Kōbōyama Daizō
| Kōbōyama Daizō | |
|---|---|
| 髙望山大造 | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
Kōkichi Yomogida August 15, 1957 Tsukidate, Miyagi, Japan |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 135 kg (298 lb; 21.3 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Takashima → Kumagatani |
| Record | 579-606-21 |
| Debut | March, 1973 |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (January, 1984) |
| Retired | November, 1990 |
| Special Prizes | Technique (2) |
| * Up to date as of July 2012. | |
Kōbōyama Daizō (born 15 August 1957 as Kōkichi Yomogida) is a former sumo wrestler from Tsukidate, Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now a sumo coach.
Career
He came from a family of beef cattle farmers. He was a Prefectural Junior School Sumo Champion.[1]
He joined Takashima stable in 1973, recruited by former ōzeki Mitsuneyama, although he was transferred to Kumagatani stable in 1982 upon the retirement of his stablemaster. He reached the top makuuchi division in November 1981, and was runner-up to Chiyonofuji in July 1982, earning his first special prize for Technique. In November 1983 he won his second technique prize and was promoted all the way from maegashira 7 to sekiwake, which was to be his highest rank.[2] He made the sanyaku ranks only one more time, at komusubi in September 1985.
Retirement from sumo
He fell to the jūryō division in 1990, retiring at the end of that year. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association, and re-established the Takashima stable in 1993. The stable closed in June 2011 when its only remaining wrestler retired, and Takashima moved to Kasugayama stable to work as a coach there.
Fighting style
He specialised in moro-zashi, or using two hands inside his opponent's arms to grab the mawashi, and was fond of the unusual kimarite or technique of tottari, the arm bar throw.[1]
Career record
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #6
4–3 |
West Jonidan #59
2–5 |
West Jonidan #84
5–2 |
East Jonidan #48
4–2 |
| 1974 | West Jonidan #36
2–5 |
West Jonidan #61
4–3 |
West Jonidan #47
2–5 |
West Jonidan #69
5–2 |
East Jonidan #33
4–3 |
West Jonidan #18
4–3 |
| 1975 | West Jonidan #1
3–4 |
East Jonidan #12
3–4 |
West Jonidan #25
4–3 |
West Jonidan #7
3–4 |
East Jonidan #24
6–1 |
East Sandanme #48
4–3 |
| 1976 | East Sandanme #32
4–3 |
East Sandanme #19
4–3 |
East Sandanme #8
3–4 |
East Sandanme #19
4–3 |
East Sandanme #8
3–4 |
East Sandanme #17
4–3 |
| 1977 | East Sandanme #3
4–3 |
West Makushita #52
4–3 |
East Makushita #41
2–5 |
West Sandanme #2
5–2 |
East Makushita #44
4–3 |
East Makushita #37
3–4 |
| 1978 | East Makushita #48
4–3 |
West Makushita #35
5–2 |
West Makushita #22
4–3 |
East Makushita #15
4–3 |
East Makushita #12
2–5 |
West Makushita #32
3–4 |
| 1979 | East Makushita #43
5–2 |
West Makushita #26
4–3 |
East Makushita #20
3–4 |
East Makushita #29
4–3 |
East Makushita #21
4–3 |
East Makushita #16
3–4 |
| 1980 | West Makushita #23
3–4 |
East Makushita #33
3–4 |
East Makushita #42
3–4 |
East Makushita #49
5–2 |
West Makushita #29
6–1 |
West Makushita #10
3–4 |
| 1981 | East Makushita #17
6–1 |
West Makushita #4
5–2 |
East Jūryō #13
11–4 |
East Jūryō #5
9–6 |
East Jūryō #1
8–7 |
West Maegashira #12
8–7 |
| 1982 | West Maegashira #9
6–9 |
West Maegashira #11
5–10 |
West Jūryō #1
11–4–P |
East Maegashira #11
11–4 T |
West Maegashira #3
0–3–12 |
East Jūryō #2
7–8 |
| 1983 | East Jūryō #3
10–5 |
West Maegashira #12
9–6 |
East Maegashira #3
6–9 |
West Maegashira #7
9–6 |
East Maegashira #2
5–10 |
West Maegashira #7
10–5 T |
| 1984 | West Sekiwake #1
2–13 |
West Maegashira #7
8–7 |
West Maegashira #2
2–9–4 |
East Maegashira #14
9–6 |
West Maegashira #7
6–9 |
West Maegashira #10
9–6 |
| 1985 | East Maegashira #4
5–10 |
West Maegashira #10
8–7 |
East Maegashira #6
7–8 |
West Maegashira #7
9–6 |
West Komusubi #1
4–11 |
East Maegashira #7
6–9 |
| 1986 | West Maegashira #12
9–6 |
East Maegashira #8
7–8 |
East Maegashira #11
8–7 |
East Maegashira #7
7–8 |
East Maegashira #9
6–9 |
East #13
8–7 |
| 1987 | West Maegashira #9
8–7 |
East Maegashira #6
8–7 |
West Maegashira #1
3–12 |
West Maegashira #7
6–9 |
West Maegashira #12
9–6 |
East Maegashira #4
6–9 |
| 1988 | West Maegashira #5
8–7 |
East Maegashira #2
4–11 |
East Maegashira #11
8–7 |
East Maegashira #7
6–9 |
West Maegashira #11
8–7 |
West Maegashira #8
5–10 |
| 1989 | West Maegashira #13
8–7 |
East Maegashira #9
8–7 |
West Maegashira #3
3–12 |
West Maegashira #12
8–7 |
East Maegashira #10
7–8 |
West Maegashira #12
7–8 |
| 1990 | East Maegashira #14
3–12 |
East Jūryō #8
8–7 |
West Jūryō #3
6–9 |
West Jūryō #6
7–8 |
East Jūryō #8
6–9 |
West Jūryō #11
Retired 2–8 |
| 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) | ||||||