Tochinonada Taiichi
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Taiichi Gotō | |
| Date of birth | February 26, 1974 | |
| Place of birth | Ishikawa, Japan | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 11⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 162 kg (360 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Kasugano | |
| Current rank | Maegashira 8 | |
| Record | 535-519-31 | |
| Debut | January 1996 | |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (March 2001) | |
| Yusho | 2 (Jūryō) | |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (3) Fighting Spirit (2) Technique (1) |
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| Gold stars | 11 (Akebono(3), Asashoryu(2), Musashimaru(3), Wakanohana(3)) |
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* Career information is correct as of May 2008. |
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Tochinonada Taiichi (born February 26, 1974 as Taiichi Gotō) is a sumo wrestler from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank has been sekiwake.
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[edit] Career
Born in Nanao, he was an amateur sumo champion at Takushoku University, winning the College Yokozuna title. He made his professional debut in January 1996, joining Kasugano stable. Because of his amateur achievements he had makushita tsukedashi status, and so his debut tournament was in the third highest makushita division. He made the jūryō division in November 1996, switching from his family name of Gotō and adopting the shikona of Tochinonada. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division three tournaments later in May 1997.
Tochinonada had a strong start to his makuuchi career, earning special prizes for Fighting Spirit in consecutive tournaments in July and September 2007. He made his titled sanyaku debut that November at the rank of komusubi. However he could manage only six wins there and did not return to the sanyaku ranks until January 2001, when he made komusubi once again. He reached his highest rank of sekiwake in March 2001 and held it for two tournaments. He was runner-up in the January 2003 and September 2004 tournaments.
Tochinonada was demoted from the top division in November 2005, breaking a run of 52 consecutive tournaments ranked in makuuchi. However he immediately won the jūryō title in January 2006 and was promoted straight back. Tochinonada won his 500th career match in July 2007, producing a strong 10-5 score. He was promoted up the rankings to maegashira 2 in September 2007 and fought his first yokozuna bout since May 2005 when he met Hakuhō on the 4th day. He had a win over ōzeki Kotoōshū but finished the tournament with a 4-11 record. In March 2008 he recovered from losing his first six bouts to win eight in a row and achieve kachi-koshi.
During his long stay in the top division Tochinonada has earned eleven gold stars for defeating yokozuna, which places him equal third on the all time list, and level with Tosanoumi amongst active wrestlers. He has defeated all the yokozuna he has met at least once, with the exception of Hakuhō (his victory over Takanohana was at sekiwake rank, meaning he was not eligible for a gold star on that occasion).
He has been a rival of fellow top division wrestler Dejima since elementary school.[1]
[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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| 1997 | x | x | East Maegashira #16 9–6 |
East Maegashira #11 10–5 F |
East Maegashira #2 9–6 F |
East Komusubi 6–9 |
| 1998 | West Maegashira #2 7–8 ★ |
East Maegashira #3 9–6 |
East Maegashira #1 7–8 ★ |
West Maegashira #2 5–10 ★ |
East Maegashira #6 7–8 ★ |
West Maegashira #6 6–9 |
| 1999 | East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
West Maegashira #5 9–6 |
East Maegashira #2 3–9–3 ★ |
Sat out due to injury | East Maegashira #8 5–10 |
West Maegashira #12 10–5 |
| 2000 | East Maegashira #4 6–9 ★ |
East Maegashira #6 9–6 |
East Maegashira #1 5–10 |
East Maegashira #3 7–8 |
West Maegashira #3 4–11 |
West Maegashira #7 10–5 |
| 2001 | West Komusubi 9–6 T |
West Sekiwake 8–7 O |
East Sekiwake 4–11 |
East Maegashira #3 6–9 |
West Maegashira #5 8–7 ★ |
West Maegashira #4 7–8 |
| 2002 | East Maegashira #6 8–7 |
East Maegashira #3 8–7 |
West Komusubi 7–8 |
East Maegashira #1 7–8 ★ |
West Maegashira #1 4–11 |
East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
| 2003 | East Maegashira #10 11–4 |
East Maegashira #2 9–6 |
East Maegashira #1 8–7 |
West Komusubi 7–8 |
West Maegashira #1 8–7 |
East Maegashira #1 8–7 O★★ |
| 2004 | East Komusubi 6–9 |
East Maegashira #3 8–7 |
East Maegashira #1 5–10 |
West Maegashira #6 9–6 |
West Maegashira #3 11–4 O★ |
West Komusubi 6–9 |
| 2005 | West Maegashira #1 5–10 |
West Maegashira #4 8–7 |
West Maegashira #2 5–10 |
West Maegashira #6 0–2–13 |
East Maegashira #17 7–8 |
West Maegashira #17 7–8 |
| 2006 | (Jūryō) | West Maegashira #12 8–7 |
West Maegashira #9 6–9 |
East Maegashira #12 10–5 |
East Maegashira #5 7–8 |
West Maegashira #5 7–8 |
| 2007 | West Maegashira #6 6–9 |
West Maegashira #9 7–8 |
West Maegashira #11 8–7 |
East Maegashira #9 10–5 |
East Maegashira #2 4–11 |
West Maegashira #7 8–7 |
| 2008 | West Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #8 8–7 |
East Maegashira #8 9–6 |
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
- ^ Sumo Fan Magazine
- ^ Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi (English). szumo.hu. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Japanese Sumo Association Biography (English)
- Tochinonada's basho results
