Wakachichibu Komei

Wakachichibu Komei
若秩父 高明
Personal information
Born Komei Kato
(1939-03-16)March 16, 1939
Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
Died September 17, 2014(2014-09-17) (aged 75)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 150 kg (330 lb)
Career
Stable Hanakago
Record 570-527-5
Debut May, 1954
Highest rank Sekiwake (July, 1963)
Retired November, 1968
Championships 2 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Jonidan)
Special Prizes Fighting Spirit (2)
Gold Stars 3
Tochinoumi (2)
Chiyonoyama
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Wakachichibu Komei (real name Komei Kato, 16 March 1939 – 17 September 2014) was a sumo wrestler from Chichibu, Saitama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1954 and reached the top division in September 1958. His highest rank was sekiwake. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Tokiwayama. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in March 2004.[1]

Career record

Wakachichibu Komei[2]
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
1954 x x (Maezumo) Not held East Jonokuchi #10
53
 
Not held
1955 East Jonidan #48
44
 
West Jonidan #31
44
 
West Jonidan #24
53
 
Not held East Jonidan #3
80P
Champion

 
Not held
1956 East Sandanme #59
80P
 
West Sandanme #8
53
 
East Makushita #68
53
 
Not held East Makushita #62
62
 
Not held
1957 East Makushita #46
62
 
East Makushita #30
53
 
West Makushita #24
62
 
Not held East Makushita #13
71P
Champion

 
East Makushita #1
53
 
1958 East Jūryō #24
114
 
West Jūryō #14
114
 
West Jūryō #6
114P
Champion

 
East Jūryō #1
114
 
West Maegashira #18
123
F
West Maegashira #4
78
 
1959 West Maegashira #4
105
F
West Komusubi #1
213
 
West Maegashira #11
87
 
East Maegashira #10
96
 
East Maegashira #4
78
 
West Maegashira #4
69
 
1960 West Maegashira #7
78
 
East Maegashira #9
510
 
West Maegashira #14
132
 
East Maegashira #4
87
 
West Maegashira #1
411
 
West Maegashira #8
69
 
1961 West Maegashira #12
78
 
West Maegashira #12
411
 
West Jūryō #1
87
 
East Jūryō #1
132
Champion

 
West Maegashira #9
78
 
East Maegashira #10
105
 
1962 East Maegashira #5
114
 
East Maegashira #1
114
 
East Komusubi #1
510
 
East Maegashira #4
96
 
East Komusubi #1
510
 
West Maegashira #3
69
 
1963 East Maegashira #6
87
 
West Maegashira #2
96
 
East Komusubi #1
114
 
West Sekiwake #1
87
 
West Sekiwake #1
510
 
East Maegashira #2
78
 
1964 East Maegashira #3
78
 
East Maegashira #3
213
 
East Maegashira #12
105
 
East Maegashira #5
213
West Maegashira #13
105
 
East Maegashira #7
114
 
1965 East Maegashira #3
510
 
East Maegashira #7
105
 
West Maegashira #1
69
 
West Maegashira #3
87
West Maegashira #2
411
 
West Maegashira #8
69
 
1966 West Maegashira #13
96
 
East Maegashira #10
96
 
East Maegashira #6
69
 
West Maegashira #8
87
 
West Maegashira #5
510
 
West Maegashira #8
510
 
1967 East Jūryō #1
105
 
East Maegashira #13
87
 
West Maegashira #12
510
 
East Jūryō #4
96
 
West Jūryō #1
87
 
West Maegashira #11
411
 
1968 West Jūryō #3
510
 
East Jūryō #9
87
 
East Jūryō #7
78
 
West Jūryō #8
87
 
East Jūryō #5
312
 
West Jūryō #12
Retired
195
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. "Wakachichibu Komei Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  2. "Wakachichibu Komei Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-07.


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