Kotonofuji Muneyoshi
琴乃富士宗義
Personal information
BornMuneyoshi Fujisawa
(1951-11-07) 7 November 1951
Rusutsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight140 kg (310 lb)
Career
StableSadogatake
Record511-508-21
DebutMay, 1967
Highest rankMaegashira 5 (November, 1975)
RetiredJanuary, 1982
Elder namesee bio
Championships1 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Kotonofuji Muneyoshi (born 7 November 1951 as Muneyoshi Fujisawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Rusutsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1967 and reached the top division in July 1974. His highest rank was maegashira 5. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Oguruma. He left the Sumo Association in November 1985, as his elder name was needed by the retiring Kotokaze.[1] He is now the proprietor of a chanko restaurant in the Kagurazaka neighborhood of Tokyo.[2]

Career record

Kotonofuji Muneyoshi[3]
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
1967 x x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #21
52
 
West Jonidan #84
16
 
East Jonidan #113
52
 
1968 East Jonidan #62
43
 
West Jonidan #32
25
 
West Jonidan #51
61
 
East Jonidan #9
025
 
East Jonidan #42
52
 
East Sandanme #94
52
 
1969 West Sandanme #56
34
 
West Sandanme #60
34
 
West Sandanme #65
43
 
East Sandanme #50
43
 
East Sandanme #35
34
 
East Sandanme #43
43
 
1970 East Sandanme #31
52
 
West Sandanme #5
52
 
West Makushita #48
34
 
West Makushita #54
34
 
West Sandanme #2
52
 
East Makushita #40
52
 
1971 West Makushita #23
43
 
East Makushita #19
34
 
East Makushita #28
43
 
East Makushita #25
52
 
East Makushita #14
43
 
East Makushita #10
34
 
1972 East Makushita #14
16
 
East Makushita #38
52
 
East Makushita #22
52
 
West Makushita #10
52
 
West Makushita #4
52
 
East Jūryō #13
87
 
1973 East Jūryō #10
87
 
West Jūryō #8
69
 
East Jūryō #12
87
 
East Jūryō #10
87
 
West Jūryō #8
87
 
East Jūryō #7
69
 
1974 West Jūryō #11
96
 
East Jūryō #6
87
 
East Jūryō #4
96
 
East Maegashira #12
510
 
East Jūryō #2
78
 
West Jūryō #4
105P
 
1975 West Maegashira #12
87
 
East Maegashira #11
87
 
West Maegashira #8
69
 
West Maegashira #11
78
 
West Maegashira #11
105
 
East Maegashira #5
510
 
1976 West Maegashira #10
87
 
East Maegashira #9
213
 
West Jūryō #4
411
 
East Jūryō #12
105
 
East Jūryō #3
96
 
East Maegashira #12
411
 
1977 West Jūryō #4
87
 
East Jūryō #3
141
Champion

 
West Maegashira #9
564
 
West Jūryō #1
411
 
East Jūryō #8
87
 
East Jūryō #5
96
 
1978 West Jūryō #1
78
 
West Jūryō #3
87
 
West Jūryō #2
87
 
East Jūryō #2
87
 
East Jūryō #2
87
 
West Jūryō #1
78
 
1979 West Jūryō #3
87
 
East Jūryō #1
510
 
West Jūryō #6
96
 
East Jūryō #1
87
 
West Maegashira #13
411
 
West Jūryō #6
87
 
1980 East Jūryō #4
69
 
East Jūryō #9
96
 
East Jūryō #6
69
 
West Jūryō #11
78
 
West Jūryō #13
105
 
East Jūryō #5
510
 
1981 East Jūryō #10
87
 
East Jūryō #6
69
 
West Jūryō #9
87
 
East Jūryō #7
195
 
West Makushita #10
25
 
West Makushita #27
25
 
1982 West Makushita #50
Retired
007
x x x x x
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; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

See also

References

  1. "Kotonofuji Taiki Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. "kotonofuji.com". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. "Kotonofuji Muneyoshi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 14 September 2012.


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