Tomoefuji Toshihide (born 27 January 1971 as Toshihide Kurosawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Akita Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi.
Tomoefuji Toshihide
巴富士 俊英
Personal information
Born
Toshihide Kurosawa (1971-01-27) 27 January 1971 (age 52) Kazuno, Akita
Born in Kazuno, he was scouted by yokozunaChiyonofuji after winning several children's sumo competitions in his native Akita Prefecture.[1] At junior high school he was a rival of the future Wakanohana.[1] He joined Chiyonofuji's Kokonoe stable and made his professional debut in May 1986. He made the sandanme division in November 1987 but then missed two tournaments and fell back to the lowest jonokuchi division. In July 1988 he won his first (and only) yusho or tournament championship in the jonidan division with a perfect 7-0 record. He reached the third highest makushita division a year later.
While in the makushita division he performed the yumitori-shiki or bow-twirling ceremony that takes place at the end of every tournament day, from 1989 to 1990. He reached sekitori status in July 1990 upon promotion to the jūryō division and in January 1991 made his debut in the makuuchi top division. He scored ten wins in his debut and was awarded the Fighting Spirit sansho or special prize. Tomoefuji seemed to have broken the jinx against performers of the yumitori-shiki ceremony having a successful career in sumo.[1]
In May 1992 he became the only sekitori in his stable, following the retirements of Hokutoumi and Takanofuji. Just a year earlier the stable had had two yokozuna, Hokutoumi and Chiyonofuji.[1] Tomoefuji's subsequent career was blighted by injuries. He was involved in a training accident with Akebono shortly before the July 1992 tournament, which led to Akebono having to miss his debut tournament as ozeki. Tomoefuji made his debut in the sanyaku ranks at komusubi in that tournament, but had to pull out on the second day. He never managed to return to the rank. Restricted by an injury to his right knee, in September 1993 he was demoted back to the jūryō division after a poor 4-11 record. He missed two tournaments in 1994, falling to the bottom of the division, and in May 1995 he lost sekitori status altogether after falling back to makushita. He fought his last competitive match in March 1998. He was still listed on the banzuke ranking sheets in September but had fallen to sandanme 85, the lowest rank ever recorded by a former sanyaku wrestler, upon which he announced his retirement from sumo. He left the Sumo Association upon retiring.
Fighting styleedit
Tomoefuji's favourite techniques were hidari-yotsu, (a right hand outside, left hand inside grip on his opponents' mawashi) uwatenage, (overarm throw) and yorikiri (force out).[1]
^"Tomoefuji Toshihide Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
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Complete career record
December 18, 2023
tomoefuji, toshihide, born, january, 1971, toshihide, kurosawa, former, sumo, wrestler, from, akita, prefecture, japan, highest, rank, komusubi, 巴富士, 俊英personal, informationborntoshihide, kurosawa, 1971, january, 1971, kazuno, akitaheight1, weight142, careerst. Tomoefuji Toshihide born 27 January 1971 as Toshihide Kurosawa is a former sumo wrestler from Akita Prefecture Japan His highest rank was komusubi Tomoefuji Toshihide巴富士 俊英Personal informationBornToshihide Kurosawa 1971 01 27 27 January 1971 age 52 Kazuno AkitaHeight1 91 m 6 ft 3 in Weight142 kg 313 lb 22 4 st CareerStableKokonoeRecord354 307 97DebutMay 1986Highest rankKomusubi July 1992 RetiredSeptember 1998Championships1 Jonidan Special PrizesFighting Spirit 1 Up to date as of February 2009 Contents 1 Career 2 Fighting style 3 Career record 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCareer editBorn in Kazuno he was scouted by yokozuna Chiyonofuji after winning several children s sumo competitions in his native Akita Prefecture 1 At junior high school he was a rival of the future Wakanohana 1 He joined Chiyonofuji s Kokonoe stable and made his professional debut in May 1986 He made the sandanme division in November 1987 but then missed two tournaments and fell back to the lowest jonokuchi division In July 1988 he won his first and only yusho or tournament championship in the jonidan division with a perfect 7 0 record He reached the third highest makushita division a year later While in the makushita division he performed the yumitori shiki or bow twirling ceremony that takes place at the end of every tournament day from 1989 to 1990 He reached sekitori status in July 1990 upon promotion to the juryō division and in January 1991 made his debut in the makuuchi top division He scored ten wins in his debut and was awarded the Fighting Spirit sansho or special prize Tomoefuji seemed to have broken the jinx against performers of the yumitori shiki ceremony having a successful career in sumo 1 In May 1992 he became the only sekitori in his stable following the retirements of Hokutoumi and Takanofuji Just a year earlier the stable had had two yokozuna Hokutoumi and Chiyonofuji 1 Tomoefuji s subsequent career was blighted by injuries He was involved in a training accident with Akebono shortly before the July 1992 tournament which led to Akebono having to miss his debut tournament as ozeki Tomoefuji made his debut in the sanyaku ranks at komusubi in that tournament but had to pull out on the second day He never managed to return to the rank Restricted by an injury to his right knee in September 1993 he was demoted back to the juryō division after a poor 4 11 record He missed two tournaments in 1994 falling to the bottom of the division and in May 1995 he lost sekitori status altogether after falling back to makushita He fought his last competitive match in March 1998 He was still listed on the banzuke ranking sheets in September but had fallen to sandanme 85 the lowest rank ever recorded by a former sanyaku wrestler upon which he announced his retirement from sumo He left the Sumo Association upon retiring Fighting style editTomoefuji s favourite techniques were hidari yotsu a right hand outside left hand inside grip on his opponents mawashi uwatenage overarm throw and yorikiri force out 1 Career record editTomoefuji Toshihide 2 Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka1986 x x Maezumo East Jonokuchi 57 6 1 West Jonidan 121 6 1 West Jonidan 47 2 5 1987 West Jonidan 72 5 2 West Jonidan 31 2 2 3 East Jonidan 66 2 5 West Jonidan 93 6 1 West Jonidan 25 5 2 West Sandanme 91 1 6 1988 West Jonidan 23 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 East Jonidan 94 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 West Jonokuchi 7 6 1 West Jonidan 87 7 0 PChampion East Sandanme 80 4 3 East Sandanme 57 5 2 1989 East Sandanme 27 3 4 East Sandanme 41 5 2 West Sandanme 11 6 1 East Makushita 39 6 1 East Makushita 18 5 2 West Makushita 8 2 5 1990 West Makushita 21 5 2 East Makushita 10 5 2 East Makushita 5 6 1 P West Juryō 12 8 7 East Juryō 9 9 6 East Juryō 4 8 7 1991 West Maegashira 15 10 5 F West Maegashira 6 5 10 West Maegashira 13 8 7 West Maegashira 9 9 6 East Maegashira 4 0 2 13 East Maegashira 16 9 6 1992 East Maegashira 12 8 7 West Maegashira 6 9 6 West Maegashira 1 8 7 West Komusubi 2 0 2 13 East Maegashira 13 9 6 West Maegashira 6 10 5 1993 East Maegashira 2 6 9 West Maegashira 4 9 6 West Maegashira 1 3 12 East Maegashira 8 5 10 West Maegashira 13 4 11 West Juryō 5 6 9 1994 East Juryō 8 7 8 West Juryō 9 8 7 West Juryō 7 9 6 West Juryō 3 10 5 East Juryō 1 0 3 12 West Juryō 12 Sat out due to injury0 0 15 1995 West Juryō 12 11 4 P East Juryō 5 6 9 West Juryō 8 4 11 West Makushita 1 1 6 West Makushita 20 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 West Makushita 59 4 3 1996 East Makushita 48 5 2 West Makushita 28 4 3 West Makushita 20 5 2 West Makushita 10 5 2 West Makushita 4 2 5 East Makushita 13 5 2 1997 East Makushita 5 3 4 West Makushita 12 3 4 West Makushita 19 4 3 West Makushita 12 3 4 West Makushita 19 5 2 West Makushita 11 4 3 1998 West Makushita 6 2 5 East Makushita 21 1 6 East Makushita 46 0 1 6 West Sandanme 25 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 East Sandanme 85 Retired0 0 0 xRecord 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 a b c d e Sharnoff Lora 1993 Grand Sumo Weatherhill p 118 ISBN 0 8348 0283 X Tomoefuji Toshihide Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 27 August 2012 External links editComplete career record Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomoefuji Toshihide amp oldid 1027803981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
