Yoshinotani Akitoshi
Sumo wrestler
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| Intro | Sumo wrestler | |
| was | Athlete Sumo wrestler Wrestler | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 23 April 1949 | |
| Death | 14 January 2000 (aged 50 years) |
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Biography
Yoshinotani Akitoshi (born Sakuri Yoshitani; April 23, 1949 – January 14, 2000) was a sumo wrestler from Miiraku, Nagasaki, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1965 and reached the top division in January 1974. His highest rank was maegashira 4. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under a series of different names, since he didn't own a toshiyori-kabu of his own. He died while active as Onaruto-oyakata.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | x | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #22 4–3 | West Jonidan #121 2–5 | East Jonidan #121 5–2 |
| 1966 | West Jonidan #67 4–3 | East Jonidan #51 3–4 | West Jonidan #71 3–4 | East Jonidan #81 4–3 | East Jonidan #41 4–3 | West Sandanme #101 6–1 |
| 1967 | West Sandanme #56 3–4 | West Sandanme #70 3–4 | West Jonidan #33 3–4 | West Jonidan #43 4–3 | East Jonidan #10 6–1 | East Sandanme #64 2–5 |
| 1968 | West Sandanme #84 3–4 | West Sandanme #88 4–3 | West Sandanme #68 4–3 | East Sandanme #54 3–4 | East Sandanme #64 6–1 | West Sandanme #21 5–2 |
| 1969 | West Makushita #55 2–5 | East Sandanme #13 4–3 | West Sandanme #6 2–5 | West Sandanme #19 2–5 | East Sandanme #38 5–2 | East Sandanme #13 3–4 |
| 1970 | East Sandanme #23 4–3 | West Sandanme #11 2–5 | West Sandanme #30 7–0 Champion | East Makushita #31 6–1 | West Makushita #11 3–4 | West Makushita #17 2–5 |
| 1971 | West Makushita #28 5–2 | East Makushita #16 5–2 | East Makushita #6 3–4 | East Makushita #9 5–2 | East Makushita #3 3–4 | West Makushita #5 3–4 |
| 1972 | West Makushita #8 5–2 | East Makushita #3 4–3 | West Jūryō #12 7–8 | West Makushita #1 4–3 | East Jūryō #11 9–6 | West Jūryō #6 4–11 |
| 1973 | West Jūryō #12 10–5 | East Jūryō #5 6–9 | West Jūryō #8 8–7 | West Jūryō #5 7–8 | West Jūryō #7 11–4 Champion | West Jūryō #1 9–6 |
| 1974 | West Maegashira #12 9–6 | East Maegashira #8 5–10 | West Maegashira #12 9–6 | West Maegashira #7 8–7 | West Maegashira #4 7–8 | East Maegashira #6 4–11 |
| 1975 | West Maegashira #13 6–9 | West Jūryō #2 3–12 | West Jūryō #11 4–11 | East Makushita #7 2–5 | East Makushita #22 4–3 | East Makushita #16 7–0–P Champion |
| 1976 | East Jūryō #13 6–9 | West Makushita #3 3–4 | West Makushita #6 7–0 Champion | West Jūryō #9 9–6 | West Jūryō #4 7–8 | East Jūryō #5 4–11 |
| 1977 | West Jūryō #12 2–13 | East Makushita #15 5–2 | East Makushita #8 2–5 | East Makushita #22 5–2 | West Makushita #12 4–3 | West Makushita #8 4–3 |
| 1978 | West Makushita #7 6–1–P | West Jūryō #12 7–8 | West Jūryō #13 8–7 | West Jūryō #10 6–9 | East Makushita #2 4–3 | West Jūryō #12 5–10 |
| 1979 | West Makushita #4 3–4 | West Makushita #11 3–4 | East Makushita #19 4–3 | East Makushita #14 4–3 | East Makushita #10 1–6 | East Makushita #33 5–2 |
| 1980 | West Makushita #19 3–4 | West Makushita #27 3–4 | West Makushita #34 4–3 | West Makushita #25 2–5 | East Makushita #45 4–3 | East Makushita #34 5–2 |
| 1981 | East Makushita #20 2–5 | West Makushita #38 4–3 | West Makushita #25 4–3 | West Makushita #17 4–3 | East Makushita #14 2–5 | East Makushita #32 4–3 |
| 1982 | West Makushita #19 1–6 | East Makushita #42 3–4 | West Makushita #57 Retired 3–4–0 | x | x | x |
| 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) | ||||||