Amatsukaze Masao

Amatsukaze Masao
天津風 征夫
Personal information
Born Masao Miyanaga
1 December 1937
Monzen, Ishikawa, Japan
Died 30 April 2013 (aged 75)[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Weight 124 kg (273 lb)
Career
Stable Tokitsukaze
Record 381-368-33
Debut May, 1955
Highest rank Maegashira 3 (September, 1962)
Retired May, 1967
Championships 2 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Amatsukaze Masao, born Masao Miyanaga (1 December 1937 30 April 2013), is a former sumo wrestler from Monzen, Ishikawa, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1955 and reached the top division in September 1962. His highest rank was maegashira 3. He left the sumo world upon retirement in May 1967.

Career record

Amatsukaze Masao[2]
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
1955 x x (Maezumo) Not held East Jonokuchi #11
602
 
Not held
1956 East Jonidan #63
71
 
East Jonidan #13
008
 
East Jonidan #27
521
 
Not held East Sandanme #96
008
 
Not held
1957 East Jonidan #8
62
 
East Sandanme #86
71P
 
West Sandanme #41
44
 
Not held East Sandanme #32
53
 
West Sandanme #14
62
 
1958 West Makushita #80
53
 
East Makushita #71
44
 
East Makushita #70
44
 
East Makushita #68
53
 
East Makushita #58
62
 
West Makushita #46
53
 
1959 West Makushita #39
62
 
West Makushita #30
35
 
East Makushita #36
35
 
West Makushita #39
26
 
East Makushita #52
53
 
West Makushita #42
62
 
1960 East Makushita #30
44
 
East Makushita #26
62
 
East Makushita #15
44
 
East Makushita #15
43
 
East Makushita #13
52
 
East Makushita #6
34
 
1961 East Makushita #7
43
 
East Makushita #4
52
 
East Jūryō #18
105
 
West Jūryō #9
78
 
East Jūryō #10
123P
 
East Jūryō #3
105
 
1962 East Maegashira #13
510
 
East Jūryō #1
114
Champion

 
East Maegashira #10
78
 
East Maegashira #10
105
 
West Maegashira #3
213
 
West Maegashira #13
105
 
1963 East Maegashira #4
69
 
West Maegashira #5
69
 
East Maegashira #7
87
 
East Maegashira #5
411
 
East Maegashira #11
69
 
West Maegashira #12
96
 
1964 East Maegashira #6
78
 
West Maegashira #6
411
 
West Maegashira #10
2211
 
East Jūryō #2
312
 
West Jūryō #11
78
 
West Jūryō #6
411
 
1965 West Jūryō #12
87
 
West Jūryō #8
87
 
East Jūryō #5
213
 
West Jūryō #15
123P
Champion

 
West Jūryō #2
105
 
East Maegashira #13
87
 
1966 West Maegashira #12
213
 
East Jūryō #4
87
 
East Jūryō #3
312
 
West Jūryō #12
87
 
West Jūryō #6
411
 
East Jūryō #16
87
 
1967 East Jūryō #11
69
 
West Jūryō #13
78
 
East Makushita #5
Retired
133
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)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

See also

References

  1. 『相撲』(ベースボール・マガジン社)2013年9月号にて、訃報が伝えられた。
  2. "Amatsukaze Masao Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-12.