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Matsunobori Shigeo (20 July 1924 – 21 April 1986) was a sumo wrestler from Matsudo Chiba, Japan. He fought for the now defunct Oyama stable, joining in 1941. He reached the top makuuchi division in 1951 and made the second highest ōzeki rank (alongside Wakanohana) in 1956, after finishing as a runner-up to Kagamisato in the September 1955 tournament. He was an ōzeki for fifteen tournaments, although he lost the rank at the end of 1958. He retired in November 1961, and in his role as an elder of the Japan Sumo Association he became the head of Oyama stable in January 1962 upon the death of his old stablemaster, ex-sekiwake Takanobori. He produced one sekitori, the maegashira Daihi, who retired in 1983. Upon Oyama's death in 1986 the stable was wound up and its two remaining wrestlers retired.
Pre-modern top division record
- The New Year tournament began and the Spring tournament returned to Osaka in 1953.
| - | Spring Haru basho, Tokyo | Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo | Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | East Jūryō #3 8–7 | West Jūryō #1 11–4 | East Maegashira #16 10–5 | |||
| 1952 | East Maegashira #7 7–8 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 | East Maegashira #4 9–6 ★ | |||
| 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) | ||||||
| - | New Year Hatsu basho, Tokyo | Spring Haru basho, Osaka | Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo | Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | East Komusubi #1 9–6 | East Komusubi #1 6–9 | East Maegashira #3 10–5 | West Sekiwake #1 6–9 | ||
| 1954 | West Maegashira #2 11–4 F★ | West Sekiwake #1 8–7 | East Sekiwake #2 9–6 O | East Sekiwake #2 9–6 | ||
| 1955 | West Sekiwake #2 8–7 | West Sekiwake #2 11–4 | East Sekiwake #1 8–7 | East Sekiwake #1 13–2 O | ||
| 1956 | West Ōzeki #1 5–10 | East Ōzeki #2 9–6 | East Ōzeki #2 9–6 | East Ōzeki #2 9–6 | ||
| 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) | ||||||
Modern top division record
- Since the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958, the yearly schedule has remained unchanged.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | West Ōzeki #1 9–6 | West Ōzeki #1 9–6 | East Ōzeki #2 8–7 | Not held | East Ōzeki #2 6–9 | East Ōzeki #2 9–6 |
| 1958 | East Ōzeki #2 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 | West Ōzeki #1 6–9 | West Ōzeki #2 8–7 | West Ōzeki #2 5–10 | West Ōzeki #2 1–5–9 | West Ōzeki #2 6–9 |
| 1959 | West Sekiwake #1 3–12 | West Maegashira #2 9–6 | East Komusubi #1 6–9 | East Maegashira #1 5–10 | West Maegashira #5 6–9 | East Maegashira #10 8–7 |
| 1960 | East Maegashira #7 7–8 | West Maegashira #8 6–9 | West Maegashira #11 7–8 | West Maegashira #11 8–7 | West Maegashira #6 7–8 | West Maegashira #7 4–11 |
| 1961 | West Maegashira #15 10–5 | East Maegashira #9 7–8 | West Maegashira #9 8–7 | West Maegashira #7 7–8 | West Maegashira #6 5–10 | East Maegashira #11 Retired 4–11 |
| 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) | ||||||
