Late Shōwa era
夏場所 Natsu 1980
Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo
- Start
- May 11, 1980
- End
- May 25, 1980
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 11,098
Dates
- Roster
- 36
- Bouts
- 266
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 4
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Shukun-sho
Outstanding performance
- Kotokaze Koki Sekiwake 1 West 10–5
- Asashio Taro Komusubi 1 East 10–5
Kanto-sho
Fighting spirit
- Kaneshiro Kofuku Maegashira 10 West 12–3
- Masudayama Yasuhito Maegashira 13 West 11–4
Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 1980, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14–1 | Y1 | 12–3 | ||
| 11–4 | Y2 | 10–5 | ||
| 8–7 | O1 | 8–7 | ||
| 3–12 | S1 | 10–5 | ||
| 10–5 | K1 | 6–9 | ||
| 3–12 | M1 | 5–10 | ||
| 5–10 | M2 | 0–0–15 | ||
| 6–9 | M3 | 5–10 | ||
| 6–9 | M4 | 5–10 | ||
| 9–6 | M5 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M6 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M7 | 4–11 | ||
| 7–8 | M8 | 7–8 | ||
| 6–9 | M9 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M10 | 12–3 | ||
| 7–8 | M11 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M12 | 7–8 | ||
| 9–6 | M13 | 11–4 |
Top kimarite 266 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 87 32.7%
oshidashi Push out 38 14.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 27 10.2%
uwatenage Overarm throw 26 9.8%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 16 6.0%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.4%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 9 3.4%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 8 3.0%
266 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098