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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Early Shōwa era

九州場所 Kyushu 1966

Fukuoka Kokusai Centre · Fukuoka

Dates

Start
Nov 13, 1966
End
Nov 27, 1966
Days
15
Capacity
6,000

Tournament

Roster
40
Bouts
290
Foreign
0%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 1 East 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Kyushu 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
15–0 Y1 10–5
10–5 Y2 2–5–8
10–5 O1 9–6
9–6 O2
7–8 S1 7–8
6–9 K1 10–5
6–9 M1 5–10
4–11 M2 4–11
0–13–2 M3 10–5
5–10 M4 12–3
9–6 M5 4–11
5–10 M6 6–9
7–8 M7 8–7
8–7 M8 5–10
11–4 M9 7–8
8–7 M10
Tsurugamine Akio Kanto
11–4
8–7 M11 8–7
8–7 M12 9–6
9–6 M13 2–13
2–13 M14 8–7
8–7 M15

Top kimarite 290 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 84 29.0%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 29 10.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 26 9.0%
oshidashi Push out 23 7.9%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 23 7.9%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 3.8%
hatakikomi Slap down 10 3.4%
sotogake Outside leg trip 10 3.4%

290 bouts · 0/40 foreign-born (0%) · venue capacity 6,000