Kotoryū Hirō
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Katsumi Nakano | |
| Date of birth | March 2, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Hyōgo, Japan | |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 143 kg (320 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Sadogatake | |
| Record | 591-576-77 | |
| Debut | March, 1987 | |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 1 (January, 2000) | |
| Retired | May, 2005 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Jūryō) | |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) | |
| Gold stars | 3 (Takanohana (2), Musashimaru) |
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* Career information is correct as of July 2007. |
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Kotoryū Hirō (born 2 March 1972 as Katsumi Nakano) is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 1.
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[edit] Career
He was born in Takasago, Hyōgo Prefecture., but moved to Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture as a child. Kotoryū made his professional debut in March 1987 at the age of 15, joining Sadogatake stable. At the beginning of his career he used the shikona Kotonakano, switching to Kotoryū in March 1993. He was first promoted to sekitori status in July 1994 upon promotion to the second highest jūryō division but could only last one tournament there. He returned to jūryō in May 1995 and made his debut in the top makuuchi division in July 1996.
Kotoryū was ranked in the top division for 51 tournaments over a period of nine years, earning three kinboshi, or gold stars, for defeating yokozuna. He also received one sanshō for Fighting Spirit. He was a regular in the upper maegashira ranks but he was never able to earn promotion to sanyaku. He came back from a number of injuries that sent him down to the jūryō division but finally retired in May 2005 at the age of 33.
[edit] Retirement from sumo
After retirement Kotoryū stayed on as a coach at his stable for a short time under his fighting name, but he was unable to acquire permanent toshiyori, or elder status and so left the sumo world in April 2006, to help with his father's business.
[edit] Top division record
| January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
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| 1996 | x | x | x | East Maegashira #15 8–7 |
West Maegashira #13 8–7 |
West Maegashira #8 7–8 |
| 1997 | West Maegashira #11 10–5 F |
East Maegashira #5 4–11 |
East Maegashira #8 5–10 |
West Maegashira #12 8–7 |
East Maegashira #12 7–8 |
West Maegashira #14 9–6 |
| 1998 | East Maegashira #11 9–6 |
East Maegashira #5 4–11 |
West Maegashira #10 6–9 |
West Maegashira #13 8–7 |
West Maegashira #6 5–10 |
West Maegashira #11 8–7 |
| 1999 | West Maegashira #5 5–10 ★ |
West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
West Maegashira #8 5–10 |
East Maegashira #15 9–6 |
West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
West Maegashira #6 9–6 |
| 2000 | West Maegashira #1 6–9 ★ |
East Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #5 7–8 |
West Maegashira #6 9–6 |
West Maegashira #1 1–14 |
East Maegashira #11 8–7 |
| 2001 | West Maegashira #7 9–6 |
West Maegashira #1 1–6–8 |
Sat out due to injury | East Maegashira #10 8–7 |
West Maegashira #7 9–6 |
East Maegashira #5 1–1–13 |
| 2002 | (Jūryō) | (Jūryō) | East Maegashira #8 8–7 |
Sat out due to injury | West Maegashira #3 5–10 ★ |
West Maegashira #6 7–8 |
| 2003 | West Maegashira #8 8–7 |
East Maegashira #5 5–10 |
East Maegashira #10 9–6 |
West Maegashira #5 8–7 |
East Maegashira #3 4–11 |
West Maegashira #7 7–8 |
| 2004 | East Maegashira #9 7–8 |
West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
East Maegashira #9 10–5 |
East Maegashira #3 4–11 |
East Maegashira #8 7–8 |
East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
| 2005 | West Maegashira #7 4–11 |
Maegashira #12 4–11 |
(Jūryō) | x | x | x |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Championship Retired Demoted from makuuchi Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi |
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[edit] References
- ^ Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi (English). szumo.hu. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
