Sakahoko Akihiro
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Yoshiaki Fukuzono | |
| Date of birth | June 18, 1961 | |
| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 129 kg (280 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Izutsu | |
| Record | 551-567-29 | |
| Debut | January 1978 | |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (July, 1984) | |
| Retired | September, 1992 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Jonokuchi) | |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (5) Technique (4) |
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| Gold stars | 7 | |
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* Career information is correct as of August 2007. |
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Sakahoko Akihiro (born 18 June 1961 as Yoshiaki Fukuzono) is a former sumo wrestler from Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now the head coach of Izutsu stable and is the elder brother of Terao Tsunefumi.
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[edit] Career
Sakahoko made his professional debut in January 1978, joining Izutsu stable, which was run by his father, ex sekiwake Tsurugamine. His elder brother, Kakureizan, had joined sumo in March 1975, but Sakahoko quickly caught up with him and they made their juryo debuts together in July 1981. [1] Sakahoko made his debut in the top makuuchi division in November 1982. (His elder brother, meanwhile, never got higher than Juryo 2 and slid down the rankings).[1] Sakahoko's younger brother Terao joined Sakahoko in makuuchi in March 1985. They were the first pair of brothers to be in the top division simultaneously since Tanikaze and Tatsugesake 200 years before. [2]
Sakahoko was ranked at sekiwake for a then record nine successive tournaments from November 1987 until March 1989, but he was never under consideration for promotion to ozeki as he could not achieve regular double figure scores, his best result being 9-6. [3] In July 1989, troubled by a shoulder injury, he turned in a disastrous 2-13 record and was demoted to the maegashira ranks. He managed to return to komusubi for one tournament in November 1990 but fell to juryo in 1992 and announced his retirement that September at the age of 31 after 14 years in sumo. [1] (Terao competed for another ten years, until September 2002).
[edit] Retirement from sumo
Sakahoko stayed in the sumo world as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the toshiyori name of Kasagayama. In 1994, when his father retired, he became Izutsu Oyakata and took over the running of Izutsu stable.[1] The stable currently has one makuuchi wrestler, Kakuryu.
[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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| 1982 | x | x | x | x | x | West Maegashira #12 4–10–1 |
| 1983 | (Jūryō) | West Maegashira #13 8–7 |
West Maegashira #5 7–8 |
West Maegashira #6 7–8 |
West Maegashira #8 7–8 |
East Maegashira #9 9–6 |
| 1984 | East Maegashira #3 4–11 ★ |
West Maegashira #10 9–6 T |
East Maegashira #3 8–7 O★ |
West Sekiwake 8–7 T |
East Sekiwake 5–10 |
East Maegashira #4 6–9 ★ |
| 1985 | East Maegashira #8 8–7 |
West Maegashira #4 8–7 |
East Maegashira #1 6–9 |
East Maegashira #3 6–9 |
West Maegashira #6 8–7 |
East Maegashira #1 6–9 |
| 1986 | East Maegashira #4 8–7 |
East Maegashira #1 6–9 |
East Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #7 10–5 |
West Komusubi 8–7 T |
East Komusubi 5–10 |
| 1987 | West Maegashira #2 6–9 ★ |
West Maegashira #5 9–6 |
East Maegashira #1 6–9 |
Maegashira #3 7–8 ★ |
West Maegashira #4 8–7 O★★ |
West Sekiwake 8–7 O |
| 1988 | East Sekiwake 9–6 O |
East Sekiwake 8–7 |
East Sekiwake 8–7 |
East Sekiwake 8–7 O |
East Sekiwake 9–6 |
East Sekiwake 9–6 |
| 1989 | East Sekiwake 9–6 T |
East Sekiwake 7–8 |
East Komusubi 8–7 |
West Sekiwake 2–13 |
East Maegashira #7 6–9 |
East Maegashira #12 10–5 |
| 1990 | West Maegashira #2 4–11 |
West Maegashira #10 9–6 |
West Maegashira #2 5–10 |
West Maegashira #9 8–7 |
West Maegashira #5 8–7 |
West Komusubi 5–10 |
| 1991 | East Maegashira #4 6–9 |
West Maegashira #9 8–7 |
West Maegashira #5 6–9 |
West Maegashira #8 10–5 |
West Maegashira #1 5–10 |
Sat out due to injury |
| 1992 | West Maegashira #7 6–9 |
East Maegashira #10 5–10 |
West Maegashira #15 4–11 |
(Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | 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
- ^ a b c d Lewin, Brian (December 2005). Brothers In Sumo (English). sumofanmag.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-01.
- ^ Patmore, Angela (1990). The Giants of Sumo. MacDonald & Co. ISBN 0-356-18120-0.
- ^ Sharnoff, Lorna (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x.
- ^ Sakahoko Nobushige (English). sumodb.sumogames.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-11.
