Musōyama Masashi
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Takehito Oso | |
| Date of birth | February 14, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Ibaraki, Japan | |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 175 kg (390 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Musashigawa | |
| Record | 554-377-122 | |
| Debut | January, 1993 | |
| Highest rank | Ōzeki (May, 2000) | |
| Retired | November, 2004 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Makuuchi) 2 (Makushita) |
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| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (5) Fighting Spirit (4) Technique (4) |
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| Gold stars | 2 | |
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* Career information is correct as of July 2007. |
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Musōyama Masashi (born February 14, 1972 as Takehito Oso) is a former sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki, Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki. He is now a sumo coach.
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[edit] Career
Musōyama was interested in sumo from a young age, as his father was the director of the Ibaraki Prefecture sumo association.[1]Musōyama won national amateur titles at high school and at Senshu University, where he was a rival of Tosanoumi. He made his professional debut in January 1993 in the third makushita division. He breezed through makushita undefeated with two consecutive 7-0 scores to earn promotion to the second jūryō division, and he made his debut in the top makuuchi division in September 1993. It took him only seven tournaments to make the sanyaku ranks, debuting at komusubi in March 1994. In September 1994 at sekiwake he produced a superb 13-2 record and was runner up to Takanohana. He suffered a number of injuries over the next few years, including a dislocated shoulder and a persistent problem with his left big toe which affected his speed of movement.
In January 2000 Musōyama won his first top division title with a score of 13-2 and he followed it up with a 12-3 in March, earning him promotion to ōzeki.[2] He missed the whole of his debut ōzeki tournament through injury and could manage only a 4-11 record on his return, resulting in demotion back to sekiwake. However he scored ten wins in the September 2000 tournament, which immediately restored him to ōzeki status. His time at ōzeki was bedeviled by further inuries which meant he was often merely struggling to maintain his rank instead of challenging for tournament championships and further promotion. His best performance as an ōzeki was a 12-3 runner-up score in March 2001, but in general he was unable to win more than eight or nine bouts. He retired in November 2004 at the age of 32.
[edit] After retirement
Musōyama has remained in sumo as a coach at his stable, Musashigawa, and is now known as Fujishima-oyakata.
[edit] Top division record
| January | March | May | July | September | November | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Tokyo) | (Osaka) | (Tokyo) | (Nagoya) | (Tokyo) | (Kyushu) | |
| 1993 | x | x | x | x | W Maegashira #15 (9-6) | W Maegashira #11 (9-6) |
| 1994 | W Maegashira #3 (10-5) O☆ |
W Sekiwake ( (9-6) | W Sekiwake (9-6) | W Sekiwake (8-7) | E Sekiwake (13-2) FO |
E Sekiwake (7-8) |
| 1995 | W Komusubi (4-3-8) | sat out | W Maegashira #4 (11-4) FO☆ |
W Sekiwake (10-5) T |
W Sekiwake (8-7) | E Sekiwake (7-8) |
| 1996 | W Komusubi (10-5) | E Sekiwake (12-3) T |
E Sekiwake (10-5) | W Sekiwake (7-8) | E Komusubi (7-8) | W Komusubi (8-7) |
| 1997 | E Komusubi (8-7) | E Sekiwake (7-8) | E Komusubi (6-9) | E Maegashira #1 (9-6) | E Komusubi (0-3-12) | E Maegashira #6 (11-4) F |
| 1998 | E Sekiwake (10-5) F |
W Sekiwake (9-6) | W Sekiwake (5-10) | E Maegashira #2 (9-6) | E Komusubi (8-7) | E Komusubi (9-6) |
| 1999 | W Sekiwake (10-5) O |
E Sekiwake (1-2-12) | sat out | E Maegashira #6 (1104) | W Komusubi (8-7) | E Komusubi (10-5) |
| 2000 | W Sekiwake (13-2) OT |
E Sekiwake (12-3) T |
sat out | W Ozeki (4-11) | W Sekiwake (10-5) | W Ozeki (9-6) |
| 2001 | W Ozeki (9-6) | W Ozeki (12-3) | W Ozeki (9-6) | W Ozeki (10-5) | W Ozeki (10-5) | E Ozeki (9-6) |
| 2002 | W Ozeki (10-5) | E Ozeki (10-5) | E Ozeki (9-5-1) | sat out | W Ozeki (8-7) | W Ozeki (10-5) |
| 2003 | W Ozeki (8-7) | E Ozeki (1-6-8) | E Ozeki (8-7) | E Ozeki (10-5) | E Ozeki (1-5-9) | W Ozeki (9-6) |
| 2004 | E Ozeki (5-4-6) | W Ozeki (9-6) | W Ozeki (6-9) | W Ozeki (8-7) | E Ozeki (2-7-6) | retired |
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.[3]
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament (usually due to injury)
| Pink Box=Tournament Championship | F= Fighting Spirit Prize | O= Outstanding Performance Prize | T= Technique Prize | ☆= Number of Gold Stars. |
[edit] References
- ^ "Musoyama: A bull quits the Arena" (English). Le Monde Du Sumo (December 2004). Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ "Musoyama promoted" (English). The Japan Times Online (2000-03-30). Retrieved on 2007-07-20.
- ^ Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi (English). szumo.hu. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
