Tomojiro Toda (30 June 1946 – 23 October 2016), known as Haguroiwa Tomomi, was a sumo wrestler from Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1961, and reached the top division in January 1967. His highest rank was komusubi. He withdrew from active competition in January 1978 and remained in the Japan Sumo Association as an elder under the name Ikazuchi. He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65, and left the Sumo Association in June 2011.
Haguroiwa Tomomi
羽黒岩 盟海
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Born
Tomojiro Toda (1946-06-30)30 June 1946 Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan
He left junior high school and joined Tatsunami stable in May 1961 at the age of 14. He made his debut alongside future sekiwakeFujinokawa, and future maegashiraTochifuji and Wakanoumi. He reached the second highest juryo division in November 1965, and in January 1967 he became the first wrestler from Miyazaki Prefecture to reach the top division for 116 years, the previous being Tomozuna Ryosuke in 1851. He won his first (and only) special prize in the January 1969 tournament, for Fighting Spirit.
Haguroiwa is best remembered for his feat in the March tournament of 1969 when (still competing under his family name of Toda) he ended the 45 bout winning streak of yokozunaTaihō, which was a postwar record at the time. This was the first kinboshi of his career. However, it caused controversy because the bout had initially been awarded to Taihō by the referee before the judges intervened and reversed his decision, but photographs published in newspapers the next day suggested that Toda had stepped out first and Taihō should have been given the victory after all. This embarrassment was called the "Error of the Century", and it led to the Sumo Association introducing instant replay to assist judges in future decisions.[1]
He had one other victory over a yokozuna, defeating Kashiwado in May 1969. He switched to the Haguroiwa shikona in January 1971. In May 1973 he reached his highest rank of komusubi, but scored only two wins against thirteen losses. He never reached the sanyaku ranks again. He had an excellent record against Takanohana Kenshi, beating him nine times and losing just three times, and even after Takanohana became an ozeki he beat him three times out of four. He suffered a neck injury in a match against Masudayama in July 1977 which led to him dropping to the juryo division, and he announced his retirement in January 1978. He had fought in the top division for 55 tournaments, with a record of 385 wins, 427 losses and 13 absences.
Retirement from sumoedit
Following his retirement he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Ikazuchi Oyakata. He worked as a coach at Tatsunami stable and was also a member of the judging committee.[2] He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in June 2011.
Tomomi died of kidney failure on 23 October 2016 at the age of 70.[3]
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Tomojiro Toda 30 June 1946 23 October 2016 known as Haguroiwa Tomomi was a sumo wrestler from Nobeoka Miyazaki Japan He made his professional debut in May 1961 and reached the top division in January 1967 His highest rank was komusubi He withdrew from active competition in January 1978 and remained in the Japan Sumo Association as an elder under the name Ikazuchi He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 and left the Sumo Association in June 2011 Haguroiwa Tomomi羽黒岩 盟海Personal informationBornTomojiro Toda 1946 06 30 30 June 1946Nobeoka Miyazaki JapanDied23 October 2016 2016 10 23 aged 70 Height1 77 m 5 ft 9 1 2 in Weight128 kg 282 lb CareerStableTatsunamiRecord626 624 42DebutMay 1961Highest rankKomusubi May 1973 RetiredJanuary 1978Elder nameIkazuchiSpecial PrizesFighting Spirit 1 Gold Stars2 Taihō Kashiwado Up to date as of June 2020 Contents 1 Career 2 Retirement from sumo 3 Career record 4 See also 5 ReferencesCareer editHe left junior high school and joined Tatsunami stable in May 1961 at the age of 14 He made his debut alongside future sekiwake Fujinokawa and future maegashira Tochifuji and Wakanoumi He reached the second highest juryo division in November 1965 and in January 1967 he became the first wrestler from Miyazaki Prefecture to reach the top division for 116 years the previous being Tomozuna Ryosuke in 1851 He won his first and only special prize in the January 1969 tournament for Fighting Spirit Haguroiwa is best remembered for his feat in the March tournament of 1969 when still competing under his family name of Toda he ended the 45 bout winning streak of yokozuna Taihō which was a postwar record at the time This was the first kinboshi of his career However it caused controversy because the bout had initially been awarded to Taihō by the referee before the judges intervened and reversed his decision but photographs published in newspapers the next day suggested that Toda had stepped out first and Taihō should have been given the victory after all This embarrassment was called the Error of the Century and it led to the Sumo Association introducing instant replay to assist judges in future decisions 1 He had one other victory over a yokozuna defeating Kashiwado in May 1969 He switched to the Haguroiwa shikona in January 1971 In May 1973 he reached his highest rank of komusubi but scored only two wins against thirteen losses He never reached the sanyaku ranks again He had an excellent record against Takanohana Kenshi beating him nine times and losing just three times and even after Takanohana became an ozeki he beat him three times out of four He suffered a neck injury in a match against Masudayama in July 1977 which led to him dropping to the juryo division and he announced his retirement in January 1978 He had fought in the top division for 55 tournaments with a record of 385 wins 427 losses and 13 absences Retirement from sumo editFollowing his retirement he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Ikazuchi Oyakata He worked as a coach at Tatsunami stable and was also a member of the judging committee 2 He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in June 2011 Tomomi died of kidney failure on 23 October 2016 at the age of 70 3 Career record editHaguroiwa Tomomi 4 Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka1961 x x Maezumo East Jonokuchi 33 4 3 West Jonidan 76 5 2 West Jonidan 11 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 1962 West Jonidan 55 5 2 East Jonidan 23 2 5 East Jonidan 41 6 1 East Sandanme 75 2 5 East Jonidan 3 4 3 East Sandanme 80 5 2 1963 East Sandanme 49 6 1 West Sandanme 4 2 5 East Sandanme 27 4 3 East Sandanme 14 4 3 West Makushita 95 4 3 East Makushita 84 5 2 1964 West Makushita 63 4 3 West Makushita 57 5 2 West Makushita 40 4 3 West Makushita 36 4 3 West Makushita 30 3 4 East Makushita 35 5 2 1965 East Makushita 23 5 2 East Makushita 13 4 3 West Makushita 8 4 3 East Makushita 6 5 2 East Makushita 2 6 1 West Juryō 17 8 7 1966 West Juryō 16 8 7 East Juryō 14 8 7 West Juryō 11 8 7 East Juryō 9 8 7 West Juryō 4 8 7 West Juryō 2 11 4 1967 West Maegashira 12 6 9 West Maegashira 15 9 6 East Maegashira 11 7 8 East Maegashira 11 9 6 East Maegashira 9 6 9 West Maegashira 10 6 9 1968 West Juryō 1 9 6 East Maegashira 11 8 7 West Maegashira 9 6 9 East Maegashira 11 8 7 West Maegashira 7 7 8 West Maegashira 10 9 6 1969 East Maegashira 7 11 4 F East Maegashira 1 7 8 West Maegashira 2 8 7 West Maegashira 1 6 9 East Maegashira 3 7 8 West Maegashira 3 5 10 1970 East Maegashira 8 6 9 East Maegashira 10 8 7 East Maegashira 7 6 9 West Maegashira 9 9 6 West Maegashira 2 5 10 West Maegashira 6 7 8 1971 West Maegashira 9 10 5 East Maegashira 2 5 8 2 East Maegashira 6 7 8 East Maegashira 7 8 7 West Maegashira 3 6 9 East Maegashira 6 6 9 1972 East Maegashira 8 7 8 West Maegashira 9 7 8 East Maegashira 11 7 8 West Maegashira 12 8 7 East Maegashira 11 8 7 East Maegashira 9 10 5 1973 West Maegashira 2 7 8 East Maegashira 3 9 6 East Komusubi 1 2 13 East Maegashira 9 8 7 West Maegashira 6 6 9 West Maegashira 8 6 9 1974 West Maegashira 11 8 7 East Maegashira 10 8 7 East Maegashira 7 8 7 West Maegashira 2 8 7 East Maegashira 2 4 11 West Maegashira 9 4 11 1975 West Juryō 2 6 9 East Juryō 5 5 10 East Juryō 11 10 5 West Juryō 3 7 8 East Juryō 5 7 8 East Juryō 7 8 7 1976 West Juryō 3 9 6 East Juryō 1 8 7 West Maegashira 13 8 7 West Maegashira 10 8 7 East Maegashira 8 6 9 East Maegashira 10 8 7 1977 East Maegashira 7 6 9 West Maegashira 11 9 6 East Maegashira 6 6 9 East Maegashira 9 1 3 11 East Juryō 6 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 East Juryō 6 5 10 1978 West Juryō 13 Retired1 7 7Record 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 P Playoff s Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi MaegashiraSee also editGlossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of komusubiReferences edit Sharnoff Lora March 2004 Natsu Basho Preview Lone Yokozuna Asashoryu poised to become one of sumo s all time greats Weekender Online Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Retrieved 2 October 2012 Sumo Former komusubi Haguroiwa dies at 70 The Mainichi 25 October 2016 Archived from the original on 26 October 2016 Retrieved 26 October 2016 Kyodo News Japan s leading news agency Haguroiwa Tomomi Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 7 September 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Haguroiwa Tomomi amp oldid 1056087028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
