Oginohana Akikazu

Oginohana Akikazu
小城乃花 昭和
Personal information
Born Akikazu Koiwai
November 18, 1967
Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight 132 kg (291 lb)
Career
Stable Dewanoumi
Record 540-491-39
Debut July, 1983
Highest rank Maegashira 2 (May, 1990)
Retired July, 1998
Championships 4 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of August 2012.

Oginohana Akikazu (born 18 November 1967 as Akikazu Koiwai) is a former sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. He made his professional debut in July 1983, and reached the top division in January 1990. His highest rank was maegashira 2. He retired in July 1998. He is the son of former sekiwake Oginohana Masaaki and the elder brother of former komusubi Oginishiki.

Career record

Oginohana Akikazu[1]
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
1983 x x x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #54
1–2–4
 		 West Jonokuchi #44
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
1984 West Jonokuchi #44
6–1–P
 		 East Jonidan #90
2–5
 		 West Jonidan #119
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #133
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #96
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #64
3–4
 
1985 West Jonidan #81
6–1
 		 West Jonidan #14
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #32
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #14
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #78
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #59
4–3
 
1986 East Sandanme #42
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #22
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #37
6–1
 		 East Makushita #56
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #19
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #29
3–4
 
1987 East Sandanme #40
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #16
5–2
 		 West Makushita #52
4–3
 		 West Makushita #39
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Sandanme #20
5–2
 		 East Makushita #53
3–4
 
1988 East Sandanme #7
6–1
 		 East Makushita #37
4–3
 		 Makushita #29
7–0
Champion
 		 East Makushita #5
5–2
 		 East Makushita #1
3–4
 		 West Makushita #3
4–3
 
1989 East Makushita #2
3–4
 		 West Makushita #5
5–2
 		 East Makushita #1
4–3
 		 East Jūryō #13
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #6
13–2
Champion
 
1990 West Maegashira #11
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #11
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #2
11–4–P
Champion
 		 East Maegashira #11
5–10
 
1991 West Jūryō #2
12–3–P
 		 East Maegashira #14
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #11
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #2
8–7
 
1992 West Jūryō #1
11–4
 		 West Maegashira #11
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #13
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #8
8–5–2
 		 West Maegashira #3
5–7–3
 		 West Maegashira #9
8–7
 
1993 East Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #10
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #3
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #12
4–11
 
1994 West Jūryō #4
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #9
11–4
 		 West Jūryō #3
12–3
Champion
 		 West Maegashira #14
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #2
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #15
6–9
 
1995 East Jūryō #3
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #1
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #3
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #1
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #4
11–4
 		 East Maegashira #15
9–6
 
1996 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
3–12
 		 West Maegashira #11
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #3
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #2
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #5
7–8
 
1997 West Jūryō #6
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #1
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #7
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #8
12–3
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #2
4–11
 
1998 West Jūryō #8
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #4
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 West Jūryō #4
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #8
Retired
1–13–1		 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. ↑ "Oginohana Akikazu Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-30.

External links