Tochihikari Masayuki

Tochihikari Masayuki
栃光 正之
Personal information
Born Ario Nakamura
(1933-08-29)August 29, 1933
Kumamoto, Japan
Died March 28, 1977(1977-03-28) (aged 43)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight 128 kg (282 lb)
Career
Stable Kasugano
Record 577-431-11
Debut May 1952
Highest rank Ōzeki (July 1962)
Retired January 1966
Championships 1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
Special Prizes Outstanding Performance (3)
Fighting Spirit (2)
Gold Stars 4
Yoshibayama (2)
Kagamisato
Asashio
* Up to date as of October 2008.

Tochihikari Masayuki (29 August 1933 - 28 March 1977) was a sumo wrestler from Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan who reached the second highest rank of ōzeki in 1962. He joined Kasugano stable in 1952 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1955. He was a tournament runner-up four times. He fought as an ōzeki for 22 tournaments and retired in 1966. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Chiganoura. His shikona of Tochihikari was subsequently used by a later wrestler from Kasugano stable, also known as Kaneshiro Kofuku.

Pre-modern career record

Tochihikari Masayuki[1]
- Spring
Haru basho, Tokyo		 Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 Autumn
Aki basho, Tokyo
1952 x Shinjo
2–1
 		 West Jonidan #24
7–1
 
- New Year
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 Spring
Haru basho, Osaka		 Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 Autumn
Aki basho, Tokyo
1953 East Sandanme #42
7–1
 		 West Sandanme #16
4–4
 		 West Sandanme #13
7–1
 		 West Makushita #38
6–2
 
1954 East Makushita #28
5–3
 		 East Makushita #18
8–0
Champion
 		 East Jūryō #22
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #14
11–4
 
1955 East Jūryō #8
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #3
15–0
Champion
 		 East Maegashira #13
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #5
8–7
 
1956 West Maegashira #2
7–8
★		 West Maegashira #2
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #5
6–9
 
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

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 Maegashira #6
12–3
 		 West Komusubi #1
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #1
5–10
★		 Not held East Maegashira #6
9–6
★		 East Maegashira #2
4–11
 
1958 West Maegashira #8
11–4
 		 East Maegashira #2
8–7
 		 East Komusubi #1
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #1
9–6
 		 East Komusubi #1
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #4
8–7
 
1959 East Maegashira #1
9–6
 		 West Komusubi #2
9–6
 		 West Sekiwake #1
10–5
F		 East Sekiwake #1
10–5
 		 East Sekiwake #1
8–7
 		 East Sekiwake #1
5–10
 
1960 West Maegashira #1
8–7
 		 East Komusubi #2
8–7
 		 East Komusubi #1
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #1
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #1
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #5
6–9
 
1961 East Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #3
8–7
O★		 West Maegashira #1
8–7
 		 East Komusubi #2
10–5
F		 West Sekiwake #1
8–7
 		 West Sekiwake #1
3–12
 
1962 West Maegashira #4
11–4
 		 West Komusubi #1
10–5
O		 West Sekiwake #2
13–2
O		 West Ōzeki #2
11–4
 		 East Ōzeki #1
11–4
 		 West Ōzeki #1
10–5
 
1963 West Ōzeki #1
9–6
 		 East Ōzeki #2
13–2
 		 East Ōzeki #1
9–6
 		 East Ōzeki #2
12–3
 		 East Ōzeki #2
6–9
 		 East Ōzeki #3
8–7
 
1964 East Ōzeki #3
9–6
 		 East Ōzeki #2
4–6–5
 		 West Ōzeki #2
11–4
 		 East Ōzeki #2
12–3
 		 East Ōzeki #2
8–7
 		 West Ōzeki #2
8–7
 
1965 West Ōzeki #2
11–4
 		 East Ōzeki #1
9–6
 		 West Ōzeki #1
3–6–6
 		 East Ōzeki #2
8–7
 		 West Ōzeki #1
6–9
 		 West Ōzeki #1
5–10
 
1966 East Ōzeki #2
Retired
5–10–0
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. ↑ "Tochihikari Masayuki Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-26.

External links


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