Early Shōwa era
夏場所 Natsu 1962
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- May 6, 1962
- End
- May 20, 1962
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 41
- Bouts
- 288
- Foreign
- 0%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 41 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 1962, 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.
| W–L | East | Rank | West | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11–4 | Y1 | 11–4 | ||
| 0–0–15 | Y2 | — | — | |
| 9–6 | O1 | 13–2 | ||
| — | — | O2 | 0–0–15 | |
| 8–7 | S1 | 14–1 | ||
| 5–8–2 | S2 | 13–2 | ||
| 5–10 | K1 | 7–8 | ||
| 4–11 | K2 | 7–8 | ||
| 5–10 | M1 | 6–9 | ||
| 6–9 | M2 | 6–9 | ||
| 10–5 | M3 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M4 | 4–11 | ||
| 0–6–9 | M5 | 4–11 | ||
| 8–7 | M6 | 11–4 | ||
| 9–6 | M7 | 10–5 | ||
| 6–9 | M8 | 9–6 | ||
| 6–9 | M9 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M10 | 9–6 | ||
| 6–9 | M11 | 3–12 | ||
| 10–5 | M12 | 10–5 | ||
| 6–9 | M13 | 6–9 | ||
| 5–10 | M14 | — | — |
Top kimarite 288 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 94 32.6%
oshidashi Push out 29 10.1%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 27 9.4%
uwatenage Overarm throw 21 7.3%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 12 4.2%
hatakikomi Slap down 11 3.8%
shitatenage Underarm throw 9 3.1%
utchari Backward pivot throw 9 3.1%
288 bouts · 0/41 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098