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1992 in sumo

The following are the events in professional sumo during 1992.

Tournaments edit

Hatsu basho edit

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 January – 26 January

1992 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
0 - 0 - 15 ø   Hokutoumi Y ø   Asahifuji 0 - 4 - 11
12 - 3 - 0   Konishiki O   Kirishima 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kotonishiki S   Takatōriki 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Tochinowaka K   Akebono 13 - 2 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Mitoizumi M1   Wakahanada 10 - 5 - 0
14 - 1 - 0   Takahanada M2   Daishōyama 5 - 10 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Musashimaru M3   Ryōgoku 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Kitakachidoki M4   Kirinishiki 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Akinoshima M5   Misugisato 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kyokudōzan M6   Kushimaumi 8 - 7 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Mainoumi M7   Sakahoko 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Terao M8   Kotogaume 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Wakasegawa M9   Kotonowaka 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Kiraiho M10   Kasugafuji 8 - 7 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Takanonami M11   Kotofuji 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Tomoefuji M12   Takamisugi 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Daizen M13   Kototsubaki 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Daishōhō M14   Tatsuhikari 7 - 8 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Ōzutsu M15   Wakashoyo 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Tsunenoyama M16   Kotoinazuma 8 - 7 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Haru basho edit

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 8 March – 22 March

1992 Haru basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
0 - 3 - 12 ø   Hokutoumi Y ø  
13 - 2 - 0   Konishiki O   Kirishima 12 - 3 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Akebono S   Takahanada 5 - 10 - 0
12 - 3 - 0   Tochinowaka K ø   Wakahanada 0 - 10 - 5
ø   HD   Mitoizumi 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Kotonishiki M1   Musashimaru 9 - 6 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Takatōriki M2   Akinoshima 12 - 3 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Misugisato M3   Kushimaumi 7 - 8 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Takanonami M4   Terao 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kirinishiki M5   Kasugafuji 4 - 11 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kotofuji M6   Tomoefuji 9 - 6 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Takamisugi M7   Kitakachidoki 6 - 9 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Daishōyama M8   Kyokudōzan 8 - 7 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Ryōgoku M9   Daishōhō 9 - 6 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Sakahoko M10   Toyonoumi 9 - 6 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kotonowaka M11   Oginohana 6 - 9 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Tsunenoyama M12 ø   Kotoinazuma 3 - 4 - 8
7 - 8 - 0   Wakasegawa M13   Kiraiho 9 - 6 - 0
3 - 12 - 0   Kotogaume M14   Kototsubaki 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Mainoumi M15   Tatsuhikari 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Daizen M16   Hananokuni 6 - 9 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Natsu basho edit

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 May – 24 May

1992 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
0 - 0 - 0 ø   Hokutoumi Y ø  
9 - 6 - 0   Konishiki O ø   Kirishima 0 - 4 - 11
2 - 9 - 4 ø   Tochinowaka S   Akebono 13 - 2 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Akinoshima K   Mitoizumi 7 - 8 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Kotonishiki HD   Musashimaru 8 - 7 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Misugisato M1   Tomoefuji 8 - 7 - 0
2 - 13 - 0   Terao M2   Takahanada 9 - 6 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Daishōyama M3   Kotofuji 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Daishōhō M4   Kushimaumi 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Takatōriki M5   Toyonoumi 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Kyokudōzan M6   Kirinishiki 5 - 2 - 8
9 - 6 - 0   Kiraiho M7   Wakahanada 11 - 4 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Mainoumi M8   Takamisugi 8 - 7 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Kototsubaki M9   Tatsuhikari 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Takanonami M10   Kitakachidoki 8 - 7 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Wakashoyo M11   Kasugafuji 4 - 11 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Wakanoyama M12 ø   Kotonowaka 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Tamakairiki M13   Oginohana 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Tokitsunada M14 ø   Wakasegawa 3 - 11 - 1
8 - 7 - 0   Tsunenoyama M15   Sakahoko 4 - 11 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Ryōgoku M16 ø  
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Nagoya basho edit

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 5 July – 19 July

1992 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
0 - 0 - 15 ø   Akebono O   Konishiki 10 - 5 - 0
11 - 4 - 0   Kirishima HD ø  
10 - 5 - 0   Akinoshima S   Kotonishiki 6 - 9 - 0
11 - 4 - 0   Musashimaru K   Misugisato 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Takahanada HD ø   Tomoefuji 0 - 2 - 13
4 - 9 - 2   Wakahanada M1   Mitoizumi 13 - 2 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Kyokudōzan M2   Daishōhō 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Kushimaumi M3 ø   Kototsubaki 5 - 5 - 5
7 - 8 - 0   Kiraiho M4   Toyonoumi 8 - 7 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Tochinowaka M5   Takamisugi 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Daishōyama M6   Tatsuhikari 4 - 11 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kotofuji M7   Kitakachidoki 7 - 8 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Takatōriki M8   Oginohana 8 - 5 - 2
6 - 5 - 4 ø   Ryōgoku M9   Wakanoyama 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kotonowaka M10   Kirinishiki 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Mainoumi M11   Tokitsunada 8 - 7 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Tsunenoyama M12   Takanonami 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Terao M13   Enazakura 4 - 11 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Daizen M14   Kenkō 3 - 12 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kotogaume M15   Tachihikari 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Hananokuni M16 ø  
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Aki basho edit

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 September – 27 September

1992 Aki basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
7 - 8 - 0   Kirishima O   Konishiki 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Akebono HD ø  
8 - 7 - 0   Akinoshima S   Musashimaru 10 - 5 - 0
ø   HD   Mitoizumi 8 - 7 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Misugisato K   Takahanada 14 - 1 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Kyokudōzan HD ø  
11 - 4 - 0   Kotonishiki M1   Toyonoumi 5 - 10 - 0
10 - 5 - 0   Takatōriki M2   Daishōyama 5 - 10 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Kotofuji M3   Oginohana 5 - 7 - 3
7 - 8 - 0   Kotonowaka M4   Kiraiho 4 - 11 - 0
4 - 11 - 0   Kirinishiki M5   Takanonami 6 - 9 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Mainoumi M6   Kushimaumi 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Takamisugi M7   Tokitsunada 6 - 9 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Terao M8   Daishōhō 11 - 4 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Wakahanada M9   Kitakachidoki 8 - 7 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Kototsubaki M10   Kotogaume 6 - 9 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Tochinowaka M11   Ryōgoku 2 - 13 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Wakanoyama M12   Tatsuhikari 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Tomoefuji M13   Wakashoyo 10 - 5 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Tamakairiki M14   Daizen 10 - 5 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Naminohana M15   Kotoinazuma 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Asahisato M16 ø  
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Kyushu basho edit

Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 8 November – 22 November

1992 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
0 - 2 - 13 ø   Konishiki O   Akebono 14 - 1 - 0
1 - 7 - 7 ø   Kirishima HD ø  
9 - 6 - 0   Musashimaru S   Takahanada 10 - 5 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Akinoshima HD   Mitoizumi 1 - 12 - 2
13 - 2 - 0   Kotonishiki K   Kyokudōzan 4 - 11 - 0
ø   HD   Takatōriki 5 - 10 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Daishōhō M1   Takamisugi 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Terao M2   Kushimaumi 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Misugisato M3   Tochinowaka 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0   Wakashoyo M4   Wakahanada 9 - 6 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kitakachidoki M5   Daizen 9 - 6 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kotonowaka M6   Tomoefuji 10 - 5 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Toyonoumi M7   Mainoumi 4 - 11 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Tamakairiki M8   Daishōyama 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Tatsuhikari M9   Oginohana 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Takanonami M10   Kotoinazuma 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0   Kotofuji M11   Kiraiho 7 - 8 - 0
9 - 6 - 0   Tokitsunada M12   Kirinishiki 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0   Kotogaume M13   Kasugafuji 9 - 6 - 0
10 - 4 - 1 ø   Kototsubaki M14   Kotobeppu 10 - 5 - 0
5 - 10 - 0   Wakanoyama M15   Hananokuni 5 - 10 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

News edit

January edit

  • Yokozuna Asahifuji retires after losing his first three bouts, leaving the injured Hokutoumi as the only yokozuna on the banzuke.
  • Maegashira Takahanada wins his first makuuchi yusho with a 14-1 record, the youngest ever to do so. He wins all three special prizes for Technique, Outstanding Performance and Fighting Spirit. Runner-up is Akebono on 13-2, who shares the Outstanding Performance and Fighting Spirit prizes. Ozeki Konishiki, who won the previous tournament in November 1991 and is aiming for yokozuna promotion, can only manage third place with a 12-3 score. Takahanada's brother Wakahanada shares the Technique prize. Toyonoumi wins the juryo division championship. Veteran former komusubi Tamaryu retires.

February edit

March edit

  • Konishiki wins his third career championship with a 13-2 record, but is not promoted to yokozuna. The chairman of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, Hideo Ueda says, "We want to make doubly sure that Konishiki is worthy to be a grand champion. Therefore, we decided to wait for another tournament."[1] After this, Konishiki never won more than 10 bouts in a single tournament again.

April edit

  • Chiyonofuji becomes head coach of Kokonoe stable.
  • Konishiki is quoted in the New York Times as saying, "if I were Japanese, I would be there (yokozuna) already," causing an international furore.[2][3]

May edit

  • Hokutoumi announces his retirement, leaving no yokozuna for the first time in over 60 years. He is the fourth yokozuna in a year to retire, following Chiyonofuji in May 1991, Onokuni in July 1991, and Asahifuji in January.
  • Akebono wins the championship with a 13-2 record and is promoted to ozeki. He also receives the Outstanding Performance award. Konishiki can manage only a 9-6 record, meaning he is no longer on a yokozuna promotion run and must start over. The runner-up is Wakahanada on 11-4, who wins his third Technique Award. Veteran Misugisato wins his first (and only) special prize in his career, for Fighting Spirit. Former sekiwake Ozutsu and Tochitsukasa, and former komusubi Takanofuji, all retire. Another former sekiwake, Kotogaume, wins the juryo championship. Former Nihon University champion Sakamotoyama wins the makushita division title with a perfect 7-0 record.

July edit

  • Maegashira Mitoizumi is the surprise winner of the championship with a 13-2 record.[4] He is the fourth maegashira-ranked yusho winner in a year, following Kotofuji in July 1991, Kotonishiki in September 1991, and Takahanada in January. He finishes two wins ahead of Musashimaru, who wins his first Technique Award, and ozeki Kirishima on 11-4. Mitoizumi also receives his sixth Fighting Spirit prize. The Outstanding Performance prize goes to Kyokudozan for defeating the two highest ranked wrestlers on the banzuke (Kirishima and Konishiki). The juryo championship goes to Wakashoyo. Former maegashira Wakasegawa retires.

September edit

  • Takahanada wins his second championship with a 14–1 record from the rank of komusubi. He also wins his fourth Outstanding Performance prize. His closest challengers are two maegashira, Kotonishiki and Daishoho, both on 11-4. Daishoho shares the Fighting Spirit prize with Kyokudozan, who gets a winning record in his komusubi debut. Kotobeppu wins the juryo championship, while 28 year old ex-teacher and amateur champion Narimatsu wins the makushita championship. Izutsu stable's Sakahoko and Sasshunada both retire.

November edit

  • Akebono wins his second championship. Kirishima loses his ozeki status.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Meat Bomb: Konishiki, the quarter-ton sumo wrestler from Hawaii, has set off an explosion of new interest—and controversy—in the hidebound national sport of Japan". Sports Illustrated. 18 May 1992. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Sumo Star Charges Racism in Japan". New York Times. 22 April 1992. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Weight on Tradition : At 576 Pounds, Hawaiian Sumo Star Konishiki Has the Japanese Wrestling With Accepting a Foreigner at the Sport's Highest Rank". LA Times. 28 April 1992. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Former sekiwake Mitoizumi retires". Japam Times. 16 September 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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