Niigiyama Tadashi
| Niigiyama Tadashi | |
|---|---|
| 新岐山 正 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
Tadashi Nagano January 5, 1940 Gifu, Japan |
| Died | September 5, 1986 (aged 46) |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 142 kg (313 lb; 22.4 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Tokitsukaze |
| Record | 229-205-43 |
| Debut | March, 1955 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 11 (May, 1962) |
| Retired | May, 1963 |
| Championships |
2 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita) |
| * Up to date as of Sep. 2012. | |
Niigiyama Tadashi (born Tadashi Nagano; January 5, 1940 - September 5, 1986) was a sumo wrestler from Gifu, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1955, and reached the top division in March 1961. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in May 1963.
Career record
- The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #18
4–4 |
Not held | West Jonidan #92
3–5 |
Not held |
| 1956 | East Jonidan #90
3–5 |
West Jonidan #96
3–5 |
East Jonidan #93
0–1–7 |
Not held | East Jonokuchi #2
5–3 |
Not held |
| 1957 | East Jonidan #72
4–4 |
West Jonidan #61
6–2 |
East Jonidan #10
6–2 |
Not held | West Sandanme #70
3–5 |
East Sandanme #76
5–3 |
| 1958 | East Sandanme #62
7–1–P |
West Sandanme #21
5–3 |
East Sandanme #12
4–4 |
East Sandanme #9
0–0–8 |
East Sandanme #30
5–3 |
East Sandanme #20
3–5 |
| 1959 | East Sandanme #29
5–3 |
East Sandanme #16
7–1 |
East Makushita #78
5–3 |
West Makushita #65
6–2 |
West Makushita #55
5–3 |
East Makushita #44
8–0 Champion |
| 1960 | West Makushita #5
4–4 |
West Makushita #1
5–3 |
East Jūryō #17
8–7 |
West Jūryō #16
7–8 |
West Jūryō #16
12–3–P Champion |
East Jūryō #3
8–7 |
| 1961 | West Jūryō #2
11–4–P |
East Maegashira #12
6–8–1 |
West Maegashira #14
3–12 |
West Jūryō #5
5–10 |
West Jūryō #7
5–10 |
West Jūryō #12
10–5 |
| 1962 | West Jūryō #3
12–3 Champion |
West Maegashira #12
7–8 |
East Maegashira #11
6–9 |
East Maegashira #14
Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
East Jūryō #8
3–12 |
West Jūryō #18
10–5 |
| 1963 | West Jūryō #6
1–9–5 |
East Jūryō #18
4–11 |
East Makushita #5
Retired 0–0–7 |
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| 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) | ||||||
See also
- Glossary of sumo terms
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of sumo tournament second division champions
References
- ↑ "Niigiyama Tadashi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
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