Kōtetsuyama Toyoya (高鉄山 豊也) (July 9, 1942 – April 14, 1996), born Kōnoshin Suga (菅 孝之進, Suga Kōnoshin), was a sumo wrestler from Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. After his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and the head coach of Onaruto stable.
Kōtetsuyama Toyoya
高鉄山 豊也
Personal information
Born
Konoshin Suga (1942-07-09)July 9, 1942 Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
He made his professional debut in March 1957, joining Asahiyama stable. He won the yūshō or tournament championship with a 13-2 record in the jūryō division in July 1963 and was promoted to the top makuuchi division in the following tournament in September 1963.[1] He was demoted back to jūryō after only two tournaments and changed his shikona to Futasegawa, which had been the fighting name of his stablemaster. He won promotion back to makuuchi in July 1964 but was demoted again, this time after three tournaments.[1] After switching back to the Kotetsuyama name he won promotion to makuuchi for the third time in May 1965 after a 12-3 jūryō runner-up performance, and this time stayed in the top division. He was runner-up to Taihō in March 1966, and won his first sanshō, for Fighting Spirit.[1] In November 1966 he was runner-up for the second time, defeated yokozunaSadanoyama to earn his first kinboshi, and received the Technique Prize.[1] In the following tournament in January 1967 he was ranked at sekiwake, but scored only 3–12 and never reached the rank again.[1] He is one of the rare examples of a wrestler whose only tournament in the sanyaku ranks was at sekiwake, rather than komusubi (along with Hayateumi and Hokutoriki). He earned a second kinboshi in July 1969 for beating Taihō, and remained a rank-and-file maegashira until March 1971, when a poor 1–14 record saw him demoted back to jūryō.[1] He managed to return to makuuchi in November 1971 but was demoted to jūryō a number of times after that, his last makuuchi appearance coming in January 1974.[1]
Retirement from sumoedit
He retired in January 1975. He branched out from Asahiyama stable and established the Onaruto stable in October 1975. He produced the top division wrestler Itai, a pusher-thruster like himself who also briefly used the Kōtetsuyama shikona, and the lightweight jūryō wrestler Ishinriki. He was married to a ballet instructor.[2] Onaruto stable closed in December 1994 and he left the Japan Sumo Association.
Deathedit
He died in somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1996, a month before claims he made about match-fixing in sumo were published in a book called Yaocho.[3] The co-writer of the book died within hours of Onaruto, in the same hospital.[4] Police found no evidence of foul play, but Onaruto's wrestler Itai later said his boss had links to a major yakuza crime syndicate.[4]
Fighting styleedit
Kotetsuyama was short for a sumo wrestler at 175cm, but was known for the power of his pushing attack. He was very much an oshi-sumo specialist, who preferred pushing and thrusting at his opponents to fighting on the mawashi or belt. His most common winning kimarite or techniques at sekitori level were oshi-dashi (push out), tsuki-otoshi (thrust over) and hataki-komi (slap down).[5]
^ abcdefgh"Kōtetsuyama Toyoya Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
^Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. p. 205. ISBN0-8348-0283-X.
^"Crucial Tape to Be Unveiled This Week : Ex-Sumo Star Claims Proof of Bout-Rigging". New York Times. February 14, 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
^ ab"Vantage Point : Sumo Whistleblower Says He's on a 'Mission'". New York Times. 3 February 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^"Kotetsuyama bouts by kimarite". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
December 20, 2023
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Kōtetsuyama Toyoya 高鉄山 豊也 July 9 1942 April 14 1996 born Kōnoshin Suga 菅 孝之進 Suga Kōnoshin was a sumo wrestler from Otaru Hokkaidō Japan His highest rank was sekiwake After his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association and the head coach of Onaruto stable Kōtetsuyama Toyoya高鉄山 豊也Personal informationBornKonoshin Suga 1942 07 09 July 9 1942Otaru Hokkaidō JapanDiedApril 14 1996 1996 04 14 aged 53 Height1 75 m 5 ft 9 in Weight121 kg 267 lb CareerStableAsahiyamaRecord661 668 10DebutMarch 1957Highest rankSekiwake January 1967 RetiredJanuary 1975Elder nameŌnarutoChampionships1 Juryō Special PrizesFighting spirit 1 Technique 1 Gold Stars2 Sadanoyama Taihō Up to date as of June 2020 Contents 1 Career 2 Retirement from sumo 3 Death 4 Fighting style 5 Career record 6 See also 7 ReferencesCareer editHe made his professional debut in March 1957 joining Asahiyama stable He won the yushō or tournament championship with a 13 2 record in the juryō division in July 1963 and was promoted to the top makuuchi division in the following tournament in September 1963 1 He was demoted back to juryō after only two tournaments and changed his shikona to Futasegawa which had been the fighting name of his stablemaster He won promotion back to makuuchi in July 1964 but was demoted again this time after three tournaments 1 After switching back to the Kotetsuyama name he won promotion to makuuchi for the third time in May 1965 after a 12 3 juryō runner up performance and this time stayed in the top division He was runner up to Taihō in March 1966 and won his first sanshō for Fighting Spirit 1 In November 1966 he was runner up for the second time defeated yokozuna Sadanoyama to earn his first kinboshi and received the Technique Prize 1 In the following tournament in January 1967 he was ranked at sekiwake but scored only 3 12 and never reached the rank again 1 He is one of the rare examples of a wrestler whose only tournament in the sanyaku ranks was at sekiwake rather than komusubi along with Hayateumi and Hokutoriki He earned a second kinboshi in July 1969 for beating Taihō and remained a rank and file maegashira until March 1971 when a poor 1 14 record saw him demoted back to juryō 1 He managed to return to makuuchi in November 1971 but was demoted to juryō a number of times after that his last makuuchi appearance coming in January 1974 1 Retirement from sumo editHe retired in January 1975 He branched out from Asahiyama stable and established the Onaruto stable in October 1975 He produced the top division wrestler Itai a pusher thruster like himself who also briefly used the Kōtetsuyama shikona and the lightweight juryō wrestler Ishinriki He was married to a ballet instructor 2 Onaruto stable closed in December 1994 and he left the Japan Sumo Association Death editHe died in somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1996 a month before claims he made about match fixing in sumo were published in a book called Yaocho 3 The co writer of the book died within hours of Onaruto in the same hospital 4 Police found no evidence of foul play but Onaruto s wrestler Itai later said his boss had links to a major yakuza crime syndicate 4 Fighting style editKotetsuyama was short for a sumo wrestler at 175cm but was known for the power of his pushing attack He was very much an oshi sumo specialist who preferred pushing and thrusting at his opponents to fighting on the mawashi or belt His most common winning kimarite or techniques at sekitori level were oshi dashi push out tsuki otoshi thrust over and hataki komi slap down 5 Career record editThe Nagoya tournament was first held in 1958 Kōtetsuyama Toyoya 1 Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka1957 x Maezumo Shinjo 2 1 Not held West Jonidan 117 5 3 East Jonidan 61 2 6 1958 East Jonidan 71 6 2 East Jonidan 45 4 4 East Jonidan 43 4 4 East Jonidan 37 5 3 West Jonidan 22 4 4 East Jonidan 20 5 3 1959 East Jonidan 6 3 5 East Jonidan 9 6 2 East Sandanme 87 5 3 West Sandanme 72 5 3 East Sandanme 60 6 2 West Sandanme 28 7 1 1960 East Makushita 79 5 3 East Makushita 66 5 3 East Makushita 54 3 5 West Makushita 59 4 3 West Makushita 48 6 1 East Makushita 30 3 4 1961 West Makushita 4 6 1 East Makushita 18 2 5 East Makushita 31 2 5 West Makushita 43 5 2 East Makushita 30 5 2 East Makushita 18 5 2 1962 East Makushita 10 4 3 West Makushita 6 2 5 West Makushita 15 3 4 West Makushita 17 5 2 East Makushita 13 6 1 West Makushita 4 5 2 1963 West Juryō 18 9 6 West Juryō 12 8 7 East Juryō 7 9 6 West Juryō 2 13 2 PChampion East Maegashira 13 7 8 East Maegashira 14 5 10 1964 West Juryō 2 7 8 West Juryō 4 10 5 East Juryō 2 10 5 East Maegashira 14 7 6 2 East Maegashira 15 8 7 East Maegashira 15 6 9 1965 West Juryō 2 8 7 West Juryō 2 12 3 P East Maegashira 12 8 7 West Maegashira 9 8 7 East Maegashira 8 6 9 West Maegashira 10 9 6 1966 East Maegashira 6 6 9 West Maegashira 9 11 4 F West Maegashira 2 4 11 East Maegashira 6 9 6 West Maegashira 1 5 10 West Maegashira 4 12 3 T 1967 West Sekiwake 1 3 12 West Maegashira 4 8 7 East Maegashira 3 5 10 East Maegashira 4 7 8 West Maegashira 5 8 7 West Maegashira 2 6 9 1968 West Maegashira 5 8 7 West Maegashira 2 4 11 West Maegashira 7 8 7 East Maegashira 3 2 13 East Maegashira 11 9 6 East Maegashira 8 7 8 1969 West Maegashira 9 10 5 East Maegashira 4 5 10 West Maegashira 8 8 7 East Maegashira 4 6 9 West Maegashira 5 8 7 East Maegashira 2 4 11 1970 East Maegashira 10 9 6 West Maegashira 3 5 10 West Maegashira 7 6 9 East Maegashira 10 7 8 West Maegashira 11 8 7 East Maegashira 6 7 8 1971 East Maegashira 8 7 8 West Maegashira 10 1 14 West Juryō 7 6 9 West Juryō 11 11 4 East Juryō 2 9 6 East Maegashira 12 4 11 1972 West Juryō 3 9 6 West Maegashira 12 9 6 West Maegashira 3 5 10 East Maegashira 8 8 7 East Maegashira 5 8 7 East Maegashira 2 3 12 1973 East Maegashira 11 4 11 West Juryō 4 11 4 P East Maegashira 13 2 13 West Juryō 8 9 6 West Juryō 3 9 6 East Juryō 1 10 5 1974 East Maegashira 11 3 12 West Juryō 5 6 9 East Juryō 9 9 6 East Juryō 2 4 11 West Juryō 10 9 6 West Juryō 5 5 10 1975 East Juryō 12 Retired0 7 8Record 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 sumo tournament top division runners up List of sumo tournament second division champions List of sekiwakeReferences edit a b c d e f g h Kōtetsuyama Toyoya Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 2012 09 05 Sharnoff Lora 1993 Grand Sumo Weatherhill p 205 ISBN 0 8348 0283 X Crucial Tape to Be Unveiled This Week Ex Sumo Star Claims Proof of Bout Rigging New York Times February 14 2000 Retrieved 10 September 2012 a b Vantage Point Sumo Whistleblower Says He s on a Mission New York Times 3 February 2000 Retrieved 6 August 2018 Kotetsuyama bouts by kimarite Sumo Reference Retrieved 18 February 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kōtetsuyama Toyoya amp oldid 1007590437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
