Sawahikari Yukio

Sawahikari Yukio
沢光 幸夫
Personal information
Born Yukio Sawamukai
(1941-06-18) June 18, 1941
Saroma, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Career
Stable Tokitsukaze
Record 254-211-24
Debut September, 1956
Highest rank Komusubi (July, 1964)
Retired November, 1964
Championships 1 (Jūryō)
Special Prizes Outstanding Performance (1)
Fighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars 1 (Tochinoumi)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Sawahikari Yukio (born 18 June 1941 as Yukio Sawamukai) is a former sumo wrestler from Saroma, Hokkaidō, Japan. He made his professional debut in September 1956 and reached the top division in November 1963. His highest rank was komusubi. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in November 1964.

Career record

Sawahikari Yukio[1]
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
1956 x x x Not held (Maezumo) Not held
1957 Shinjo
31
 
East Jonidan #112
44
 
West Jonidan #89
62
 
Not held East Jonidan #33
53
 
West Sandanme #91
35
 
1958 West Sandanme #98
44
 
West Sandanme #89
44
 
West Sandanme #86
71
 
East Sandanme #41
44
 
West Sandanme #36
44
 
West Sandanme #33
62
 
1959 West Sandanme #17
35
 
East Sandanme #23
53
 
West Sandanme #8
62
 
West Makushita #74
53
 
West Makushita #66
53
 
West Makushita #50
53
 
1960 East Makushita #41
035
 
West Makushita #52
26
 
West Makushita #61
71
 
East Makushita #41
43
 
West Makushita #35
34
 
East Makushita #38
61
 
1961 East Makushita #23
52
 
East Makushita #14
52
 
West Makushita #8
34
 
West Makushita #10
43
 
East Makushita #6
43
 
West Makushita #3
52
 
1962 West Jūryō #18
105
 
East Jūryō #8
78
 
West Jūryō #9
87
 
West Jūryō #5
78
 
West Jūryō #6
78
 
West Jūryō #7
744
 
1963 West Jūryō #7
78
 
East Jūryō #8
78
 
West Jūryō #8
87
 
East Jūryō #8
87
 
West Jūryō #5
123
Champion

 
East Maegashira #12
105
F
1964 West Maegashira #5
510
 
West Maegashira #10
96
 
East Maegashira #4
87
O
East Komusubi #1
213
 
East Maegashira #7
510
 
West Maegashira #14
Retired
0015
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. "Sawahikari Yukio Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-16.


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