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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Early Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1966

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Dates

Start
Mar 13, 1966
End
Mar 27, 1966
Days
15
Capacity
7,500

Tournament

Roster
40
Bouts
289
Foreign
0%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 2 East 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 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
10–5 Y1 5–5–5
13–2 Y2 10–5
10–5 O1 7–8
8–7
Kitanofuji Katsuaki Shukun
S1 7–8
5–10 K1 7–8
9–6 M1 4–11
8–7
Asasegawa Takeya Gino
M2 6–9
4–11 M3 9–6
5–10 M4 5–10
0–0–15 M5 9–6
5–10 M6 5–10
5–10 M7 6–9
8–7 M8 6–9
7–8 M9
Kotetsuyama Toyoya Kanto
11–4
9–6 M10 9–6
9–6 M11 9–6
11–4 M12 3–12
8–7 M13 5–10
9–6 M14 9–6
6–9 M15 9–6

Top kimarite 289 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 32.5%
oshidashi Push out 30 10.4%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 22 7.6%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 18 6.2%
uwatenage Overarm throw 17 5.9%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 14 4.8%
utchari Backward pivot throw 10 3.5%
kotenage Armlock throw 8 2.8%

289 bouts · 0/40 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 7,500