Tochinowaka Kiyotaka

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栃乃和歌 清隆
Tochinowaka Kiyotaka
Personal information
Birth name Kiyotaka Kaseda
Date of birth May 22, 1962 (1962-05-22) (age 46)
Place of birth Wakayama, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 160 kg (350 lb)
Career*
Heya Kasugano
Record 588-621-24
Debut March, 1985
Highest rank Sekiwake (September, 1987)
Retired July, 1999
Yusho 1 (Juryo)
1 (Makushita)
Special Prizes Fighting Spirit (3)
Outstanding Performance (2)
Technique (1)
Gold stars 4

* Career information is correct as of August 2007.

Tochinowaka Kiyotaka (born 22 May 1962 as Kiyotaka Kaseda) is a former sumo wrestler from Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is now the head coach of Kasugano stable.

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[edit] Career

He was born in Shimotsu, Kaisō District. He was named Kiyotaka after the great yokozuna of the 1950s, Tochinishiki Kiyotaka.[1] He was an amateur champion at Meiji University and made his professional debut in March 1985 in the makushita division. He quickly moved up the ranks, progressing through juryo in just two tournaments and reaching the top makuuchi division in January 1987. He was the first top division wrestler from Wakayama Prefecture for nearly 40 years.[2]

Tochinowaka remained in the top division for 76 tournaments, winning six special prizes and earning four gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He was runner-up to Konishiki in the tournament of March 1992 and looked set to launch a drive for ozeki promotion, but he was injured in the next tournament and had to withdraw. He made his last appearance in the sanyaku ranks in March 1994. He was at his strongest when he could get a grip on his opponent's mawashi: his favourite techniques were yorikiri and uwatenage. He tended to struggle against large and powerful pusher/thrusters such as Musashimaru (who he lost to 23 times in 23 meetings). He carried on fighting until the age of 37, retiring in July 1999 when he was the oldest man in the top division.

[edit] Retirement from sumo

Tochinowaka remained in the sumo world as an elder, under the name of Takenawa. In February 2003 his former stablemaster, ex yokozuna Tochinoumi, retired and passed on ownership of the Kasugano name and stable to him. Tochinowaka produced his first top division wrestler, Tochiozan, in May 2007. In addition, Tochinonada who reached the makuuchi division under the previous regime, remains an active wrestler.

[edit] Top division record

Tochinowaka Kiyotaka[3]
January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1987 East Maegashira #12
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #13
10–5
F		 West Maegashira #4
10–5
 		 East Komusubi
9–6
O		 West Sekiwake
8–7
 		 East Sekiwake
5–10
 
1988 West Maegashira #1
8–7
★		 West Sekiwake
7–8
 		 East Komusubi
9–6
 		 East Komusubi
9–6
 		 East Komusubi
7–8
 		 Sat out due to injury
1989 East Maegashira #11
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #7
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #1
8–7
 		 East Komusubi
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #3
7–8
 
1990 East Maegashira #4
10–5
F★		 East Maegashira #1
8–7
 		 West Sekiwake
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #5
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #1
9–6
 		 East Komusubi
8–7
 
1991 West Sekiwake
8–7
 		 West Sekiwake
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #2
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #3
8–7
★		 East Maegashira #1
11–4
F		 East Komusubi
10–5
 
1992 East Komusubi
8–7
 		 East Komusubi
11–4
TO		 East Sekiwake
2–9–4
 		 East Maegashira #5
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #11
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #3
7–8
 
1993 East Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #1
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #8
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #13
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #3
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #6
8–7
 
1994 West Maegashira #1
8–7
 		 East Komusubi
3–12
 		 West Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #1
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #5
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #7
8–7
 
1995 East Maegashira #2
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
3–12
 		 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
5–10
 
1996 East Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #8
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #12
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #8
8–7
 
1997 East Maegashira #4
4–11
★		 West Maegashira #9
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #2
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #6
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #4
3–12
 
1998 West Maegashira #12
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #5
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
3–12
 		 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #3
5–10
 
1999 East Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #5
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #9
2–8–retired
 		 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
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sharnoff, Lorna (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x. 
  2. ^ Patmore, Angela (1990). The Giants of Sumo. MacDonald & Co. ISBN 0-356-18120-0. 
  3. ^ Tochinowaka Kiyotaka Rikishi Information (English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.

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