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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

夏場所 Natsu 1983

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
May 8, 1983
End
May 22, 1983
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
36
Bouts
245
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Hokutenyu Katsuhiko

Sekiwake 1 East 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 Natsu 1983, 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
0–0–15 Y1 0–0–15
13–2 O1 11–4
9–6 O2 13–2
14–1
Hokutenyu Katsuhiko Shukun · Gino
S1 8–7
4–11 K1 2–13
5–10 M1 8–7
8–7 M2 6–9
6–9 M3 8–7
4–11 M4 4–11
6–9 M5 7–8
6–9 M6 9–6
6–9 M7 8–7
8–7 M8 6–9
0–0–15 M9 8–7
9–6 M10 8–7
10–5 M11 7–8
8–7 M12 8–7
8–7 M13 0–0–15

Top kimarite 245 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 70 28.6%
hatakikomi Slap down 29 11.8%
oshidashi Push out 24 9.8%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 23 9.4%
uwatenage Overarm throw 13 5.3%
oshitaoshi Frontal push down 11 4.5%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 9 3.7%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 9 3.7%

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