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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

春場所 Haru 1989

EDION Arena Osaka · Osaka

Dates

Start
Mar 12, 1989
End
Mar 26, 1989
Days
15
Capacity
7,500

Tournament

Roster
38
Bouts
271
Foreign
3%
Sansho
4

Makuuchi yusho

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Yokozuna 1 West 14-1

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Haru 1989, 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
12–3 Y2
13–2 O1 12–3
0–5–10 O2 10–5
7–8 S1 5–10
8–7 K1 0–10–5
1–7–7 M1
Akinoshima Katsumi Kanto
8–7
5–10 M2 4–11
3–12 M3 6–9
7–8 M4 8–7
6–6–3 M5 5–10
8–7 M6 6–9
11–4
Itai Keisuke Shukun · Gino
M7 5–10
5–10 M8 9–6
8–7 M9 10–5
7–8 M10 8–7
7–8 M11 8–7
4–11 M12 8–7
9–6 M13 7–8
10–5
Masurao Hiroo Kanto
M14

Top kimarite 271 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 96 35.4%
oshidashi Push out 41 15.1%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 17 6.3%
hatakikomi Slap down 13 4.8%
uwatenage Overarm throw 12 4.4%
sukuinage Beltless arm throw 11 4.1%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 10 3.7%
uwatedashinage Pulling overarm throw 9 3.3%

271 bouts · 1/38 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 7,500