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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1971

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Dates

Start
Mar 14, 1971
End
Mar 28, 1971
Days
15
Capacity
7,500

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
254
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Tamanoumi Masahiro

Yokozuna 1 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 1971, 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
14–1 Y1 12–3
11–4 Y2
10–5 O1 11–4
8–7 O2 10–5
4–11 S1
Daiju Hisateru Shukun
8–7
5–10 K1 3–12
2–13 M1 6–9
5–8–2 M2 8–7
6–9 M3 4–11
7–8 M4 5–10
9–6 M5 5–10
7–8 M6
Fukunohana Koichi Kanto
10–5
9–6 M7 8–7
8–7 M8 8–7
8–7 M9 8–7
8–7 M10 1–14
9–6 M11 9–6
9–6 M12

Top kimarite 254 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 68 26.8%
oshidashi Push out 30 11.8%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 19 7.5%
uwatenage Overarm throw 17 6.7%
hatakikomi Slap down 16 6.3%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 12 4.7%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 11 4.3%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 11 4.3%

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