Asaarashi Daizaburo

Asaarashi Daizaburo
朝嵐 大三郎
Personal information
Born Junji Sasaki
(1943-07-08) July 8, 1943
Fukui, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 110 kg (240 lb)
Career
Stable Takasago
Record 403-425-7
Debut March, 1959
Highest rank Maegashira 12 (May, 1969)
Retired March, 1973
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Asaarashi Daizaburo (born 8 July 1943 as Junji Sasaki) is a former sumo wrestler from Fukui, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1959, and reached the top division in May 1969. His highest rank was maegashira 12. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Takadagawa. He later acquired the Furiwake name (currently owned by Takamisakari) and reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in July 2008.[1]

Career record

Asaarashi Daizaburo[2]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1959 x (Maezumo) (Banzukegai) (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #24
4–4
 		 East Jonidan #148
0–8
 
1960 East Jonokuchi #11
4–4
 		 East Jonidan #130
4–4
 		 East Jonidan #106
2–6
 		 East Jonidan #116
5–2
 		 East Jonidan #71
1–6
 		 East Jonidan #97
2–5
 
1961 East Jonidan #108
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #34
2–5
 		 East Jonidan #70
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #27
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #37
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #84
5–2
 
1962 East Sandanme #43
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #50
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #38
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #42
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #6
6–1
 		 East Makushita #72
2–5
 
1963 East Makushita #95
5–2
 		 West Makushita #65
4–3
 		 West Makushita #58
2–5
 		 East Makushita #71
5–2
 		 West Makushita #47
3–4
 		 East Makushita #54
3–4
 
1964 East Makushita #58
3–4
 		 East Makushita #59
1–6
 		 West Makushita #84
5–2
 		 West Makushita #66
4–3
 		 West Makushita #57
3–4
 		 East Makushita #63
4–3
 
1965 West Makushita #57
4–3
 		 West Makushita #50
5–2
 		 East Makushita #30
4–3
 		 West Makushita #26
4–3
 		 West Makushita #24
5–2
 		 East Makushita #10
4–3
 
1966 East Makushita #7
3–4
 		 West Makushita #8
5–2
 		 West Makushita #2
5–2
 		 East JÅ«ryō #18
9–6
 		 West JÅ«ryō #9
7–8
 		 West JÅ«ryō #9
6–9
 
1967 West Jūryō #13
6–9
 		 East JÅ«ryō #17
5–10
 		 West Makushita #9
5–2
 		 West Makushita #3
6–1
 		 West JÅ«ryō #10
6–9
 		 East JÅ«ryō #13
7–8
 
1968 East Makushita #1
4–3
 		 West JÅ«ryō #13
3–12
 		 East Makushita #5
4–3
 		 West Makushita #2
5–2
 		 West JÅ«ryō #13
8–7
 		 East JÅ«ryō #11
9–6
 
1969 West Jūryō #5
9–6
 		 East JÅ«ryō #1
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #12
5–10
 		 West JÅ«ryō #4
6–9
 		 JÅ«ryō #8
8–7
 		 West JÅ«ryō #5
7–8
 
1970 West Jūryō #7
9–6
 		 West JÅ«ryō #3
8–7
 		 East JÅ«ryō #2
5–10
 		 East JÅ«ryō #9
5–10
 		 West JÅ«ryō #13
9–6
 		 East JÅ«ryō #9
8–7
 
1971 West Jūryō #5
6–9
 		 West JÅ«ryō #11
4–11
 		 East Makushita #7
4–3
 		 West Makushita #4
4–3
 		 West Makushita #1
6–1
 		 East JÅ«ryō #11
8–7
 
1972 East Jūryō #9
6–9
 		 East JÅ«ryō #11
8–7
 		 West JÅ«ryō #6
6–9
 		 West JÅ«ryō #9
8–7
 		 East JÅ«ryō #6
7–8
 		 East JÅ«ryō #7
5–10
 
1973 West Jūryō #11
3–12
 		 East Makushita #9
Retired
0–0–7
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — ÅŒzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Asaarashi Daizaburo Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  2. ↑ "Asaarashi Daizaburo Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-07.


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