Early Shōwa era
春場所 Haru 1968
EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka
- Start
- Mar 10, 1968
- End
- Mar 24, 1968
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 7,500
Dates
- Roster
- 34
- Bouts
- 245
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1968, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2–4–9 | Y1 | 9–6 | ||
| 0–0–15 | Y2 | — | — | |
| 12–3 | O1 | 9–6 | ||
| 10–5 | O2 | 12–3 | ||
| 10–5 | S1 | 7–8 | ||
| 12–3 | K1 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M1 | 3–12 | ||
| 4–11 | M2 | 4–11 | ||
| 5–10 | M3 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M4 | 8–7 | ||
| 4–11 | M5 | 5–10 | ||
| 7–8 | M6 | 6–9 | ||
| 10–5 | M7 | 8–7 | ||
| 13–2 | M8 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M9 | 11–4 | ||
| 2–13 | M10 | 10–5 | ||
| 8–7 | M11 | 6–9 | ||
| 6–9 | M12 | — | — |
Top kimarite 245 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 53 21.6%
oshidashi Push out 27 11.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 22 9.0%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 20 8.2%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 18 7.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 13 5.3%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 11 4.5%
shitatenage Underarm throw 10 4.1%
245 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500