Heisei early

夏場所 Natsu 1992

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Start: May 10, 1992
End: May 24, 1992
Days: 15
Capacity: 11,098

Roster: 40
Bouts: 280
Foreign: 8%
Sansho: 3

Makuuchi yusho

Akebono Taro

Sekiwake 1 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Akebono Taro Sekiwake 1 West 13–2

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Misugisato Koji Maegashira 1 East 10–5

Gino-sho

Technique

Wakanohana Masaru Maegashira 7 West 11–4

Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Natsu 1992, 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	Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi	Y1	—	—
9–6	Konishiki Yasokichi	O1	Kirishima Kazuhiro	0–4–11
2–9–4	Tochinowaka Kiyotaka	S1	★ Akebono Taro Shukun	13–2
9–6	Akinoshima Katsumi	K1	Mitoizumi Masayuki	7–8
9–6	Kotonishiki Katsuhiro	K2	Musashimaru Koyo	8–7
10–5	◆ Misugisato Koji Kanto	M1	Tomoefuji Toshihide	8–7
2–13	Terao Tsunefumi	M2	Takanohana Koji	9–6
6–9	Daishoyama Naoki	M3	Kotofuji Takaya	6–9
8–7	Daishoho Masami	M4	Kushimaumi Keita	8–7
6–9	Takatoriki Tadashige	M5	Toyonoumi Shinji	8–7
9–6	Kyokudozan Kazuyasu	M6	Kirinishiki Toshiro	5–2–8
9–6	Kiraiho Ryozo	M7	◆ Wakanohana Masaru Gino	11–4
6–9	Mainoumi Shuhei	M8	Takamisugi Takakatsu	8–7
10–5	Kototsubaki Katsuyuki	M9	Tatsuhikari Kumagoro	8–7
7–8	Takanonami Sadahiro	M10	Kitakachidoki Hayato	8–7
5–10	Wakashoyo Shunichi	M11	Kasugafuji Akihiro	4–11
8–7	Wakanoyama Hiroshi	M12	Kotonowaka Terumasa	8–7
6–9	Tamakairiki Tsuyoshi	M13	Oginohana Akikazu	9–6
8–7	Tokitsunada Hironori	M14	Wakasegawa Yoshimitsu	3–11–1
8–7	Tsunenoyama Katsumasa	M15	Sakahoko Nobushige	4–11
10–5	Ryogoku Kajinosuke	M16	—	—

Top kimarite 280 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 93 33.2%

oshidashi Push out 53 18.9%

tsukiotoshi Thrust down 15 5.4%

okuridashi Rear push out 14 5.0%

hatakikomi Slap down 12 4.3%

hikiotoshi Hand pull down 12 4.3%

uwatenage Overarm throw 10 3.6%

yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 10 3.6%

280 bouts · 3/40 foreign-born (8%) · venue capacity 11,098