Late Shōwa era
名古屋場所 Nagoya 1981
IG Arena (new 2025) · Nagoya
- Start
- Jul 5, 1981
- End
- Jul 19, 1981
- Days
- 15
- Capacity
- 14,000
Dates
- Roster
- 36
- Bouts
- 262
- Foreign
- 3%
- Sansho
- 2
Tournament
Makuuchi yusho
Sansho special prizes
Banzuke 36 wrestlers, East–West paired
The Makuuchi roster for Nagoya 1981, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13–2 | Y1 | 0–0–15 | ||
| 14–1 | O1 | — | — | |
| 10–5 | S1 | 6–9 | ||
| 11–4 | S2 | — | — | |
| 8–7 | K1 | 8–7 | ||
| 9–6 | M1 | 9–6 | ||
| 4–11 | M2 | 7–8 | ||
| 5–10 | M3 | 8–7 | ||
| 5–10 | M4 | 7–8 | ||
| 5–10 | M5 | 4–11 | ||
| 7–8 | M6 | 9–3–3 | ||
| 4–11 | M7 | 10–5 | ||
| 8–7 | M8 | 7–8 | ||
| 4–11 | M9 | 7–8 | ||
| 8–7 | M10 | 9–6 | ||
| 8–7 | M11 | 8–7 | ||
| 7–8 | M12 | 6–9 | ||
| 6–9 | M13 | 8–7 | ||
| 8–7 | M14 | — | — |
Top kimarite 262 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 68 26.0%
oshidashi Push out 47 17.9%
hatakikomi Slap down 19 7.3%
yoritaoshi Frontal crush out 19 7.3%
uwatenage Overarm throw 18 6.9%
tsukiotoshi Thrust down 14 5.3%
tsukidashi Frontal thrust out 12 4.6%
hikiotoshi Hand pull down 10 3.8%
262 bouts · 1/36 foreign-born (3%) · venue capacity 14,000