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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1976

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 12, 1976
End
Sep 26, 1976
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
258
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Kaiketsu Masateru

Maegashira 4 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Aki 1976, 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 10–5
10–5 O1 10–5
9–6 O2
8–7
Kirinji Kazuharu Shukun
S1
Wakanohana Kanji Gino
11–4
3–12 K1 5–10
3–12 M1 3–12
6–9 M2 6–9
7–8 M3 8–7
8–7 M4
Kaiketsu Masateru Kanto
14–1
4–11 M5 9–6
7–8 M6 8–7
8–7 M7 8–7
6–9 M8 9–6
6–9 M9 5–10
9–6 M10 9–6
0–0 M11 5–10
0–7–1 M12 11–4
8–7 M13 8–7
5–10 M14

Top kimarite 258 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 84 32.6%
oshidashi Push out 46 17.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 16 6.2%
hatakikomi Slap down 15 5.8%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 15 5.8%
okuridashi Rear push out 9 3.5%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 9 3.5%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 7 2.7%

258 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098