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 1⁄2 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
7–0
Champion
 		 East Jonidan #8
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #77
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #39
6–1
 		 East Makushita #58
4–3
 
1972 East Makushita #49
4–3
 		 East Makushita #43
4–3
 		 East Makushita #37
3–4
 		 West Makushita #43
5–2
 		 East Makushita #27
2–5
 		 East Makushita #44
2–5
 
1973 West Sandanme #6
4–3
 		 East Makushita #56
6–1
 		 West Makushita #25
4–3
 		 West Makushita #20
4–3
 		 East Makushita #15
4–3
 		 West Makushita #13
4–3
 
1974 East Makushita #10
3–4
 		 West Makushita #14
6–1–P
 		 East Makushita #3
1–1–5
 		 West Makushita #22
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Sandanme #2
5–2
 		 East Makushita #42
5–2
 
1975 West Makushita #25
3–4
 		 East Makushita #31
4–3
 		 East Makushita #22
5–2
 		 West Makushita #13
4–3
 		 West Makushita #9
2–5
 		 West Makushita #23
5–2
 
1976 East Makushita #13
4–3
 		 East Makushita #11
3–4
 		 East Makushita #18
5–2
 		 East Makushita #9
4–3
 		 West Makushita #6
2–5
 		 West Makushita #22
5–2
 
1977 West Makushita #12
5–2
 		 West Makushita #3
7–0
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #8
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #3
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #11
8–7
 
1978 East Jūryō #9
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #1
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #12
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #4
10–5–PP
 		 West Maegashira #13
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #7
13–2
Champion
 
1979 East Maegashira #12
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #4
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #5
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #11
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #3
6–9
 
1980 West Jūryō #6
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #10
1–14
 		 West Makushita #11
2–5
 		 West Makushita #30
4–3
 		 West Makushita #20
4–3
 		 West Makushita #14
2–5
 
1981 East Makushita #32
4–3
 		 East Makushita #26
6–1
 		 West Makushita #8
6–1–P
 		 West Makushita #1
5–2
 		 East Jūryō #13
5–10
 		 West Makushita #7
2–5
 
1982 West Makushita #24
3–4
 		 West Makushita #34
6–1–PPPP
Champion
 		 West Makushita #9
4–3
 		 East Makushita #7
4–3
 		 West Makushita #4
3–4
 		 East Makushita #11
Retired
4–3–0
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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