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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1977

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Dates

Start
Mar 13, 1977
End
Mar 27, 1977
Days
15
Capacity
7,500

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
268
Foreign
3%
Sansho
2

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Yokozuna 1 West 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1977, 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.

Top kimarite 268 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 81 30.2%
oshidashi Push out 46 17.2%
hatakikomi Slap down 28 10.4%
uwatenage Overarm throw 17 6.3%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 15 5.6%
shitatenage Underarm throw 13 4.9%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 13 4.9%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 4.9%

268 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500