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夏場所 Natsu (Summer)

Late Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1989

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 10, 1989
End
Sep 24, 1989
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
38
Bouts
281
Foreign
3%
Sansho
2

Makuuchi yusho

Chiyonofuji Mitsugu

Yokozuna 1 West 15-0

Sansho special prizes

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 38 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Aki 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.

Top kimarite 281 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 86 30.6%
oshidashi Push out 55 19.6%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 20 7.1%
uwatenage Overarm throw 18 6.4%
hatakikomi Slap down 16 5.7%
shitatenage Underarm throw 10 3.6%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 9 3.2%
kotenage Armlock throw 8 2.8%

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