Kaiki Nobuhide

Kaiki Nobuhide
魁輝 薫秀
Personal information
Born Masaaki Nishino
June 12, 1952
Aomori, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight 148 kg (326 lb)
Career
Stable Tomozuna
Record 744-790-25
Debut September 1965
Highest rank Sekiwake (July 1979)
Retired March 1987
Special Prizes Fighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars 3 (Kitanoumi, Wakanohana II,
Takanosato)
* Up to date as of July 2008.

Kaiki Nobuhide (born 12 June 1952 as Masaaki Nishino) is a former sumo wrestler from Tenmabayashi, Aomori, Japan.

Career

Making his debut in September 1965, he eventually reached the top makuuchi division in November 1975. He fought in the top makuuchi division for 66 tournaments in total and earned three gold stars for defeating yokozuna. His highest rank was sekiwake, which he reached in 1979.

Retirement from sumo

He retired in 1987. He is now a director of the Japan Sumo Association and the head coach of Tomozuna stable.[1] He produced former ōzeki Kaiō. His son, Kuniaki, was born in 1979 and in 1995 entered sumo himself. He is known as Kaishoryū and retired in 2010, having never archived sekitori status. His highest rank was makushita 6.[2]

Career record

Kaiki Nobuhide[3]
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
1965 x x x x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #26
2–2–3
 
1966 East Jonokuchi #17
2–5
 		 West Jonokuchi #9
3–4
 		 East Jonokuchi #4
3–4
 		 East Jonokuchi #2
3–4
 		 West Jonokuchi #1
5–2
 		 East Jonidan #39
4–3
 
1967 West Jonidan #9
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #73
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #38
2–5
 		 East Jonidan #60
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #23
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #98
5–2
 
1968 West Sandanme #65
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #84
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #46
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #37
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #51
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #36
2–5
 
1969 East Sandanme #51
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #28
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #46
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #31
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #1
4–3
 		 West Makushita #50
5–2
 
1970 East Makushita #35
4–3
 		 East Makushita #30
6–1
 		 East Makushita #11
1–6
 		 East Makushita #30
4–3
 		 West Makushita #23
3–4
 		 West Makushita #30
1–6
 
1971 East Makushita #57
6–1
 		 West Makushita #30
4–3
 		 West Makushita #24
4–3
 		 East Makushita #19
4–3
 		 West Makushita #16
3–4
 		 West Makushita #21
4–3
 
1972 West Makushita #16
4–3
 		 East Makushita #12
5–2
 		 West Makushita #4
2–5
 		 East Makushita #16
4–3
 		 East Makushita #15
5–2
 		 West Makushita #7
3–4
 
1973 West Makushita #13
5–2
 		 West Makushita #4
4–3
 		 East Makushita #2
4–3
 		 West Makushita #1
4–3
 		 West Jūryō #13
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #10
7–8
 
1974 East Jūryō #11
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #6
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #1
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #6
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #9
8–7
 
1975 West Jūryō #6
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #11
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #10
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #6
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #14
5–10
 
1976 East Jūryō #4
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #14
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #4
6–7–2
 		 East Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #6
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #7
8–7
 
1977 East Maegashira #4
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #11
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #8
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #2
3–12
 		 East Maegashira #11
10–5
 
1978 West Maegashira #5
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #9
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #9
7–8
 
1979 East Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #5
10–5
 		 East Komusubi #1
8–7
F		 East Sekiwake #1
3–12
 		 West Maegashira #8
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #3
4–11
★
1980 East Maegashira #11
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #1
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #5
9–6
 		 East Komusubi #1
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #3
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #5
9–6
 
1981 West Komusubi #1
3–12
 		 East Maegashira #6
3–7–5
★		 East Maegashira #12
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 East Maegashira #12
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #9
8–7
 
1982 East Maegashira #7
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #2
7–8
 
1983 East Maegashira #4
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #8
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #7
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #3
4–11
 
1984 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #8
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #13
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
7–8
★		 East Maegashira #6
7–8
 
1985 West Maegashira #7
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #11
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
5–10
 
1986 West Maegashira #11
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #11
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #11
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #12
3–12
 
1987 East Jūryō #5
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #3
Retired
4–11		 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

References

  1. ↑ "Oyakata (coaches)". Japan Sumo Association. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  2. ↑ "Kaishoryu Kuniaki Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
  3. ↑ "Kaiki Nobuhide Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-04.

See also