Kotobeppu Yōhei
Kotobeppu Yohei | |
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琴別府 要平 | |
Personal information | |
Born |
Yohei Miura October 17, 1965 Beppu, Ōita, Japan |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 183 kg (403 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Sadogatake |
Record | 457-433-82 |
Debut | March, 1981 |
Highest rank | Maegashira 1 (March, 1995) |
Retired | November, 1997 |
Championships |
1 (Jūryō) 2 (Makushita) 1 (Jonidan) |
Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) |
* Up to date as of August 2012. |
Kotobeppu Yōhei (born 17 October 1965 as Yōhei Miura) is a former sumo wrestler from Beppu, Ōita, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1981, and reached the jūryō division in July 1989, but was injured in his jūryō debut and a long absence from competition saw him fall greatly in rank. He reached the top division in November 1992, becoming the first former sekitori to fall to the lowest jonokuchi division and subsequently manage to reach the top division. The only other wrestler to achieve this feat as of January 2018 is Ryūden.[1] His highest rank was maegashira 1. He retired in November 1997.
Career record
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 |
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1981 | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #49 5–2 |
East Jonidan #126 3–4 |
West Jonidan #140 3–4 |
East Jonokuchi #1 5–2 |
1982 | West Jonidan #97 3–4 |
West Jonidan #115 3–4 |
West Jonidan #128 5–2 |
West Jonidan #88 3–4 |
East Jonidan #105 5–2 |
West Jonidan #65 5–2 |
1983 | East Jonidan #22 3–4 |
West Jonidan #38 2–5 |
West Jonidan #66 3–4 |
East Jonidan #85 6–1 |
West Jonidan #19 4–3 |
West Jonidan #2 3–4 |
1984 | East Jonidan #8 4–3 |
East Sandanme #87 1–6 |
East Jonidan #21 5–2 |
West Sandanme #85 6–1 |
West Sandanme #36 2–5 |
East Sandanme #66 2–5 |
1985 | East Sandanme #100 6–1 |
East Sandanme #51 2–5 |
East Sandanme #81 6–1 |
East Sandanme #34 3–4 |
East Sandanme #48 4–3 |
East Sandanme #29 4–3 |
1986 | East Sandanme #8 3–4 |
West Sandanme #25 4–3 |
West Sandanme #8 1–6 |
West Sandanme #51 6–1 |
East Sandanme #4 4–3 |
East Makushita #49 5–2 |
1987 | East Makushita #33 4–3 |
East Makushita #26 3–4 |
East Makushita #36 4–3 |
West Makushita #25 7–0 Champion |
East Makushita #5 1–6 |
East Makushita #29 5–2 |
1988 | West Makushita #14 5–2 |
East Makushita #5 3–4 |
West Makushita #10 3–4 |
East Makushita #18 6–1 |
East Makushita #5 2–5 |
West Makushita #20 7–0 Champion |
1989 | East Makushita #4 4–3 |
West Makushita #1 3–4 |
East Makushita #4 6–1 |
West Jūryō #12 1–7–7 |
West Makushita #12 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Makushita #52 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
1990 | East Sandanme #33 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Sandanme #93 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
East Jonidan #53 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Jonidan #123 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
West Jonokuchi #39 6–1 |
West Jonidan #90 7–0–P Champion |
1991 | East Sandanme #80 6–1 |
East Sandanme #28 6–1 |
East Makushita #51 6–1 |
East Makushita #24 6–1 |
East Makushita #9 3–4 |
East Makushita #15 4–3 |
1992 | East Makushita #12 6–1 |
East Makushita #2 4–2–1 |
West Jūryō #13 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Jūryō #13 10–5 |
West Jūryō #5 12–3 Champion |
West Maegashira #14 10–5 F |
1993 | West Maegashira #9 8–6–1 |
West Maegashira #5 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Maegashira #5 5–10 |
East Maegashira #12 9–6 |
West Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #8 8–7 |
1994 | West Maegashira #2 3–12 |
West Maegashira #12 9–6 |
East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
East Maegashira #11 8–7 |
West Maegashira #7 8–7 |
East Maegashira #4 5–10 |
1995 | West Maegashira #9 9–6 |
East Maegashira #1 3–12 |
West Maegashira #9 8–7 |
West Maegashira #2 4–11 |
West Maegashira #6 6–9 |
East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
1996 | West Maegashira #5 4–11 |
West Maegashira #12 8–7 |
East Maegashira #7 6–9 |
East Maegashira #10 9–6 |
West Maegashira #3 3–12 |
East Maegashira #12 7–8 |
1997 | East Maegashira #16 5–10 |
West Jūryō #3 7–8 |
East Jūryō #5 5–10 |
East Jūryō #10 6–9 |
West Jūryō #13 4–11 |
East Makushita #6 Retired 2–4–1 |
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) |
See also
References
- ↑ "2018 January Grand Sumo Tournament Banzuke Topics". January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018.
- ↑ "Kotobeppu Yohei Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
External links
- Kotobeppu Yōhei's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage