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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

名古屋場所 Nagoya 1973

IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya

Dates

Start
Jul 1, 1973
End
Jul 15, 1973
Days
15
Capacity
14,000

Tournament

Roster
37
Bouts
261
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Kotozakura Masakatsu

Yokozuna 1 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 37 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 1973, 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
14–1 Y2
1–5–9 O1 9–6
O2 8–7
13–2
Daiju Hisateru Shukun · Kanto · Gino
S1 4–11
8–7 K1 3–12
4–11 M1 6–9
6–9 M2 6–9
5–10 M3 8–7
8–7 M4 7–8
6–5–4 M5 9–6
8–7 M6 6–9
1–14 M7 10–5
5–10 M8 8–7
8–7 M9 6–9
8–7 M10 8–7
8–7 M11 9–6
3–7–5 M12 10–5
4–11 M13 3–12

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 66 25.3%
oshidashi Push out 42 16.1%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 20 7.7%
uwatenage Overarm throw 17 6.5%
hatakikomi Slap down 13 5.0%
shitatenage Underarm throw 12 4.6%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 11 4.2%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 11 4.2%

261 bouts · 1/37 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 14,000