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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Early Shōwa era

名古屋場所 Nagoya 1968

IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya

Dates

Start
Jul 7, 1968
End
Jul 21, 1968
Days
15
Capacity
14,000

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
242
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Kotozakura Masakatsu

Ozeki 2 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 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
10–5 Y1 0–0–15
10–5 O1 7–8
10–5 O2 13–2
8–7 S1 8–7
5–10 K1 6–9
8–7 K2
5–10 M1 7–8
4–8–3 M2 7–8
2–13 M3 4–11
11–4
Wakafutase Tadayuki Shukun
M4 7–8
9–6 M5
Mutsuarashi Yukio Kanto · Gino
12–3
8–7 M6 9–6
8–7 M7 8–7
4–11 M8 7–8
6–9 M9 7–8
6–9 M10 6–9
8–7 M11 8–7
5–10 M12

Top kimarite 242 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 71 29.3%
oshidashi Push out 23 9.5%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 22 9.1%
hatakikomi Slap down 16 6.6%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 16 6.6%
uwatenage Overarm throw 12 5.0%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 11 4.5%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 10 4.1%

242 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 14,000