Late Shōwa era
秋場所 Aki 1979
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- Sep 9, 1979
- End
- Sep 23, 1979
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 38
- Bouts
- 261
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Aki 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–5 | Y1 | 13–2 | ||
| 11–4 | Y2 | 11–4 | ||
| 10–5 | O1 | 4–4–2 | ||
| 6–9 | S1 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | K1 | 2–13 | ||
| 0–0–15 | M1 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M2 | 3–12 | ||
| 4–11 | M3 | 6–9 | ||
| 0–0–15 | M4 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M5 | 3–12 | ||
| 9–6 | M6 | 6–9 | ||
| 9–6 | M7 | 8–7 | ||
| 1–2–12 | M8 | 9–6 | ||
| 9–6 | M9 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M10 | 10–5 | ||
| 10–5 | M11 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M12 | 6–9 | ||
| 10–5 | M13 | 4–11 | ||
| 10–5 | M14 | 8–7 |
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 89 34.1%
uwatenage Overarm throw 26 10.0%
oshidashi Push out 25 9.6%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 19 7.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 11 4.2%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 11 4.2%
shitatenage Underarm throw 10 3.8%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.4%
261 bouts · 1/38 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098