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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1980

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 14, 1980
End
Sep 28, 1980
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
240
Foreign
3%
Sansho
4

Makuuchi yusho

Wakanohana Kanji

Yokozuna 1 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Aki 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
11–4 Y1 14–1
0–0–15 Y2 11–4
9–6 O1 9–6
6–9 S1 1–5–9
10–5 K1 7–8
5–10 M1
Takanosato Toshihide Shukun · Kanto
13–2
5–10 M2 0–0–15
3–9–3 M3 6–9
6–9 M4 4–11
6–9 M5 7–8
8–7 M6 6–9
8–7 M7 10–5
7–8 M8 7–8
6–9 M9 8–7
11–4
Aobayama Hirotoshi Kanto
M10 8–7
4–11 M11 8–7
0–5–10 M12 6–9
8–7 M13 5–10

Top kimarite 240 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 73 30.4%
oshidashi Push out 25 10.4%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 20 8.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 19 7.9%
uwatenage Overarm throw 18 7.5%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 8 3.3%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down 8 3.3%
okuridashi Rear push out 7 2.9%

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