Chikubayama Masakuni

Chikubayama Masakuni
竹葉山 真邦
Personal information
Born Tazaki Makoto
August 21, 1957
Ukiha, Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 116 kg (256 lb; 18.3 st)
Career
Stable Miyagino
Record 442-402-21
Debut March, 1973
Highest rank Maegashira 13 (September 1986)
Retired January, 1989
Championships 1 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of July 2008.

Chikubayama Masakuni (born August 21, 1957) is a former sumo wrestler from Ukiha, Fukuoka, Japan.

Career

He joined Miyagino stable and debuted in March 1973. His ring name (shikona) was named after former yokozuna Yoshibayama, his stablemaster.[1] His active career was relatively modest. He had not been able to reach the top makuuchi division for a long time, but finally reached it in September 1986. He spent only two tournaments in the top division, peaking at maegashira 13.

Retirement from sumo

He retired from being an active wrestler in January 1989. He became the Miyagino stablemaster in the same year. He recruited later yokozuna Hakuhō Shō.[2] He was forced to give up the Miyagino elder name in 2004 when it was acquired by the former Kanechika (he had apparently only been renting it from the widow of the previous coach), but he remained in the stable under the name Kumagatani, and was still regarded as Hakuho's mentor. In December 2010 he regained the Miyagino name and status of head coach after Kanechika was demoted by the Japan Sumo Association for being caught on tape discussing alleged match-fixing.[3]

Career record

Chikubayama Masakuni[4]
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
1973 x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #6
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #54
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #9
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #25
3–4
 
1974 East Jonidan #36
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #76
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #49
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #58
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #69
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #36
3–4
 
1975 East Sandanme #46
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #55
1–6
 		 East Jonidan #5
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #68
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #1
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #62
3–4
 
1976 West Jonidan #1
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #64
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #47
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #7
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #31
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #18
6–1
 
1977 Makushita #41
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #3
4–3
 		 East Makushita #52
4–3
 		 East Makushita #40
3–4
 		 East Makushita #47
5–2
 		 West Makushita #30
4–3
 
1978 West Makushita #25
3–4
 		 East Makushita #32
4–3
 		 West Makushita #24
5–2
 		 West Makushita #12
6–1
 		 West Makushita #2
4–3
 		 East Jūryō #13
6–9
 
1979 East Makushita #4
3–4
 		 East Makushita #10
4–3
 		 East Makushita #6
3–4
 		 East Makushita #12
1–6
 		 East Makushita #38
5–2
 		 East Makushita #23
5–2
 
1980 East Makushita #12
4–3
 		 West Makushita #9
2–5
 		 West Makushita #24
4–3
 		 West Makushita #16
3–4
 		 West Makushita #25
3–4
 		 West Makushita #37
6–1
 
1981 West Makushita #14
4–3
 		 West Makushita #10
3–4
 		 West Makushita #17
4–3
 		 West Makushita #9
4–3
 		 West Makushita #7
3–4
 		 West Makushita #11
5–2
 
1982 West Makushita #4
2–5
 		 West Makushita #17
3–4
 		 East Makushita #28
6–1–P
 		 West Makushita #8
4–3
 		 East Makushita #6
4–3
 		 East Makushita #4
4–3
 
1983 West Jūryō #13
7–8
 		 West Makushita #3
1–6
 		 West Makushita #26
2–5
 		 West Makushita #41
5–2
 		 West Makushita #23
5–2
 		 West Makushita #10
5–2
 
1984 West Makushita #2
4–3
 		 East Jūryō #13
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #9
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #4
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #2
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #4
5–10
 
1985 East Jūryō #9
4–5–6
 		 East Makushita #2
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Makushita #2
5–2
 		 West Jūryō #10
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #8
9–6
 
1986 East Jūryō #3
4–4–7
 		 East Jūryō #12
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #8
11–4
Champion
 		 East Jūryō #1
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #13
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #4
10–5–P
 
1987 East Maegashira #14
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #4
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #4
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #2
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #4
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #5
6–9
 
1988 West Jūryō #10
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #12
6–9
 		 West Makushita #2
4–3
 		 East Makushita #1
3–4
 		 East Makushita #6
2–5
 		 East Makushita #22
5–2
 
1989 East Makushita #10
Retired
2–4–1		 x x x x x
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. ↑ 竹葉山 真邦 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  2. ↑ "Hakuho wrestles his way into the history books". The Japan Times. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  3. ↑ "Stablemaster bout-rigging claim hit". Japan Times. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Chikubayama Masakuni Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-06.