Dairyūgawa Kazuo

Dairyūgawa Kazuo
大竜川 一男
Personal information
Born Kazuo Wada
(1946-01-21) January 21, 1946
Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 113 kg (249 lb)
Career
Stable Mihogaseki
Record 684-684-0
Debut January, 1961
Highest rank Maegashira 1 (November, 1969)
Retired May, 1979
Special Prizes Fighting Spirit (2)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Dairyūgawa Kazuo (born 21 January 1946 as Kazuo Wada) is a former sumo wrestler from Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan. He made his professional debut in September January 1961, and reached the top division in September 1968. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Kiyomigata. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in January 2011.[1]

Career record

Dairyūgawa Kazuo[2]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo
March
Haru basho, Osaka
May
Natsu basho, Tokyo
July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya
September
Aki basho, Tokyo
November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1961 (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #20
34
 
West Jonokuchi #7
34
 
East Jonokuchi #3
43
 
East Jonidan #59
43
 
West Jonidan #13
34
 
1962 West Jonidan #25
43
 
West Jonidan #18
43
 
East Jonidan #2
43
 
East Sandanme #79
34
 
West Sandanme #88
25
 
East Jonidan #6
34
 
1963 East Jonidan #22
61
 
West Sandanme #60
43
 
East Sandanme #44
52
 
East Sandanme #7
52
 
East Makushita #74
43
 
West Makushita #62
34
 
1964 West Makushita #70
43
 
West Makushita #63
52
 
West Makushita #48
25
 
West Makushita #60
43
 
West Makushita #51
52
 
East Makushita #37
25
 
1965 West Makushita #52
43
 
West Makushita #44
43
 
East Makushita #38
52
 
West Makushita #27
43
 
East Makushita #26
43
 
East Makushita #21
61
 
1966 East Makushita #8
25
 
East Makushita #19
61
 
East Makushita #6
52
 
East Makushita #1
61
 
West Jūryō #17
87
 
East Jūryō #12
78
 
1967 East Jūryō #15
96
 
West Jūryō #9
69
 
West Makushita #4
52
 
West Jūryō #13
96
 
West Jūryō #9
87
 
East Jūryō #8
87
 
1968 East Jūryō #5
78
 
East Jūryō #6
78
 
East Jūryō #8
105
 
West Jūryō #3
114
 
West Maegashira #9
78
 
West Maegashira #11
105
F
1969 East Maegashira #5
78
 
West Maegashira #6
510
 
West Maegashira #10
96
 
West Maegashira #4
411
 
West Maegashira #8
114
F
East Maegashira #1
312
 
1970 West Maegashira #10
87
 
West Maegashira #7
78
 
East Maegashira #9
312
 
West Jūryō #2
78
 
West Jūryō #4
96
 
East Jūryō #3
69
 
1971 West Jūryō #8
96
 
East Jūryō #3
78
 
East Jūryō #6
78
 
East Jūryō #7
87
 
East Jūryō #5
87
 
East Jūryō #2
105
 
1972 West Maegashira #10
69
 
West Jūryō #1
87
 
East Jūryō #1
105
 
West Maegashira #10
87
 
East Maegashira #8
78
 
West Maegashira #10
87
 
1973 East Maegashira #8
411
 
West Maegashira #13
87
 
West Maegashira #10
87
 
East Maegashira #8
510
 
West Jūryō #1
78
 
West Jūryō #3
105
 
1974 East Maegashira #12
411
 
East Jūryō #4
87
 
East Jūryō #2
411
 
East Jūryō #11
87
 
East Jūryō #7
87
 
East Jūryō #4
96
 
1975 East Jūryō #1
87
 
East Maegashira #14
411
 
West Jūryō #5
96
 
East Maegashira #14
87
 
East Maegashira #9
312
 
West Jūryō #6
87
 
1976 West Jūryō #2
87
 
West Jūryō #1
96
 
East Maegashira #13
87
 
East Maegashira #10
312
 
East Jūryō #6
87
 
West Jūryō #2
69
 
1977 East Jūryō #5
78
 
West Jūryō #6
87
 
East Jūryō #5
78
 
East Jūryō #7
87
 
West Jūryō #3
87
 
West Maegashira #12
411
 
1978 East Jūryō #6
87
 
East Jūryō #4
87
 
East Jūryō #3
78
 
East Jūryō #5
78
 
West Jūryō #6
87
 
West Jūryō #5
69
 
1979 West Jūryō #9
96
 
East Jūryō #5
510
 
East Jūryō #12
Retired
05
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: =Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

See also

References

  1. "Dairyugawa Kazuo Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  2. "Dairyugawa Kazuo Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-04-14.


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