Late Shōwa era
名古屋場所 Nagoya 1972
IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya
- Start
- Jul 2, 1972
- End
- Jul 16, 1972
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 14,000
Dates
- Roster
- 35
- Bouts
- 247
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 35 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–0–15 | Y1 | — | — | |
| 2–2–11 | O1 | 9–6 | ||
| — | — | O2 | 8–7 | |
| 8–7 | S1 | 12–3 | ||
| 5–2–8 | S2 | 10–5 | ||
| 5–10 | S3 | — | — | |
| 5–10 | K1 | 8–7 | ||
| 10–5 | M1 | 9–6 | ||
| 5–10 | M2 | 4–11 | ||
| 6–9 | M3 | 8–7 | ||
| 13–2 | M4 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M5 | 6–9 | ||
| 7–8 | M6 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M7 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M8 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M9 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M10 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M11 | 5–10 | ||
| 6–9 | M12 | 8–7 |
Top kimarite 247 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 27.5%
oshidashi Push out 38 15.4%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 17 6.9%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 14 5.7%
uwatenage Overarm throw 13 5.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 11 4.5%
shitatenage Underarm throw 11 4.5%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 9 3.6%
247 bouts · 1/35 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 14,000