In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Aobajō.
Aobajō Yukio (Japanese: 青葉城 幸雄, born 14 November 1948 as Yukio Shōji (庄司 幸雄)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. He did not miss a single bout in his 22-year professional career, and holds the record for the most consecutive matches fought, at 1,630. After his retirement from active competition he was an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and a coach.
Aobajō Yukio
青葉城 幸雄
Aobajō in December 2011
Personal information
Born
Shōji Yukio (1948-11-14) 14 November 1948 (age 75) Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
He made his debut in March 1964, joining Nishonoseki stable. He reached the top makuuchi division for the first time in January 1975. In only his fourth top division tournament he was a tournament runner-up, won a sanshō (for Fighting Spirit) and earned a kinboshi for defeating a yokozuna. He was never to achieve any of those things again, but he fought in the top division for 62 tournaments in total. He made his san'yaku debut in September 1975 at komusubi and in October of that year he followed the former ōzekiDaikirin to the newly established Oshiogawa stable.[1] He dropped into the jūryō division in 1981, but fought his way back, and an 8-7 score at maegashira 1 in May 1983 took him to his highest rank of sekiwake, which he held for just one tournament. This was his second and final appearance in the san'yaku ranks, 47 tournaments after his first - the longest such gap since the six tournaments per year schedule began in 1958. It had also taken him 116 tournaments from his professional debut to reach sekiwake, which is the slowest ever. In 1985 he surpassed Fujizakura's record of 1,543 consecutive career appearances, and when he retired in July 1986, having not missed any matches since his debut, he had set a new record of 1,630 consecutive bouts. He was nearly 38 years old, having been an active wrestler for over 22 years.
Retirement from sumoedit
After retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association (at Deputy Director level) under the name Shiranui Oyakata.[2] He coached at the Oshiogawa and Oguruma stables and reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age of 65 in November 2013.[3]
Fighting styleedit
Aobajo was a yotsu-sumo wrestler, preferring a hidari-yotsu, or right hand outside, left hand inside grip on his opponent's mawashi. His most common winning kimarite was yori-kiri (force out). He also regularly used tsuri-dashi (the lift out) and sukuinage (the scoop throw).
^Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. p. 197. ISBN0-8348-0283-X.
^. Japan Sumo Association. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
^定年３親方が記者会見、思い出しみじみ. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 22 November 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
^"Aobajō Yukio Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
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In this Japanese shikona name the surname is Aobajō Aobajō Yukio Japanese 青葉城 幸雄 born 14 November 1948 as Yukio Shōji 庄司 幸雄 is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Sendai Miyagi Prefecture He did not miss a single bout in his 22 year professional career and holds the record for the most consecutive matches fought at 1 630 After his retirement from active competition he was an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and a coach Aobajō Yukio青葉城 幸雄Aobajō in December 2011Personal informationBornShōji Yukio 1948 11 14 14 November 1948 age 75 Sendai Miyagi Prefecture JapanHeight1 81 m 5 ft 11 1 2 in Weight152 kg 335 lb 23 9 st CareerStableNishonoseki OshiogawaRecord789 842 0DebutMarch 1964Highest rankSekiwake July 1983 RetiredJuly 1986Elder nameShiranuiChampionships1 Juryō 1 Makushita Special PrizesFighting Spirit 1 Gold Stars1 Kitanoumi Up to date as of June 2020 Contents 1 Career 2 Retirement from sumo 3 Fighting style 4 Career record 5 See also 6 ReferencesCareer editHe made his debut in March 1964 joining Nishonoseki stable He reached the top makuuchi division for the first time in January 1975 In only his fourth top division tournament he was a tournament runner up won a sanshō for Fighting Spirit and earned a kinboshi for defeating a yokozuna He was never to achieve any of those things again but he fought in the top division for 62 tournaments in total He made his san yaku debut in September 1975 at komusubi and in October of that year he followed the former ōzeki Daikirin to the newly established Oshiogawa stable 1 He dropped into the juryō division in 1981 but fought his way back and an 8 7 score at maegashira 1 in May 1983 took him to his highest rank of sekiwake which he held for just one tournament This was his second and final appearance in the san yaku ranks 47 tournaments after his first the longest such gap since the six tournaments per year schedule began in 1958 It had also taken him 116 tournaments from his professional debut to reach sekiwake which is the slowest ever In 1985 he surpassed Fujizakura s record of 1 543 consecutive career appearances and when he retired in July 1986 having not missed any matches since his debut he had set a new record of 1 630 consecutive bouts He was nearly 38 years old having been an active wrestler for over 22 years Retirement from sumo editAfter retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association at Deputy Director level under the name Shiranui Oyakata 2 He coached at the Oshiogawa and Oguruma stables and reached the Sumo Association s mandatory retirement age of 65 in November 2013 3 Fighting style editAobajo was a yotsu sumo wrestler preferring a hidari yotsu or right hand outside left hand inside grip on his opponent s mawashi His most common winning kimarite was yori kiri force out He also regularly used tsuri dashi the lift out and sukuinage the scoop throw Career record editAobajō Yukio 4 Year JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka1964 x Maezumo East Jonokuchi 24 3 4 East Jonidan 131 5 2 West Jonidan 74 3 4 East Jonidan 84 5 2 1965 West Jonidan 33 2 5 East Jonidan 65 4 3 West Jonidan 35 1 6 East Jonidan 70 2 5 West Jonidan 87 4 3 West Jonidan 46 3 4 1966 East Jonidan 65 5 2 East Jonidan 25 6 1 West Sandanme 71 5 2 West Sandanme 29 4 3 East Sandanme 10 4 3 West Makushita 89 3 4 1967 West Makushita 98 3 4 West Sandanme 7 4 3 West Sandanme 39 4 3 West Sandanme 22 3 4 West Sandanme 30 5 2 West Sandanme 6 4 3 1968 West Makushita 55 4 3 East Makushita 44 3 4 East Makushita 52 5 2 East Makushita 39 5 2 West Makushita 26 3 4 East Makushita 31 4 3 1969 West Makushita 25 3 4 West Makushita 31 4 3 West Makushita 25 4 3 East Makushita 22 5 2 East Makushita 10 4 3 East Makushita 8 4 3 1970 East Makushita 7 2 5 West Makushita 15 3 4 West Makushita 20 4 3 East Makushita 15 5 2 East Makushita 7 3 4 East Makushita 12 6 1 PChampion 1971 East Makushita 4 4 3 West Makushita 2 5 2 West Juryō 12 8 7 West Juryō 9 8 7 East Juryō 8 7 8 West Juryō 9 7 8 1972 West Juryō 10 9 6 East Juryō 4 8 7 West Juryō 2 5 10 East Juryō 7 6 9 East Juryō 9 7 8 East Juryō 10 9 6 1973 West Juryō 4 3 12 West Juryō 13 2 13 East Makushita 10 4 3 East Makushita 9 5 2 West Makushita 5 4 3 East Makushita 3 4 3 1974 East Makushita 1 5 2 West Juryō 12 9 6 East Juryō 7 8 7 West Juryō 5 7 8 West Juryō 6 8 7 East Juryō 3 10 5 P 1975 West Maegashira 11 8 7 East Maegashira 10 8 7 East Maegashira 7 8 7 East Maegashira 5 12 3 F East Komusubi 1 6 9 East Maegashira 3 6 9 1976 West Maegashira 5 8 7 West Maegashira 2 6 9 East Maegashira 5 9 6 West Maegashira 1 8 7 East Maegashira 1 3 12 East Maegashira 8 8 7 1977 East Maegashira 5 6 9 West Maegashira 8 9 6 West Maegashira 2 7 8 West Maegashira 3 6 9 East Maegashira 7 7 8 East Maegashira 8 7 8 1978 East Maegashira 9 8 7 West Maegashira 5 8 7 East Maegashira 3 3 12 West Maegashira 12 9 6 West Maegashira 6 8 7 East Maegashira 5 6 9 1979 West Maegashira 8 9 6 West Maegashira 2 3 12 West Maegashira 9 8 7 Maegashira 6 6 9 East Maegashira 11 10 5 West Maegashira 3 5 10 1980 West Maegashira 7 6 9 East Maegashira 12 9 6 West Maegashira 7 4 11 East Maegashira 13 8 7 East Maegashira 11 4 11 West Juryō 4 8 7 1981 East Juryō 2 7 8 West Juryō 2 6 9 West Juryō 6 8 7 West Juryō 2 10 5Champion West Maegashira 11 8 7 West Maegashira 7 7 8 1982 West Maegashira 8 8 7 West Maegashira 3 7 8 East Maegashira 5 7 8 West Maegashira 6 8 7 East Maegashira 3 4 11 East Maegashira 10 9 6 1983 West Maegashira 4 6 9 East Maegashira 8 8 7 West Maegashira 1 8 7 West Sekiwake 1 4 11 East Maegashira 5 7 8 East Maegashira 6 8 7 1984 East Maegashira 2 6 9 West Maegashira 3 6 9 West Maegashira 6 7 8 West Maegashira 9 8 7 East Maegashira 5 4 11 West Maegashira 11 10 5 1985 East Maegashira 3 6 9 West Maegashira 5 6 9 West Maegashira 9 8 7 East Maegashira 5 5 10 West Maegashira 11 8 7 West Maegashira 6 6 9 1986 East Maegashira 12 4 11 East Juryō 4 8 7 East Juryō 2 4 11 West Juryō 10 Retired4 8 0 x xRecord given as wins losses absencies Top division champion Top division runner up Retired Lower divisions Non participation Sanshō key F Fighting spirit O Outstanding performance T Technique Also shown Kinboshi P Playoff s Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi MaegashiraSee also editList of sumo record holders List of sumo tournament top division runners up List of sumo tournament second division champions Glossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of sekiwakeReferences edit Sharnoff Lora 1993 Grand Sumo Weatherhill p 197 ISBN 0 8348 0283 X Who s who Oyakata coaches Japan Sumo Association Archived from the original on 2 February 2009 Retrieved 25 February 2009 定年３親方が記者会見 思い出しみじみ Nikkan Sports in Japanese 22 November 2013 Retrieved 4 December 2013 Aobajō Yukio Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 17 August 2012 Retrieved from 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