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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

名古屋場所 Nagoya 1980

IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya

Dates

Start
Jul 6, 1980
End
Jul 20, 1980
Days
15
Capacity
14,000

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
256
Foreign
3%
Sansho
4

Makuuchi yusho

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Yokozuna 1 East 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 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
15–0 Y1 10–5
1–4–10 Y2 4–6–5
9–6 O1 9–6
6–4–5 S1
Asashio Taro Shukun
11–4
5–10 K1 5–10
5–10 M1 5–10
3–12 M2 10–5
5–10 M3 4–11
8–7 M4 7–8
4–11 M5 8–7
7–8 M6 9–6
8–7 M7 8–7
8–7 M8 6–9
8–7 M9 5–10
10–5 M10 9–6
4–11 M11 5–10
12–3 M12 9–6
8–7 M13

Top kimarite 256 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 94 36.7%
oshidashi Push out 37 14.5%
hatakikomi Slap down 20 7.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 15 5.9%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 10 3.9%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 9 3.5%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 8 3.1%
okuridashi Rear push out 7 2.7%

256 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 14,000