Shiratayama Hidetoshi

Shiratayama Hidetoshi
白田山 秀敏
Personal information
BornHidetoshi Shirata
(1943-12-25) 25 December 1943 (age 80)
Kagami, Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career
StableTakasago
Record594-608-0
DebutJuly, 1959
Highest rankMaegashira 4 (May, 1971)
RetiredJuly, 1977
Elder nameTanigawa
Championships1 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Shiratayama Hidetoshi (born 25 December 1943 as Hidetoshi Shirata) is a former sumo wrestler from Kagami, Kumamoto, Japan. He made his professional debut in September July 1959 and reached the top division in March 1971. His highest rank was maegashira 4. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Tanigawa. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in December 2008.[1]

Career record

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Shiratayama Hidetoshi[2]
Year January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo
March
Haru basho, Osaka
May
Natsu basho, Tokyo
July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya
September
Aki basho, Tokyo
November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1959 x x x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #25
4–4
 
West Jonidan #148
6–2
 
1960 West Jonidan #111
3–5
 
West Jonidan #109
5–3
 
East Jonidan #76
4–4
 
West Jonidan #67
3–4
 
East Jonidan #75
5–2
 
West Jonidan #21
4–3
 
1961 East Sandanme #113
4–3
 
East Sandanme #85
3–4
 
West Sandanme #99
2–5
 
West Jonidan #6
4–3
 
East Sandanme #95
4–3
 
East Sandanme #72
4–3
 
1962 West Sandanme #54
0–7
 
West Sandanme #89
4–3
 
East Sandanme #77
4–3
 
East Sandanme #62
3–4
 
West Sandanme #76
4–3
 
West Sandanme #59
3–4
 
1963 East Sandanme #67
4–3
 
West Sandanme #45
4–3
 
East Sandanme #28
5–2
 
West Makushita #88
5–2
 
East Makushita #59
3–4
 
East Makushita #65
5–2
 
1964 West Makushita #50
4–3
 
East Makushita #40
3–4
 
East Makushita #43
6–1
 
West Makushita #17
4–3
 
East Makushita #13
4–3
 
East Makushita #9
4–3
 
1965 West Makushita #5
2–5
 
East Makushita #14
3–4
 
West Makushita #18
3–4
 
West Makushita #21
2–5
 
East Makushita #31
5–2
 
West Makushita #14
2–5
 
1966 East Makushita #23
4–3
 
East Makushita #18
3–4
 
West Makushita #21
4–3
 
East Makushita #18
4–3
 
West Makushita #13
5–2
 
West Makushita #7
3–4
 
1967 West Makushita #9
1–6
 
East Makushita #26
3–4
 
East Makushita #40
5–2
 
West Makushita #23
6–1
 
East Makushita #6
4–3
 
West Makushita #4
5–2
 
1968 West Jūryō #13
9–6
 
East Jūryō #7
9–6
 
West Jūryō #3
5–10
 
West Jūryō #9
10–5
 
West Jūryō #3
7–8
 
West Jūryō #4
6–9
 
1969 East Jūryō #6
8–7
 
West Jūryō #4
6–9
 
West Jūryō #10
5–10
 
West Makushita #1
4–3
 
East Jūryō #13
8–7
 
West Jūryō #11
8–7
 
1970 West Jūryō #9
6–9
 
East Jūryō #12
9–6
 
East Jūryō #6
7–8
 
East Jūryō #8
9–6
 
West Jūryō #3
7–8
 
West Jūryō #4
9–6
 
1971 East Jūryō #2
11–4–P
Champion

 
East Maegashira #8
8–7
 
East Maegashira #4
2–13
 
West Maegashira #11
8–7
 
East Maegashira #10
8–7
 
West Maegashira #7
6–9
 
1972 West Maegashira #9
9–6
 
East Maegashira #7
3–12
 
West Jūryō #4
10–5
 
East Maegashira #12
6–9
 
West Jūryō #1
6–9
 
West Jūryō #3
8–7
 
1973 East Jūryō #2
7–8
 
East Jūryō #4
7–8
 
East Jūryō #5
7–8
 
East Jūryō #6
9–6
 
East Jūryō #2
5–10
 
West Jūryō #8
8–7
 
1974 East Jūryō #4
8–7
 
West Jūryō #1
6–9
 
West Jūryō #4
9–6
 
West Maegashira #12
9–6
 
West Maegashira #6
7–8
 
West Maegashira #8
8–7
 
1975 East Maegashira #5
5–10
 
West Maegashira #12
6–9
 
West Jūryō #1
9–6
 
East Maegashira #12
3–12
 
West Jūryō #6
8–7
 
East Jūryō #5
6–9
 
1976 West Jūryō #9
8–7
 
East Jūryō #8
8–7
 
East Jūryō #5
6–9
 
East Jūryō #9
8–7
 
West Jūryō #8
8–7
 
East Jūryō #3
8–7
 
1977 East Jūryō #2
6–9
 
West Jūryō #5
5–10
 
West Jūryō #11
Retired
5–10–0
Record given as wins–losses–absences    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: =Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: MakuuchiJūryōMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Shiratayama Hidetoshi Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Shiratayama Hidetoshi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 8 September 2012.