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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

初場所 Hatsu 1987

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Jan 11, 1987
End
Jan 25, 1987
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
38
Bouts
268
Foreign
3%
Sansho
2

Makuuchi yusho

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Yokozuna 1 East 12-3

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Hatsu 1987, 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
12–3 Y1 12–3
9–6 O1 11–4
11–4 O2 9–6
5–10 O3
10–5
Konishiki Yasokichi Shukun
S1 3–12
5–10 K1 7–8
8–7 M1 0–3–12
4–11 M2 6–9
4–11 M3 2–13
8–7
Masurao Hiroo Gino
M4 6–9
6–9 M5 6–9
9–6 M6 8–7
9–6 M7 0–0–15
8–7 M8 8–7
8–7 M9 8–7
7–8 M10 9–6
8–7 M11 9–6
7–8 M12 8–7
8–7 M13 6–9
5–10 M14

Top kimarite 268 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 99 36.9%
oshidashi Push out 51 19.0%
uwatenage Overarm throw 18 6.7%
hatakikomi Slap down 16 6.0%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 12 4.5%
shitatenage Underarm throw 11 4.1%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 10 3.7%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 10 3.7%

268 bouts · 1/38 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098