Tagaryū Shōji
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | 黒谷 昇 Noboru Kurotani | |
| Date of birth | February 15, 1958 | |
| Place of birth | Ibaraki, Japan | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Weight | 142 kg (310 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Kagamiyama | |
| Record | 561-621-10 | |
| Debut | March, 1974 | |
| Highest rank | sekiwake (November, 1983) | |
| Retired | May, 1991 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Makuuchi) 1 (Juryo) 1 (Makushita) 1 (Sandanme) |
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| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (1) |
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| Gold stars | 1 (Kitanoumi) | |
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* Career information is correct as of June 2007. |
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Tagaryū Shōji (Japanese: 多賀竜 昇司, born February 15, 1958) is a former sumo wrestler from Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake.
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[edit] Early career
Tagaryu made his professional debut in March 1974. It took him seven years to make the sekitori ranks, his promotion to the seond highest juryo division coming in January 1981. He reached the top makuuchi division in May 1982. He made his sanyaku debut at sekiwake rank in November 1983 but lasted only one tournament there and fell back to the maegashira ranks.
[edit] September 1984 Championship
At the September 1984 tournament, the last to be held at the Kuramae Kokugikan, Tagaryū was ranked maegashira 12 and knew that another make-koshi would leave him in danger of demotion from makuuchi altogether. Tagaryū started excellently, and the end of the middle day saw him the only wrestler with an eight-win clean sheet. Ōzeki Wakashimazu, who had won the previous tournament 15-0, had only lost one bout thus far. Tagaryū lost to maegashira Tochitsurugi on the ninth day. Wakashimazu lost to Konishiki on the eleventh day, leaving him with two losses. The penultimate day saw Tagaryū, with one loss, drawn against Wakashimazu with two. Tagaryū defeated the ozeki by yoritaoshi, eliminating him from the title race. Tagaryū now stood on 13-1, one win ahead of Konishiki on 12-2. When Konishiki fell to Kotokaze on the final day, Tagaryū's subsequent loss to Asashio was immaterial. With thirteen wins and two losses, he was the tournament champion. He was the first winner from the maegashira ranks since Kaiketsu in 1976. In addition to the Emperor's Cup, he was awarded the Technique Prize and the Fighting Spirit Prize.
[edit] Later career
Following his tournament win Tagaryu was promoted to komusubi but turned in a losing score and was demoted. After a series of unimpressive results he was demoted back to the juryo division in July 1988 and promptly won the juryo championship. He thereby became the second person (after Wakanami) to accomplish the somewhat dubious feat of capturing the tournament championship in the second division after winning it in the first.[1] He retired in May 1991.
[edit] After retirement
Tagaryu has remained in the sumo world as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association. He became head coach of Kagamiyama stable in 1996 upon the death of his old coach in his days as an active wrestler, former yokozuna Kashiwado.
[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 | East Maegashira #13 8–7 |
East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
East Maegashira #6 7–8 |
East Maegashira #7 6–9 |
| 1983 | West Maegashira #9 9–6 |
West Maegashira #2 3–12 |
West Maegashira #8 6–9 |
West Maegashira #10 9–6 |
West Maegashira #4 9–6 |
West Sekiwake 5–10 |
| 1984 | West Maegashira #3 4–11 |
East Maegashira #11 9–6 |
East Maegashira #4 6–9 |
West Maegashira #8 6–9 |
West Maegashira #12 13–2 TF |
West Komusubi 6–9 |
| 1985 | East Maegashira #1 5–10 ★ |
East Maegashira #6 8–7 |
West Maegashira #2 3–12 |
East Maegashira #12 8–7 |
West Maegashira #8 7–8 |
East Maegashira #11 8–7 |
| 1986 | West Maegashira #5 5–10 |
West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
West Maegashira #9 8–7 |
West Maegashira #2 5–10 |
West Maegashira #6 6–9 |
| 1987 | West Maegashira #11 9–6 |
East Maegashira #5 6–9 |
East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
West Maegashira #2 5–10 |
West Maegashira #6 6–9 |
East Maegashira #10 8–7 |
| 1988 | West Maegashira #3 4–11 |
West Maegashira #8 6–9 |
West Maegashira #12 5–10 |
(Jūryō) | West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
West Maegashira #7 8–7 |
| 1989 | West Maegashira #2 1–11–3 |
West Maegashira #11 8–7 |
East Maegashira #6 4–11 |
East Maegashira #13 6–5–4 |
(Jūryō) | (Jūryō) |
| 1990 | East Maegashira #12 8–7 |
West Maegashira #9 6–9 |
East Maegashira #12 9–6 |
East Maegashira #6 5–10 |
West Maegashira #12 5–10 |
(Jūryō) |
| 1991 | East Maegashira #14 5–10 |
(Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | 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
- ^ Sharnoff, Lorna (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x.
- ^ Tagaryū Shōji Rikishi Information (English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
