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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1970

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 13, 1970
End
Sep 27, 1970
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
249
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Tamanoumi Masahiro

Yokozuna 1 West 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 Aki 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
11–4 Y1 14–1
12–3 Y2
9–6 O1 8–7
O2 0–0–15
12–3 S1 6–9
5–10 K1
Takanohana Toshiaki Shukun
9–6
3–12 M1 3–12
6–9 M2 5–10
7–8 M3 6–9
9–6 M4 4–11
5–10 M5 5–10
5–10 M6 9–6
9–6 M7 6–9
8–7 M8 8–7
7–8 M9 7–8
10–5 M10 3–12
13–2
Ryuko Seiho Kanto
M11 8–7
8–7 M12 9–6

Top kimarite 249 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 80 32.1%
oshidashi Push out 26 10.4%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 23 9.2%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 17 6.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 5.6%
hatakikomi Slap down 12 4.8%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 9 3.6%
ketaguri Pulling inside ankle sweep 8 3.2%

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