Early Shōwa era
名古屋場所 Nagoya 1968
IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya
- Start
- Jul 7, 1968
- End
- Jul 21, 1968
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 14,000
Dates
- Roster
- 34
- Bouts
- 242
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
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 | M4 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M5 | 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