| 藤ノ川 武雄 Fujinokawa Takeo |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Takeo Morita September 26, 1946 Hokkaidō, Japan |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 108 kg (240 lb) |
| Career | |
| Heya | Isenoumi |
| Record | 403-378-31 |
| Debut | May, 1961 |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (May 1967) |
| Retired | November, 1972 |
| Sanshō | Fighting spirit (2) Outstanding performance (1) Technique (4) |
| Kinboshi | 4 (Sadanoyama(1), Taiho(1), Kitanofuji(1), Tamanoumi(1)) |
| * Career information is correct as of July 2008. | |
Fujinokawa Takeo (born 26 September 1946 as Takeo Morita) is a former sumo wrestler from Otofuke, Hokkaido, Japan.
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He made his professional debut in May 1961 and reached a highest rank of sekiwake in May 1967. He was a runner-up in two top division (makuuchi) tournaments, finishing three wins behind Tamanoshima in May 1968 and losing a playoff to ozeki Kiyokuni in July 1969. He earned four kinboshi for defeating yokozuna and won seven special prizes.
He retired in 1972 at the age of just 26, and after working as an assistant coach for some years under the elder name Tatekawa he became head coach of the Isenoumi stable in December 1982. In February 2002 he was elected to the board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association and he is known as Isenoumi Yukisige.[1] He commented about the suspension of Asashōryū in August 2007.[2] He apologized to Japan's vice sports minister Kenshiro Matsunami on behalf of the Sumo Association over the case of Junichi Yamamoto in February 2008.[3] He stood down from the board in February 2010. On September 25th 2011, NHK's live sumo broadcast contained coverage of Isenoumi oyakata's retirement press conference. He announced that he would be turning 65 the following day and thereby reach the mandatory retirement age of a sumo coach. He named his replacement as head coach as Katsunoura Oyakata, the former Kitakachidoki.
| year in sumo | 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 | x | East Maegashira #13 9–6 |
| 1967 | East Maegashira #6 8–7 |
East Maegashira #4 12–3 TO★ |
West Sekiwake 7–8 |
West Komusubi #2 2–13 |
East Maegashira #5 8–7 |
East Maegashira #2 3–12 |
| 1968 | East Maegashira #11 11–4 |
East Maegashira #3 5–10 |
East Maegashira #5 10–5 F |
East Maegashira #1 5–10 |
West Maegashira #4 8–7 |
East Maegashira #4 8–7 |
| 1969 | West Maegashira #2 9–6 T |
West Komusubi 8–7 T |
West Komusubi 3–12 |
East Maegashira #5 12–3–P TF |
West Komusubi 5–10 |
West Maegashira #2 5–10 ★ |
| 1970 | West Maegashira #6 9–6 |
West Maegashira #1 7–8 |
West Maegashira #2 6–9 |
West Maegashira #3 7–8 ★ |
East Maegashira #4 9–6 ★ |
West Sekiwake 4–11 |
| 1971 | West Maegashira #2 8–7 |
East Komusubi 5–10 |
East Maegashira #2 3–12 |
West Maegashira #9 3–4–8 |
(Juryo) | (Juryo) |
| 1972 | (Juryo) | (Juryo) | (Juryo) | East Maegashira #11 8–7 |
East Maegashira #10 2–5–8 |
East Jūryō #6 Retired 0–0–0 |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s) P=Playoff(s) |
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