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Biography
Daiyū Tatsumi (born 27 May 1940 as Tatsumi Yanagida) is a former sumo wrestler from Ōnejime, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1956 and reached the top division in May 1963. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Kabutoyama, coaching at Izutsu stable. In 1989 he branched out from Izutsu and started up Kabutoyama stable, which he ran until it folded in December 2002. He became a coach at Minato stable, and worked there until he reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age of 65.
Career record
- The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | x | x | (Maezumo) | Not held | West Jonokuchi #27 5–3 | Not held |
| 1957 | East Jonidan #90 5–3 | West Jonidan #60 7–1 | West Jonidan #2 6–2 | Not held | East Sandanme #64 6–2 | East Sandanme #38 5–3 |
| 1958 | West Sandanme #26 6–2 | West Sandanme #8 6–2 | East Makushita #76 3–5 | West Makushita #77 4–4 | West Makushita #74 5–3 | East Makushita #62 5–3 |
| 1959 | East Makushita #50 5–3 | West Makushita #44 6–2 | East Makushita #32 6–2 | East Makushita #14 3–5 | East Makushita #16 3–5 | East Makushita #19 7–1 |
| 1960 | West Makushita #8 4–4 | West Makushita #5 5–3 | East Makushita #2 6–2 | West Jūryō #18 8–7 | East Jūryō #13 6–9 | West Jūryō #17 10–5 |
| 1961 | East Jūryō #11 4–11 | West Jūryō #17 4–11 | West Makushita #7 3–4 | East Makushita #10 3–4 | East Makushita #11 3–4 | West Makushita #13 3–4 |
| 1962 | East Makushita #20 5–2 | West Makushita #9 5–2 | West Makushita #2 4–3 | East Makushita #1 4–3 | West Jūryō #18 8–7 | West Jūryō #16 8–7 |
| 1963 | West Jūryō #9 9–6 | West Jūryō #4 12–3–P Champion | West Maegashira #12 7–8 | West Maegashira #14 4–11 | East Jūryō #4 7–8 | East Jūryō #5 8–7 |
| 1964 | East Jūryō #2 7–8 | East Jūryō #4 8–7 | East Jūryō #4 7–8 | West Jūryō #5 6–9 | West Jūryō #8 10–5 | East Jūryō #3 5–10 |
| 1965 | West Jūryō #6 9–6 | East Jūryō #5 6–5–4 | West Jūryō #7 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 10–5 | East Jūryō #1 10–5 | West Maegashira #12 8–7 |
| 1966 | East Maegashira #12 8–7 | East Maegashira #11 9–6 | East Maegashira #8 7–8 | East Maegashira #9 8–7 | East Maegashira #6 8–7 | East Maegashira #4 5–10 |
| 1967 | West Maegashira #8 10–5 | West Maegashira #2 3–12 | West Maegashira #10 7–8 | East Maegashira #10 7–8 | West Maegashira #12 9–6 | East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
| 1968 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | West Maegashira #6 6–9 | East Maegashira #9 8–7 | East Maegashira #5 9–6 | East Maegashira #1 5–10 | West Maegashira #5 6–9 |
| 1969 | West Maegashira #7 9–6 | West Maegashira #3 5–10 | East Maegashira #7 7–8 | West Maegashira #8 9–6 | West Maegashira #3 5–10 | East Maegashira #8 10–5 |
| 1970 | West Maegashira #2 5–10 | East Maegashira #5 8–7 | East Maegashira #4 4–11 | West Maegashira #8 7–8 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | East Maegashira #4 5–10 |
| 1971 | West Maegashira #7 7–8 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | East Maegashira #5 5–10 | East Maegashira #10 9–6 | West Maegashira #4 7–8 | West Maegashira #5 6–9 |
| 1972 | West Maegashira #6 8–7 | East Maegashira #5 7–8 | East Maegashira #7 3–12 | East Jūryō #4 10–5–P Champion | West Maegashira #12 Retired 6–9–0 | |
| 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) | ||||||