Kototsubaki Katsuyuki
Sumo wrestler
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| Intro | Sumo wrestler | |
| Places | Japan | |
| is | Sumo wrestler Wrestler Athlete | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 6 December 1960 | |
| Age | 64 years | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
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Biography
Kototsubaki Katsuyuki (born 6 December 1960 as Katsuyuki Tokashiki) is a former sumo wrestler from Naha, Okinawa, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1976, and reached the top division in January 1991. His highest rank was maegashira 3. He retired in March 1995, and as of 2016 he is an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Shiratama.
Career record
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #9 6–1 | East Jonidan #53 2–5 | West Jonidan #80 4–3 | East Jonidan #57 4–3 |
| 1977 | East Jonidan #33 3–4 | West Jonidan #41 3–4 | East Jonidan #53 5–2 | West Jonidan #5 1–6 | East Jonidan #44 3–4 | East Jonidan #52 3–4 |
| 1978 | East Jonidan #62 6–1 | East Jonidan #3 1–6 | East Jonidan #38 6–1 | West Sandanme #73 2–5 | East Jonidan #13 2–1–4 | East Jonidan #33 6–1–P |
| 1979 | East Sandanme #66 5–2 | West Sandanme #38 4–3 | East Sandanme #25 2–5 | East Sandanme #49 4–3 | West Sandanme #34 3–4 | East Sandanme #47 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
| 1980 | West Jonidan #2 6–1 | East Sandanme #35 5–2 | East Sandanme #11 3–4 | West Sandanme #25 6–1 | East Makushita #48 2–5 | West Sandanme #8 0–1–6 |
| 1981 | East Sandanme #43 0–1–6 | East Sandanme #43 4–3 | West Sandanme #30 5–2 | West Sandanme #3 4–3 | West Makushita #51 5–2 | West Makushita #33 4–3 |
| 1982 | West Makushita #20 2–5 | East Makushita #37 4–3 | West Makushita #26 4–3 | East Makushita #21 3–4 | East Makushita #30 3–4 | East Makushita #44 6–1–P |
| 1983 | East Makushita #19 2–5 | East Makushita #38 5–2 | East Makushita #21 4–3 | East Makushita #14 3–4 | West Makushita #22 4–3 | East Makushita #16 4–3 |
| 1984 | East Makushita #8 5–2 | East Makushita #2 2–5 | West Makushita #17 4–3 | East Makushita #11 3–4 | West Makushita #18 2–5 | East Makushita #41 6–1 |
| 1985 | East Makushita #18 3–4 | West Makushita #28 5–2 | West Makushita #13 4–3 | East Makushita #9 6–1 | West Makushita #1 5–2 | East Jūryō #13 5–10 |
| 1986 | East Makushita #5 2–5 | West Makushita #22 3–4 | East Makushita #35 4–3 | East Makushita #23 4–3 | East Makushita #15 4–3 | East Makushita #12 4–3 |
| 1987 | East Makushita #8 4–3 | East Makushita #5 2–5 | West Makushita #22 5–2 | East Makushita #11 5–2 | East Makushita #3 3–4 | East Makushita #7 2–5 |
| 1988 | East Makushita #22 3–4 | West Makushita #30 6–1 | West Makushita #13 5–2 | West Makushita #7 3–4 | East Makushita #13 2–5 | East Makushita #30 4–3 |
| 1989 | West Makushita #24 5–2 | West Makushita #13 4–3 | East Makushita #9 6–1 | East Makushita #2 6–1 | West Jūryō #11 9–6 | East Jūryō #9 8–7 |
| 1990 | East Jūryō #5 6–9 | West Jūryō #8 8–7 | East Jūryō #4 6–9 | East Jūryō #9 9–6 | West Jūryō #3 8–7 | West Jūryō #1 8–7 |
| 1991 | West Maegashira #13 9–6 | East Maegashira #6 7–8 | West Maegashira #9 7–8 | East Maegashira #12 9–6 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | West Maegashira #5 4–11 |
| 1992 | West Maegashira #13 7–8 | West Maegashira #14 8–7 | East Maegashira #9 10–5 | West Maegashira #3 5–5–5 | East Maegashira #10 5–10 | East Maegashira #14 10–4–1 |
| 1993 | East Maegashira #9 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 | East Maegashira #9 4–11 | West Jūryō #1 5–10 | West Jūryō #7 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 10–5 | East Jūryō #3 11–4–P |
| 1994 | East Maegashira #16 7–8 | East Jūryō #3 7–8 | West Jūryō #4 6–9 | East Jūryō #8 11–4 | East Jūryō #3 5–10 | West Jūryō #8 3–10–2 |
| 1995 | East Makushita #6 3–4 | East Makushita #10 Retired 0–2–5 | x | x | x | x |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) | ||||||