Hoshiiwato Yūji

Hoshiiwato Yūji
星岩涛 祐二
Personal information
Born Yūji Noguchi
(1955-07-25) July 25, 1955
Kaimon, Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight 138 kg (304 lb; 21.7 st)
Career
Stable IzutsuMichinoku
Record 552-549-15
Debut May, 1970
Highest rank Maegashira 14 (July, 1989)
Retired January, 1991
Championships 1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Hoshiiwato Yūji (born 25 July 1955 as Yūji Noguchi) is a former sumo wrestler from Kaimon, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1970 and reached the top division in July 1989. His highest rank was maegashira 14. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association and took over as head coach at Michinoku stable. He left the Sumo Association in December 1997 and was succeeded as head coach by former ōzeki Kirishima.[1][2]

Career record

Hoshiiwato Yūji[3]
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
1970 x x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #8
52
 
West Jonidan #61
16
 
East Jonidan #82
52
 
1971 West Jonidan #39
25
 
West Jonidan #55
52
 
West Jonidan #18
052
 
West Jonidan #59
52
 
West Jonidan #22
34
 
East Jonidan #37
34
 
1972 West Jonidan #48
43
 
West Jonidan #28
43
 
West Jonidan #16
34
 
East Jonidan #23
43
 
West Jonidan #12
34
 
West Jonidan #20
52
 
1973 East Sandanme #58
25
 
West Jonidan #2
43
 
East Sandanme #69
43
 
East Sandanme #58
25
 
West Jonidan #2
43
 
West Sandanme #65
43
 
1974 East Sandanme #50
43
 
East Sandanme #40
34
 
East Sandanme #54
25
 
East Sandanme #74
43
 
West Sandanme #61
43
 
West Sandanme #48
61
 
1975 West Sandanme #14
43
 
East Sandanme #2
16
 
West Sandanme #32
25
 
East Sandanme #55
25
 
West Sandanme #78
34
 
East Jonidan #14
52
 
1976 East Sandanme #68
61
 
West Sandanme #25
61
 
East Makushita #48
52
 
East Makushita #32
34
 
East Makushita #40
16
 
West Sandanme #5
43
 
1977 West Makushita #50
52
 
West Makushita #29
34
 
East Makushita #40
43
 
West Makushita #27
52
 
East Makushita #17
25
 
East Makushita #36
25
 
1978 West Makushita #57
43
 
East Makushita #44
16
 
West Sandanme #9
Sat out due to injury
007
West Sandanme #9
25
 
East Sandanme #36
52
 
East Sandanme #5
61
 
1979 West Makushita #30
34
 
East Makushita #39
34
 
East Makushita #51
43
 
East Makushita #42
25
 
East Sandanme #5
34
 
West Sandanme #18
25
 
1980 West Sandanme #44
61
 
East Makushita #60
43
 
East Makushita #50
43
 
West Makushita #41
34
 
West Makushita #50
43
 
East Makushita #38
43
 
1981 West Makushita #31
34
 
West Makushita #41
61
 
West Makushita #15
52
 
West Makushita #5
43
 
East Makushita #3
61
 
West Jūryō #11
411
 
1982 West Makushita #6
34
 
West Makushita #11
52
 
East Makushita #4
34
 
East Makushita #8
61
 
East Makushita #2
16
 
West Makushita #24
34
 
1983 East Makushita #33
43
 
East Makushita #30
52
 
East Makushita #14
52
 
East Makushita #6
43
 
East Makushita #3
52
 
West Jūryō #11
78
 
1984 West Jūryō #12
87
 
West Jūryō #8
69
 
East Jūryō #12
78
 
East Makushita #1
34
 
West Makushita #5
43
 
East Makushita #3
34
 
1985 West Makushita #8
34
 
West Makushita #15
52
 
West Makushita #7
52
 
East Makushita #2
34
 
West Makushita #7
43
 
East Makushita #4
25
 
1986 East Makushita #17
43
 
West Makushita #11
25
 
West Makushita #28
52
 
East Makushita #18
43
 
East Makushita #12
70
Champion

 
East Jūryō #11
87
 
1987 West Jūryō #7
69
 
West Jūryō #11
87
 
East Jūryō #8
78
 
East Jūryō #10
96
 
East Jūryō #7
69
 
East Jūryō #10
87
 
1988 East Jūryō #7
87
 
East Jūryō #5
78
 
East Jūryō #7
87
 
West Jūryō #3
78
 
West Jūryō #4
411
 
East Jūryō #13
87
 
1989 East Jūryō #9
87
 
West Jūryō #6
87
 
West Jūryō #2
96
 
East Maegashira #14
411
 
West Jūryō #5
69
 
East Jūryō #10
87
 
1990 West Jūryō #5
510
 
West Jūryō #10
105P
 
West Jūryō #2
510
 
West Jūryō #7
87
 
West Jūryō #4
69
 
East Jūryō #8
78
 
1991 West Jūryō #9
Retired
2130
x x x x x
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 Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

See also

References

  1. "Hoshiiwato Yuji Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  2. "Michinoku Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  3. "Hoshiiwato Yuji Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-03-06.


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