Late Shōwa era

夏場所 Natsu 1979

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 6, 1979
End: May 20, 1979
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 36
Bouts: 267
Foreign: 3%
Sansho: 2

Makuuchi yusho

Wakanohana Kanji

Yokozuna 1 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Ozutsu Takeshi Maegashira 9 East 10–5
Kaiki Nobuhide Komusubi 1 East 8–7

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 1979, 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
13–2	Kitanoumi Toshimitsu	Y1	★ Wakanohana Kanji	14–1
12–3	Wajima Hiroshi	Y2	—	—
13–2	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi	O1	Takanohana Toshiaki	9–6
—	—	O2	Asahikuni Masuo	8–7
7–8	Tochiakagi Takanori	S1	Kurohimeyama Hideo	4–11
8–7	◆ Kaiki Nobuhide Kanto	K1	Aobayama Hirotoshi	5–10
6–9	Masuiyama Daishiro	M1	Kaneshiro Kofuku	5–10
3–12	Fujizakura Yoshimori	M2	Arase Nagahide	5–10
6–9	Kurama Tatsuya	M3	Kirinji Kazuharu	3–12
8–7	Tamakiyama Masanori	M4	Tamanofuji Shigeru	6–9
8–7	Takamiyama Daigoro	M5	Yamaguchi Hisashi	7–8
6–9	Asashio Taro	M6	Zaonishiki Toshimasa	6–9
10–5	Futatsuryu Junichi	M7	Kurosegawa Kuniyuki	9–6
8–7	Amanoyama Shizuo	M8	Kitaseumi Hiromitsu	1–11
10–5	◆ Ozutsu Takeshi Kanto	M9	Aobajo Yukio	8–7
8–7	Kotowaka Chikao	M10	Masudayama Yasuhito	8–7
10–5	Takanosato Toshihide	M11	Misugiiso Takuya	8–7
8–7	Yutakayama Hiromitsu	M12	Dewanohana Yoshitaka	8–7
6–9	Taiko Yoshio	M13	Washuyama Yoshikazu	4–11

Top kimarite 267 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 93 34.8%

oshidashi Push out 37 13.9%

uwatenage Overarm throw 24 9.0%

hatakikomi Slap down 17 6.4%

tsuridashi Frontal lift out 14 5.2%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 13 4.9%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 9 3.4%

sukuinage Beltless arm throw 8 3.0%

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