Yoshinohana Masaki
義ノ花 成典
Personal information
BornMasanori Aikawa
(1943-09-04) 4 September 1943
Taito, Tokyo, Japan
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight165 kg (364 lb)
Career
StableDewanoumi
Record527-533-26
DebutMay, 1959
Highest rankMaegashira 1 (November, 1966)
RetiredJuly, 1973
Elder nameInagawa
Championships2 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Sandanme)
1 (Jonokuchi)
Special PrizesFighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars1 (Tochinoumi)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Yoshinohana Masaki (born 4 September 1943 as Masanori Aikawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Taitō, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in September May 1959, and reached the top division in November 1964. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Inagawa. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in September 2008.[1]

Career record

Yoshinohana Masaki[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
1959 x x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #22
80
Champion

 
East Jonidan #41
53
 
East Jonidan #6
44
 
1960 West Jonidan #7
17
 
West Jonidan #13
35
 
East Jonidan #19
35
 
West Jonidan #26
34
 
West Jonidan #31
43
 
East Sandanme #111
43
 
1961 East Sandanme #95
43
 
East Sandanme #71
34
 
West Sandanme #84
43
 
West Sandanme #62
43
 
West Sandanme #47
43
 
East Sandanme #36
43
 
1962 West Sandanme #19
124
 
East Sandanme #33
Sat out due to injury
007
East Sandanme #68
Sat out due to injury
007
West Sandanme #87
43
 
East Sandanme #75
70
Champion

 
East Makushita #87
70
Champion

 
1963 West Makushita #8
43
 
East Makushita #5
52
 
East Makushita #1
53
 
West Jūryō #16
96
 
West Jūryō #11
69
 
West Jūryō #16
96
 
1964 East Jūryō #8
78
 
West Jūryō #9
96
 
East Jūryō #6
96
 
East Jūryō #3
96
 
West Jūryō #1
123
Champion

 
West Maegashira #10
672
 
1965 West Maegashira #12
87
 
East Maegashira #9
69
 
West Maegashira #11
69
 
West Maegashira #14
69
 
West Jūryō #1
69
 
West Jūryō #4
105
 
1966 West Jūryō #1
87
 
West Maegashira #15
96
 
West Maegashira #12
87
 
West Maegashira #10
87
 
East Maegashira #7
105
 
East Maegashira #1
69
1967 East Maegashira #3
78
 
West Maegashira #3
411
 
East Maegashira #10
105
 
West Maegashira #2
78
 
West Maegashira #3
510
 
West Maegashira #7
105
 
1968 West Maegashira #1
096
 
West Maegashira #11
69
 
East Jūryō #2
132
Champion

 
East Maegashira #7
87
 
East Maegashira #5
69
 
East Maegashira #10
87
 
1969 East Maegashira #8
96
 
West Maegashira #4
312
 
West Maegashira #9
87
 
West Maegashira #6
411
 
East Maegashira #12
510
 
East Jūryō #3
69
 
1970 West Jūryō #6
69
 
West Jūryō #8
105
 
West Jūryō #3
96
 
East Jūryō #1
87
 
West Maegashira #12
96
 
West Maegashira #5
69
 
1971 West Maegashira #8
78
 
East Maegashira #11
96
 
West Maegashira #6
78
 
West Maegashira #7
105
F
East Maegashira #1
411
 
East Maegashira #7
114
 
1972 East Jūryō #3
69
 
East Jūryō #5
69
 
East Jūryō #9
87
 
East Jūryō #6
96
 
East Jūryō #1
105P
 
West Maegashira #11
69
 
1973 West Jūryō #1
96
 
West Maegashira #11
213
 
West Jūryō #7
69
 
West Jūryō #11
Retired
276
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. "Yoshinohana Masaki Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. "Yoshinohana Masaki Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 7 September 2012.


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