Oikawa Teruhisa

Oikawa Teruhisa
及川 煌久
Personal information
Born	Kotsugu Oikawa January 11, 1936 Maesawa, Iwate, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb)
Career
Stable	Oneo → Takasago
Record	300-307-19
Debut	January, 1952
Highest rank	Maegashira 10 (September, 1960)
Retired	May, 1962
Championships	2 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Oikawa Teruhisa (born 11 January 1936 as Kotsugu Oikawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Maesawa, Iwate, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1952 and reached the top division in September 1957. His highest rank was maegashira 10. He retired from active competition in May 1962.

Pre-modern career record

• In 1953 the New Year tournament was begun and the Spring tournament began to be held in Osaka.

Oikawa Teruhisa^[1]

-	Spring Haru basho, Tokyo	Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo	Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo
1952	Shinjo 1–2	West Jonidan #30 1–7	East Jonidan #30 3–5

-	New Year Hatsu basho, Tokyo	Spring Haru basho, Osaka	Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo	Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo
1953	West Jonidan #22 5–3	East Sandanme #55 3–5	East Sandanme #56 3–5	East Sandanme #59 5–3
1954	East Sandanme #43 5–3	East Sandanme #26 7–1	East Sandanme #4 4–4	West Sandanme #1 4–4
1955	East Makushita #47 4–4	West Makushita #43 4–4	East Makushita #41 6–2	West Makushita #24 5–3
1956	East Makushita #15 5–3	East Makushita #11 6–2	East Makushita #1 5–3	West Jūryō #22 8–7
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 — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

Modern career record

• Since the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958, the yearly schedule has remained unchanged.

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
1957	East Jūryō #15 13–2 Champion	East Jūryō #2 7–8	West Jūryō #3 13–2 Champion	Not held	East Maegashira #16 8–7	West Maegashira #13 7–8
1958	West Maegashira #14 7–8	East Maegashira #15 7–8	East Maegashira #15 5–10	West Maegashira #19 8–7	East Maegashira #17 8–7	West Maegashira #16 7–8
1959	East Maegashira #17 7–8	East Maegashira #18 9–6	West Maegashira #13 5–6–4	West Maegashira #16 8–7	West Maegashira #13 7–8	West Maegashira #12 8–7
1960	East Maegashira #11 7–8	West Maegashira #11 7–8	East Maegashira #12 6–9	East Maegashira #15 8–7	East Maegashira #10 6–9	West Maegashira #14 8–7
1961	East Maegashira #11 4–11	East Jūryō #2 4–11	East Jūryō #9 5–10	East Jūryō #16 7–8	East Jūryō #17 8–7	East Jūryō #13 7–8
1962	East Jūryō #14 5–10	West Jūryō #18 0–5–10	West Makushita #14 Retired 0–2–5
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

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of sumo tournament second division champions

References

1. "Oikawa Teruhisa Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-25.