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九州場所 Kyushu

Early Shōwa era

秋場所 Aki 1969

Ryogoku Kokugikan · Tokyo

Dates

Start
Sep 14, 1969
End
Sep 28, 1969
Days
15
Capacity
11,098

Tournament

Roster
34
Bouts
256
Foreign
3%
Sansho
3

Makuuchi yusho

Tamanoumi Masahiro

Ozeki 2 West 13-2

Sansho special prizes

Shukun-sho

Outstanding performance

Kanto-sho

Fighting spirit

Gino-sho

Technique

Banzuke 34 wrestlers, East–West paired

The Makuuchi roster for Aki 1969, 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
11–4 Y1 — —
9–6 O1 10–5
12–3 O2 13–2
8–7 S1 8–7
11–4 K1 5–10
3–12 M1 7–8
9–6
◆ Tochiazuma Tomoyori Shukun · Gino
M2 3–12
7–8 M3 5–10
5–10 M4 7–8
9–6 M5 8–7
7–8 M6 7–8
8–7 M7 6–9
7–8 M8
◆ Dairyugawa Kazuo Kanto
11–4
7–8 M9 8–7
7–8 M10 2–13
8–7 M11 6–9
5–10 M12 8–7
9–6 M13 — —

Top kimarite 256 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 62 24.2%
oshidashi Push out 36 14.1%
hatakikomi Slap down 14 5.5%
tsuridashi Frontal lift out 14 5.5%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 14 5.5%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 12 4.7%
uwatedashinage Pulling overarm throw 11 4.3%
uwatenage Overarm throw 11 4.3%

256 bouts · 1/34 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 11,098