Maruyama Takahiko
丸山 孝彦
Personal information
BornTakahiko Maruyama
(1946-11-14) 14 November 1946
Katsuyama, Fukuoka, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
Career
StableTokitsukaze
Record401-368-26
DebutMay, 1962
Highest rankMaegashira 13 (July, 1973)
RetiredSeptember, 1976
Championships1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Takahiko Maruyama (born 14 November 1946) is a former sumo wrestler from Katsuyama, Fukuoka, Japan. His highest rank was maegashira 13. He made his professional debut in May 1962 and reached the top division in May 1973. He had been injured during the previous tournament, withdrawing on Day 13 a day after getting his kachi-koshi or majority of wins. He was awarded kosho seido status for the next tournament, meaning he could miss it without effect on his rank. This made him not only the first wrestler ever to be awarded kosho status but also the first to obtain it in his top division debut. He entered the following tournament in July but scored only four wins against eleven losses and was demoted. He had one more tournament in makuuchi nearly three years later, in January 1976. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in September 1976.

Career record

Maruyama Takahiko[1]
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
1962 x x (Maezumo) (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #14
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #76
5–2
 
1963 West Jonidan #33
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #57
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #23
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #88
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #1
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #16
6–1
 
1964 West Sandanme #68
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #58
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #21
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #22
5–2
 		 West Makushita #95
6–1
 		 West Makushita #61
4–3
 
1965 East Makushita #56
5–2
 		 East Makushita #39
3–4
 		 East Makushita #47
2–5
 		 West Makushita #60
4–3
 		 West Makushita #56
3–4
 		 West Makushita #65
4–3
 
1966 East Makushita #60
3–4
 		 West Makushita #64
3–4
 		 West Makushita #68
3–4
 		 East Makushita #79
4–3
 		 East Makushita #68
3–4
 		 West Makushita #80
5–2
 
1967 West Makushita #61
4–3
 		 West Makushita #52
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #7
5–2
 		 East Makushita #43
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #2
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #9
5–2
 
1968 West Makushita #45
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #3
4–3
 		 East Makushita #54
3–4
 		 East Makushita #60
5–2
 		 West Makushita #37
6–1
 		 East Makushita #13
3–4
 
1969 West Makushita #15
5–2
 		 West Makushita #6
3–4
 		 East Makushita #9
3–4
 		 West Makushita #12
5–2
 		 West Makushita #3
3–4
 		 West Makushita #6
2–5
 
1970 East Makushita #18
4–3
 		 West Makushita #14
3–4
 		 East Makushita #18
6–1
 		 West Makushita #4
7–0–P
 		 East Jūryō #10
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #6
7–8
 
1971 West Jūryō #9
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #13
4–11
 		 West Makushita #8
2–5
 		 East Makushita #22
4–3
 		 East Makushita #20
6–1
 		 East Makushita #6
4–3
 
1972 East Makushita #3
2–5
 		 West Makushita #14
5–2
 		 West Makushita #6
5–2
 		 East Makushita #2
4–3
 		 East Jūryō #12
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #7
6–9
 
1973 West Jūryō #9
11–4
Champion
 		 East Jūryō #1
8–5–2
 		 East Maegashira #14
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 East Maegashira #13
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #6
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #11
8–7
 
1974 West Jūryō #9
3–12
 		 West Makushita #6
1–6
 		 East Makushita #30
6–1
 		 West Makushita #8
7–0–P
Champion
 		 East Jūryō #12
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #10
8–7
 
1975 East Jūryō #8
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #1
3–12
 		 East Jūryō #12
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #11
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #5
11–4
 
1976 East Maegashira #13
4–9–2
 		 West Jūryō #3
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #9
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #11
3–12
 		 East Makushita #11
Retired
0–0–7
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. ↑ "Maruyama Takahiko Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 18 September 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.