"Tochihikari" redirects here. For the later wrestler also known as Tochihikari, see Kaneshiro Kōfuku.
Tochihikari Masayuki (29 August 1933 – 28 March 1977) was a sumo wrestler from Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan who reached the second highest rank of ōzeki in 1962. He joined Kasugano stable in 1952 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1955. He never won a top division championship but was a tournament runner-up four times. He was promoted to ōzeki in May 1962 alongside his stablemate Tochinoumi. He fought as an ōzeki for 22 tournaments but lost the rank after recording three consecutive losing scores and immediately announced his retirement in January 1966. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Chiganoura. He was a judge of tournament bouts and was involved in both the incorrect decision to award a win to Toda that stopped Taiho's 45 bout winning streak in March 1969 and the famous decision in January 1972 to declare Kitanofuji the winner over Takanohana by kabai-te. He died of rectal cancer at the age of 43. His shikona of Tochihikari was subsequently used by a later wrestler from Kasugano stable, also known as Kaneshiro Kofuku.
Tochihikari Masayuki
栃光 正之
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Ario Nakamura (1933-08-29)29 August 1933 Kumamoto, Japan
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Tochihikari redirects here For the later wrestler also known as Tochihikari see Kaneshiro Kōfuku Tochihikari Masayuki 29 August 1933 28 March 1977 was a sumo wrestler from Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan who reached the second highest rank of ōzeki in 1962 He joined Kasugano stable in 1952 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1955 He never won a top division championship but was a tournament runner up four times He was promoted to ōzeki in May 1962 alongside his stablemate Tochinoumi He fought as an ōzeki for 22 tournaments but lost the rank after recording three consecutive losing scores and immediately announced his retirement in January 1966 He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Chiganoura He was a judge of tournament bouts and was involved in both the incorrect decision to award a win to Toda that stopped Taiho s 45 bout winning streak in March 1969 and the famous decision in January 1972 to declare Kitanofuji the winner over Takanohana by kabai te He died of rectal cancer at the age of 43 His shikona of Tochihikari was subsequently used by a later wrestler from Kasugano stable also known as Kaneshiro Kofuku Tochihikari Masayuki栃光 正之Personal informationBornArio Nakamura 1933 08 29 29 August 1933Kumamoto JapanDied28 March 1977 1977 03 28 aged 43 Height1 76 m 5 ft 9 1 2 in Weight128 kg 282 lb CareerStableKasuganoRecord577 431 11DebutMay 1952Highest rankŌzeki July 1962 RetiredJanuary 1966Elder nameChiganouraChampionships1 Juryō 1 Makushita Special PrizesOutstanding Performance 3 Fighting Spirit 2 Gold Stars4Yoshibayama 2 Kagamisato Asashio Up to date as of June 2020 Contents 1 Pre modern career record 2 Modern career record 3 See also 4 ReferencesPre modern career record editIn 1953 the New Year tournament was begun and the Spring tournament began to be held in Osaka Tochihikari Masayuki 1 SpringHaru basho Tokyo SummerNatsu basho Tokyo AutumnAki basho Tokyo1952 x Shinjo 2 1 West Jonidan 24 7 1 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 P Playoff s Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira New YearHatsu basho Tokyo SpringHaru basho Osaka SummerNatsu basho Tokyo AutumnAki basho Tokyo 1953 East Sandanme 42 7 1 West Sandanme 16 4 4 West Sandanme 13 7 1 West Makushita 38 6 2 1954 East Makushita 28 5 3 East Makushita 18 8 0Champion East Juryō 22 10 5 West Juryō 14 11 4 1955 East Juryō 8 9 6 West Juryō 3 15 0Champion East Maegashira 13 10 5 West Maegashira 5 8 7 1956 West Maegashira 2 7 8 West Maegashira 2 5 10 West Maegashira 6 8 7 West Maegashira 5 6 9 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 P Playoff s Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi MaegashiraModern career record editSince the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958 the yearly schedule has remained unchanged Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka 1957 West Maegashira 6 12 3 West Komusubi 1 6 9 West Maegashira 1 5 10 Not held East Maegashira 6 9 6 East Maegashira 2 4 11 1958 West Maegashira 8 11 4 East Maegashira 2 8 7 East Komusubi 1 7 8 East Maegashira 1 9 6 East Komusubi 1 4 11 East Maegashira 4 8 7 1959 East Maegashira 1 9 6 West Komusubi 2 9 6 West Sekiwake 1 10 5 F East Sekiwake 1 10 5 East Sekiwake 1 8 7 East Sekiwake 1 5 10 1960 West Maegashira 1 8 7 East Komusubi 2 8 7 East Komusubi 1 6 9 West Maegashira 1 7 8 East Maegashira 1 6 9 West Maegashira 5 6 9 1961 East Maegashira 7 8 7 West Maegashira 3 8 7 O West Maegashira 1 8 7 East Komusubi 2 10 5 F West Sekiwake 1 8 7 West Sekiwake 1 3 12 1962 West Maegashira 4 11 4 West Komusubi 1 10 5 O West Sekiwake 2 13 2 O West Ōzeki 2 11 4 East Ōzeki 1 11 4 West Ōzeki 1 10 5 1963 West Ōzeki 1 9 6 East Ōzeki 2 13 2 East Ōzeki 1 9 6 East Ōzeki 2 12 3 East Ōzeki 2 6 9 East Ōzeki 3 8 7 1964 East Ōzeki 3 9 6 East Ōzeki 2 4 6 5 West Ōzeki 2 11 4 East Ōzeki 2 12 3 East Ōzeki 2 8 7 West Ōzeki 2 8 7 1965 West Ōzeki 2 11 4 East Ōzeki 1 9 6 West Ōzeki 1 3 6 6 East Ōzeki 2 8 7 West Ōzeki 1 6 9 West Ōzeki 1 5 10 1966 East Ōzeki 2 Retired5 10Record 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 ōzekiReferences edit Tochihikari Masayuki Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 26 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 Tochihikari Masayuki amp oldid 1047647954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
