Dairyūgawa Kazuo

Dairyūgawa Kazuo
大竜川 一男
Personal information
Born Kazuo Wada
(1946-01-21) January 21, 1946
Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 113 kg (249 lb)
Career
Stable Mihogaseki
Record 684-684-0
Debut January, 1961
Highest rank Maegashira 1 (November, 1969)
Retired May, 1979
Special Prizes Fighting Spirit (2)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Dairyūgawa Kazuo (born 21 January 1946 as Kazuo Wada) is a former sumo wrestler from Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan. He made his professional debut in September January 1961, and reached the top division in September 1968. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Kiyomigata. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in January 2011.[1]

Career record

Dairyūgawa Kazuo[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
1961 (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #20
3–4
 		 West Jonokuchi #7
3–4
 		 East Jonokuchi #3
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #59
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #13
3–4
 
1962 West Jonidan #25
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #18
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #2
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #79
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #88
2–5
 		 East Jonidan #6
3–4
 
1963 East Jonidan #22
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #60
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #44
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #7
5–2
 		 East Makushita #74
4–3
 		 West Makushita #62
3–4
 
1964 West Makushita #70
4–3
 		 West Makushita #63
5–2
 		 West Makushita #48
2–5
 		 West Makushita #60
4–3
 		 West Makushita #51
5–2
 		 East Makushita #37
2–5
 
1965 West Makushita #52
4–3
 		 West Makushita #44
4–3
 		 East Makushita #38
5–2
 		 West Makushita #27
4–3
 		 East Makushita #26
4–3
 		 East Makushita #21
6–1
 
1966 East Makushita #8
2–5
 		 East Makushita #19
6–1
 		 East Makushita #6
5–2
 		 East Makushita #1
6–1
 		 West Jūryō #17
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #12
7–8
 
1967 East Jūryō #15
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #9
6–9
 		 West Makushita #4
5–2
 		 West Jūryō #13
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #8
8–7
 
1968 East Jūryō #5
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #6
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #8
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #3
11–4
 		 West Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #11
10–5
F
1969 East Maegashira #5
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #6
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #10
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #4
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #8
11–4
F		 East Maegashira #1
3–12
 
1970 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #7
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #9
3–12
 		 West Jūryō #2
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #4
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #3
6–9
 
1971 West Jūryō #8
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #3
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #6
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #5
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #2
10–5
 
1972 West Maegashira #10
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #1
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #1
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #8
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 
1973 East Maegashira #8
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #8
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #1
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #3
10–5
 
1974 East Maegashira #12
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #4
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #2
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #11
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #4
9–6
 
1975 East Jūryō #1
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #14
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #5
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #9
3–12
 		 West Jūryō #6
8–7
 
1976 West Jūryō #2
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #1
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #10
3–12
 		 East Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #2
6–9
 
1977 East Jūryō #5
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #5
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #3
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #12
4–11
 
1978 East Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #4
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #3
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #5
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #5
6–9
 
1979 West Jūryō #9
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #5
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #12
Retired
0–5
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up 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. ↑ "Dairyugawa Kazuo Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  2. ↑ "Dairyugawa Kazuo Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-04-14.


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