Early Shōwa era
初場所 Hatsu 1966
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Jan 16, 1966
- End
- Jan 30, 1966
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 40
- Bouts
- 283
- Foreign
- 0%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1966, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–0–15 | Y1 | 5–6–4 | ||
| 0–0–15 | Y2 | 14–1 | ||
| 10–5 | O1 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | O2 | — | — | |
| 10–5 | S1 | 6–9 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 9–6 | ||
| 9–6 | M1 | 5–10 | ||
| 7–8 | M2 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M3 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M4 | 9–6 | ||
| 6–9 | M5 | 7–8 | ||
| 6–9 | M6 | 9–6 | ||
| 7–8 | M7 | 9–6 | ||
| 7–8 | M8 | 13–2 | ||
| 6–9 | M9 | 5–10 | ||
| 6–9 | M10 | 6–9 | ||
| 2–13 | M11 | 12–3 | ||
| 8–7 | M12 | 2–13 | ||
| 10–5 | M13 | 9–6 | ||
| 9–6 | M14 | 6–9 | ||
| 8–7 | M15 | — | — |
Top kimarite 283 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 81 28.6%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 29 10.2%
oshidashi Push out 28 9.9%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 24 8.5%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 15 5.3%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 4.9%
shitatenage Underarm throw 10 3.5%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 10 3.5%
283 bouts · 0/40 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 11,098