1992 in sumo

The following are the events in professional sumo during 1992.

Tournaments

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Hatsu basho

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Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 January – 26 January

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

Haru basho

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Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 8 March – 22 March

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

Natsu basho

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Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 May – 24 May

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

Nagoya basho

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Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 5 July – 19 July

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

Aki basho

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Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 September – 27 September

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

Kyushu basho

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Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 8 November – 22 November

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

News

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January

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  • 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

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March

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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

See also

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References

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  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.