Late Shōwa era
春場所 Haru 1972
EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka
- Start
- Mar 12, 1972
- End
- Mar 26, 1972
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 7,500
Dates
- Roster
- 36
- Bouts
- 261
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1972, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9–6 | Y1 | — | — | |
| 10–5 | O1 | 10–5 | ||
| 6–7–2 | O2 | 10–5 | ||
| 12–3 | S1 | 9–6 | ||
| — | — | S2 | 8–7 | |
| 3–9–3 | K1 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M1 | 10–5 | ||
| 6–9 | M2 | 6–9 | ||
| 7–8 | M3 | 6–9 | ||
| 5–10 | M4 | 7–8 | ||
| 7–8 | M5 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M6 | 5–7–3 | ||
| 3–12 | M7 | 12–3 | ||
| 8–7 | M8 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M9 | 7–8 | ||
| 5–10 | M10 | 2–13 | ||
| 10–5 | M11 | 8–7 | ||
| 4–11 | M12 | 9–6 | ||
| 10–5 | M13 | 6–9 |
Top kimarite 261 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 73 28.0%
oshidashi Push out 31 11.9%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 21 8.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 16 6.1%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 15 5.7%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 13 5.0%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 4.2%
hatakikomi Slap down 10 3.8%
261 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500