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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Early Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1969

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 14, 1969
End
Sep 28, 1969
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
256
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Tamanoumi Masahiro

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 Aki 1969, 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
11–4 Y1
9–6 O1 10–5
12–3 O2 13–2
8–7 S1 8–7
11–4 K1 5–10
3–12 M1 7–8
9–6
Tochiazuma Tomoyori Shukun · Gino
M2 3–12
7–8 M3 5–10
5–10 M4 7–8
9–6 M5 8–7
7–8 M6 7–8
8–7 M7 6–9
7–8 M8
Dairyugawa Kazuo Kanto
11–4
7–8 M9 8–7
7–8 M10 2–13
8–7 M11 6–9
5–10 M12 8–7
9–6 M13

Top kimarite 256 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 62 24.2%
oshidashi Push out 36 14.1%
hatakikomi Slap down 14 5.5%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 14 5.5%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 14 5.5%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 12 4.7%
uwatedashinage Pulling overarm throw 11 4.3%
uwatenage Overarm throw 11 4.3%

256 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098