Asasegawa Takeya

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Asasegawa Takeya
淺瀬川 健次
Personal information
BornKenji Kameyama
(1942-05-04)4 May 1942
Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan
Died22 September 2017(2017-09-22) (aged 75)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight139 kg (306 lb)
Career
Stable AraisoIsegahama
Record493-471-19
DebutMay, 1957
Highest rankMaegashira 1 (January, 1965)
RetiredMay, 1971
Elder name Urakaze
Championships 2 (Jūryō)
2 (Makushita)
Special Prizes Technique (1)
Gold Stars 4
Kashiwado (2)
Sadanoyama
Taihō
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Asasegawa Takeya (born 4 May 1942 as Kenji Kameyama, died 22 September 2017) was a sumo wrestler from Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1957 and reached the top division in March 1964. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Urakaze. He left the Association in January 1975. [1]

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Career record

Asasegawa Takeya [2]
Year January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo
March
Haru basho, Osaka
May
Natsu basho, Tokyo
July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya
September
Aki basho, Tokyo
November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1957xx(Maezumo)Not heldWestJonokuchi#11
53
 
EastJonidan#87
53
 
1958EastJonidan#62
53
 
WestJonidan#43
53
 
EastJonidan#17
44
 
WestJonidan#14
26
 
WestJonidan#26
53
 
EastJonidan#1
44
 
1959WestSandanme#104
44
 
WestSandanme#93
Sat out due to injury
007
WestJonidan#14
53
 
WestSandanme#100
62
 
EastSandanme#78
62
 
WestSandanme#45
62
 
1960WestSandanme#17
35
 
WestSandanme#19
62
 
EastMakushita#81
35
 
WestSandanme#1
25
 
EastSandanme#16
25
 
EastSandanme#32
52
 
1961EastSandanme#14
43
 
EastSandanme#5
61
 
EastMakushita#56
34
 
WestMakushita#63
25
 
WestMakushita#74
34
 
WestMakushita#79
25
 
1962WestSandanme#8
61
 
EastMakushita#36
52
 
EastMakushita#47
70
Champion

 
EastMakushita#4
61
 
WestMakushita#1
43
 
WestJūryō#18
87
 
1963EastJūryō#12
87
 
EastJūryō#7
411
 
WestJūryō#15
114
 
WestJūryō#8
123
 
EastJūryō#2
510
 
WestJūryō#6
96
 
1964EastJūryō#1
105
 
WestMaegashira#14
69
 
WestJūryō#3
123
Champion

 
WestMaegashira#13
105
 
EastMaegashira#6
96
 
EastMaegashira#2
87
1965EastMaegashira#1
411
 
EastMaegashira#6
96
 
EastMaegashira#2
69
 
EastMaegashira#4
87
 
WestMaegashira#3
411
 
EastMaegashira#9
96
 
1966WestMaegashira#4
96
EastMaegashira#2
87
T
EastMaegashira#1
0411
 
WestMaegashira#11
105
 
EastMaegashira#4
312
 
WestMaegashira#9
78
 
1967EastMaegashira#11
114
 
EastMaegashira#3
69
WestMaegashira#6
114
 
WestJūryō#1
69
 
EastJūryō#4
Sat out due to injury
0015
EastMakushita#1
16
 
1968WestMakushita#19
70
Champion

 
WestJūryō#11
105
 
EastJūryō#4
123
 
EastMaegashira#10
69
 
EastJūryō#1
105
 
EastMaegashira#11
213
 
1969EastJūryō#7
96
 
EastJūryō#3
123
Champion

 
EastMaegashira#10
87
 
EastMaegashira#8
96
 
WestMaegashira#2
312
 
EastMaegashira#9
87
 
1970WestMaegashira#4
69
 
WestMaegashira#6
96
 
EastMaegashira#3
213
 
EastMaegashira#12
78
 
WestJūryō#1
510
 
WestJūryō#6
510
 
1971WestJūryō#12
96
 
EastJūryō#8
78
 
EastJūryō#9
Retired
213
Record given as wins–losses–absences    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

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. "Asasegawa Takeya Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  2. "Asasegawa Takeya Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2012.