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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1970

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Dates

Start
Mar 8, 1970
End
Mar 22, 1970
Days
15
Capacity
7,500

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
251
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Taiho Koki

Yokozuna 2 East 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1970, 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
13–2 Y1 13–2
14–1 Y2
7–8 O1 10–5
7–8 S1 8–7
6–9 S2
Maenoyama Taro Shukun
9–6
4–11 K1 8–7
3–12 M1 7–8
3–12 M2 4–11
2–13 M3 5–10
9–6
Taiga Satoru Gino
M4
Mutsuarashi Yukio Kanto
11–4
8–7 M5 6–9
8–7 M6 9–6
8–7 M7 7–8
7–8 M8 10–5
6–7–2 M9 8–7
8–7 M10 6–9
8–7 M11 7–8
4–11 M12

Top kimarite 251 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 52 20.7%
oshidashi Push out 30 12.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 24 9.6%
hatakikomi Slap down 23 9.2%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 17 6.8%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 13 5.2%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 10 4.0%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.6%

251 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500