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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1971

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 12, 1971
End
Sep 26, 1971
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
248
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanofuji Katsuaki

Yokozuna 1 West 15-0

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 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
12–3 Y1 15–0
10–5 O1 8–7
10–5 O2 8–7
8–7
Hasegawa Katsuhiro Shukun
S1 9–6
8–7 K1 5–10
4–11 M1 6–9
3–12 M2 6–9
3–12 M3 6–9
10–5
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi Kanto
M4 7–8
6–9 M5 5–10
10–5 M6 8–7
8–7 M7 8–7
9–6 M8 10–5
7–8 M9 7–8
8–7 M10 3–12
1–4–10 M11 6–9
9–6 M12 6–9

Top kimarite 248 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 82 33.1%
oshidashi Push out 24 9.7%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 18 7.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 16 6.5%
uwatenage Overarm throw 14 5.6%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 13 5.2%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 11 4.4%
okuridashi Rear push out 9 3.6%

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