Sawahikari Yukio (born 18 June 1941 as Yukio Sawamukai) is a former sumo wrestler from Saroma, Hokkaidō, Japan. He made his professional debut in September 1956 and reached the top division in November 1963. His highest rank was komusubi. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in November 1964.
Sawahikari Yukio
沢光 幸夫
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Yukio Sawamukai (1941-06-18) 18 June 1941 (age 82) Saroma, Hokkaidō, Japan
sawahikari, yukio, born, june, 1941, yukio, sawamukai, former, sumo, wrestler, from, saroma, hokkaidō, japan, made, professional, debut, september, 1956, reached, division, november, 1963, highest, rank, komusubi, left, sumo, world, upon, retirement, from, act. Sawahikari Yukio born 18 June 1941 as Yukio Sawamukai is a former sumo wrestler from Saroma Hokkaidō Japan He made his professional debut in September 1956 and reached the top division in November 1963 His highest rank was komusubi He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in November 1964 Sawahikari Yukio沢光 幸夫Personal informationBornYukio Sawamukai 1941 06 18 18 June 1941 age 82 Saroma Hokkaidō JapanHeight1 73 m 5 ft 8 in Weight105 kg 231 lb CareerStableTokitsukazeRecord254 211 24DebutSeptember 1956Highest rankKomusubi July 1964 RetiredNovember 1964Championships1 Juryō Special PrizesOutstanding Performance 1 Fighting Spirit 1 Gold Stars1 Tochinoumi Up to date as of Sep 2012 Career record editThe Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958 Sawahikari Yukio 1 Year JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka 1956 x x x Not held Maezumo Not held 1957 Shinjo 3 1 East Jonidan 112 4 4 West Jonidan 89 6 2 Not held East Jonidan 33 5 3 West Sandanme 91 3 5 1958 West Sandanme 98 4 4 West Sandanme 89 4 4 West Sandanme 86 7 1 East Sandanme 41 4 4 West Sandanme 36 4 4 West Sandanme 33 6 2 1959 West Sandanme 17 3 5 East Sandanme 23 5 3 West Sandanme 8 6 2 West Makushita 74 5 3 West Makushita 66 5 3 West Makushita 50 5 3 1960 East Makushita 41 0 3 5 West Makushita 52 2 6 West Makushita 61 7 1 East Makushita 41 4 3 West Makushita 35 3 4 East Makushita 38 6 1 1961 East Makushita 23 5 2 East Makushita 14 5 2 West Makushita 8 3 4 West Makushita 10 4 3 East Makushita 6 4 3 West Makushita 3 5 2 1962 West Juryō 18 10 5 East Juryō 8 7 8 West Juryō 9 8 7 West Juryō 5 7 8 West Juryō 6 7 8 West Juryō 7 7 4 4 1963 West Juryō 7 7 8 East Juryō 8 7 8 West Juryō 8 8 7 East Juryō 8 8 7 West Juryō 5 12 3Champion East Maegashira 12 10 5 F 1964 West Maegashira 5 5 10 West Maegashira 10 9 6 East Maegashira 4 8 7 O East Komusubi 1 2 13 East Maegashira 7 5 10 West Maegashira 14 Retired0 0 15 Record 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 editGlossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of sumo tournament second division champions List of komusubiReferences edit Sawahikari Yukio Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 16 September 2012 nbsp This biographical article related to sumo wrestling is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sawahikari Yukio amp oldid 866021263, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
