Sasshūnada Yasutaka

Sasshūnada Yasutaka
薩洲洋 康貴
Personal information
Born Katsuyuki Yoshizaki
June 7, 1957
Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 150 kg (330 lb)
Career
Stable Kimigahama → Izutsu
Record 545-532-7
Debut January, 1976
Highest rank Maegashira 1 (March, 1988)
Retired September, 1992
Championships 1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Jonokuchi)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Sasshūnada Yasutaka (born 7 June 1957 as Katsuyuki Yoshizaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1976, and reached the top division in September 1986. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He retired in September 1992 and is currently an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Tatsutayama.[1]

Career record

Sasshūnada Yasutaka[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
1976 (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #18
70
Champion

 
East Jonidan #36
43
 
West Jonidan #14
52
 
East Sandanme #72
34
 
West Sandanme #87
61
 
1977 West Sandanme #40
34
 
West Sandanme #5
52
 
East Sandanme #14
34
 
East Sandanme #26
43
 
West Sandanme #14
34
 
West Sandanme #24
52
 
1978 West Sandanme #2
25
 
West Sandanme #23
25
 
East Sandanme #47
43
 
East Sandanme #30
52
 
East Makushita #59
43
 
East Makushita #50
34
 
1979 East Sandanme #2
34
 
West Sandanme #15
34
 
West Sandanme #27
43
 
West Sandanme #16
43
 
West Sandanme #7
61
 
East Makushita #39
43
 
1980 East Makushita #30
34
 
East Makushita #41
34
 
West Makushita #51
61
 
West Makushita #22
52
 
East Makushita #12
34
 
East Makushita #20
16
 
1981 West Makushita #43
52
 
East Makushita #27
43
 
East Makushita #16
25
 
East Makushita #32
43
 
West Makushita #24
34
 
East Makushita #31
52
 
1982 West Makushita #16
52
 
West Makushita #6
34
 
West Makushita #12
34
 
East Makushita #9
16
 
East Makushita #34
52
 
East Makushita #18
43
 
1983 West Makushita #10
34
 
West Makushita #18
43
 
West Makushita #12
34
 
West Makushita #18
43
 
East Makushita #13
34
 
East Makushita #20
43
 
1984 East Makushita #12
25
 
West Makushita #28
52
 
East Makushita #12
70
Champion

 
East Jūryō #11
87
 
East Jūryō #8
87
 
West Jūryō #6
96
 
1985 West Jūryō #5
96
 
West Jūryō #1
78
 
West Jūryō #3
96
 
West Jūryō #2
78
 
East Jūryō #4
105P
Champion

 
West Jūryō #1
69
 
1986 East Jūryō #6
78
 
West Jūryō #8
87
 
East Jūryō #6
105
 
West Jūryō #1
105
 
West Maegashira #11
87
 
East Maegashira #6
69
 
1987 East Maegashira #11
87
 
West Maegashira #7
69
 
West Maegashira #11
87
 
East Maegashira #6
510
 
East Maegashira #13
96
 
West Maegashira #5
78
 
1988 East Maegashira #6
96
 
West Maegashira #1
411
 
East Maegashira #10
87
 
West Maegashira #5
78
 
East Maegashira #6
69
 
West Maegashira #9
87
 
1989 West Maegashira #4
411
 
East Maegashira #10
78
 
West Maegashira #11
87
 
East Maegashira #9
69
 
East Maegashira #14
510
 
East Jūryō #7
87
 
1990 West Jūryō #2
96
 
East Jūryō #1
510
 
East Jūryō #6
69
 
West Jūryō #10
96
 
West Jūryō #5
78
 
West Jūryō #6
96
 
1991 East Jūryō #2
69
 
West Jūryō #6
78
 
West Jūryō #8
87
 
West Jūryō #6
510
 
East Jūryō #10
78
 
West Jūryō #11
87
 
1992 West Jūryō #7
78
 
West Jūryō #8
510
 
West Makushita #1
52
 
East Jūryō #11
411
 
Makushita
Retired
007
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. "Oyakata (Coaches)". Nihon Sumo Kyokai. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
  2. "Sasshūnada Yasutaka Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-03.