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名古屋場所 Nagoya 1996
IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya
- Start
- Jul 7, 1996
- End
- Jul 21, 1996
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 14,000
Dates
- Roster
- 40
- Bouts
- 295
- Foreign
- 8%
- Sansho
- 3
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Shukun-sho
Outstanding performance
- Kaio Hiroyuki Sekiwake 1 East 10–5
- Kotonowaka Terumasa Maegashira 2 East 9–6
Banzuke 40 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 1996, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–2 | Y1 | 12–3 | ||
| 10–5 | O1 | 12–3 | ||
| 10–5 | O2 | — | — | |
| 10–5 | S1 | 7–8 | ||
| 7–8 | K1 | 10–5 | ||
| — | — | K2 | 2–13 | |
| 6–9 | M1 | 3–12 | ||
| 9–6 | M2 | 9–6 | ||
| 4–11 | M3 | 4–11 | ||
| 3–12 | M4 | 5–10 | ||
| 6–9 | M5 | 10–5 | ||
| 4–11 | M6 | 5–10 | ||
| 8–7 | M7 | 6–9 | ||
| 9–6 | M8 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M9 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M10 | 7–8 | ||
| 6–9 | M11 | 2–1–12 | ||
| 8–7 | M12 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M13 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M14 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M15 | 6–9 |
Top kimarite 295 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 101 34.2%
oshidashi Push out 46 15.6%
uwatenage Overarm throw 26 8.8%
hatakikomi Slap down 19 6.4%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 13 4.4%
okuridashi Rear push out 12 4.1%
kotenage Armlock throw 10 3.4%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 9 3.1%
295 bouts · 3/40 foreign-born (8%) · venue capacity 14,000