


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