Maenoyama Tarō
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Kazuichi Kaneshima | |
| Date of birth | March 9, 1945 | |
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 130 kg (290 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Takasago | |
| Record | 487-397-48 | |
| Debut | March, 1961 | |
| Highest rank | Ozeki (September, 1970) | |
| Retired | March, 1974 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Juryo) | |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (2) Outstanding Performance (3) |
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| Gold stars | 1 | |
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* Career information is correct as of July 2007. |
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Maenoyama Tarō (born 9 March 1945 as Kazuichi Kaneshima) is a former sumo wrestler from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ozeki.
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[edit] Career
He was born in Moriguchi, of Korean descent. He entered Takasago stable and made his professional debut in March 1961. He reached sekitori status in November 1965 upon promotion to the juryo division and reached the top makuuchi division in September 1966. He was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of ozeki in July 1970 after two consecutive runner-up performances to yokozuna Kitanofuji, the second coming in a play-off. His ozeki debut was inauspicious as he missed the entire tournament through injury. He was unable to win more than nine bouts in any of his ten tournaments at ozeki rank, and was demoted from ozeki in March 1972 after injury problems meant he had two consecutive losing scores. He continued to compete in the lower ranks until March 1974 when he announced his retirement from active competition at the age of 29.
[edit] Retirement from sumo
He is now an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Takadagawa. He is head coach of Takadagawa stable. It was once part of the Takasago ichimon (group of stables). However, the stable became a pariah after Takadagawa ran for the leadership of the Sumo Association in 1998 against the wishes of the Takasago ichimon. As a result, he was forced to leave the Takasago camp. There was some belief that he would join the Dewanoumi group but instead the stable went independent and is not attached to any ichimon.
[edit] Top division record
| January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
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| 1966 | x | x | x | x | West Maegashira #14 8–7 |
East Maegashira #9 11–4 |
| 1967 | West Maegashira #1 4–11 |
East Maegashira #8 9–6 |
West Maegashira #3 4–11 |
East Maegashira #5 9–6 |
East Maegashira #2 4–11 |
East Maegashira #8 10–5 |
| 1968 | East Maegashira #2 9–6 |
West Sekiwake #1 7–8 |
West Maegashira #1 9–6 |
East Komusubi #2 8–7 |
West Komusubi #1 9–6 |
West Sekiwake #1 8–7 |
| 1969 | East Sekiwake #1 5–10 |
West Maegashira #2 8–7 |
West Maegashira #1 11–4 F★ |
West Sekiwake #1 10–5 O |
West Sekiwake #1 8–7 |
West Sekiwake #2 8–7 |
| 1970 | West Sekiwake #2 8–7 |
West Sekiwake #2 9–6 O |
East Sekiwake #1 12–3 O |
East Sekiwake #1 13–2 F |
Sat out due to injury | West Ōzeki #2 9–6 |
| 1971 | West Ōzeki #2 9–6 |
East Ōzeki #2 8–7 |
West Ōzeki #2 8–7 |
East Ōzeki #2 8–7 |
West Ōzeki #2 8–7 |
West Ōzeki #2 8–7 |
| 1972 | East Ōzeki #2 3–2–10 |
East Ōzeki #2 6–7–2 |
East Sekiwake #2 7–8 |
West Komusubi #1 8–7 |
West Komusubi #1 5–10 |
West Maegashira #3 5–4–6 |
| 1973 | East Maegashira #9 10–5 |
West Maegashira #2 7–8 |
West Maegashira #3 4–11 |
West Maegashira #11 9–6 |
East Maegashira #6 8–7 |
East Maegashira #4 8–7 |
| 1974 | East Maegashira #1 4–11 |
West Maegashira #8 0–6–retired |
x | x | x | x |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Championship Retired Demoted from makuuchi Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi |
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[edit] References
- ^ Maenoyama Taro Rikishi Information (English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved on 2007-11-10.
