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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Early Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1961

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 10, 1961
End
Sep 24, 1961
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
41
Bouts
297
Foreign
0%
Sansho
2

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Ozeki 1 East 12-3

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Aki 1961, in ranking order from Yokozuna 1 down to the bottom of Maegashira. Each rank has an East and a West slot; East is slightly senior. marks the yusho; ◆ a sansho recipient.

Top kimarite 297 decisive bouts

The deciding techniques most often called by the gyoji this tournament. Share is over decisive Makuuchi bouts only; absences and unresolved bouts are excluded.

yorikiri Frontal force out 89 30.0%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 34 11.4%
uwatenage Overarm throw 20 6.7%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 14 4.7%
oshidashi Push out 13 4.4%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down 11 3.7%
utchari Backward pivot throw 11 3.7%
hatakikomi Slap down 10 3.4%

297 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098