Azumanishiki Eizaburo

Azumanishiki Eizaburo
東錦 栄三郎
Personal information
Born	Eizaburo Hoshino (1940-10-02)October 2, 1940 Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Died	November 9, 1994(1994-11-09) (aged 54)
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	132 kg (291 lb; 20.8 st)
Career
Stable	Takasago
Record	375-352-13
Debut	May, 1956
Highest rank	Maegashira 15 (September, 1962)
Retired	September, 1967
Championships	1 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Azumanishiki Eizaburo (born Eizaburo Hoshino; October 2, 1940 - November 9, 1994) was a sumo wrestler from Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in September May 1956, and reached the top division in September 1962. His highest rank was maegashira 15. He left the sumo world upon retirement in September 1967.

Career record

• The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.

Azumanishiki Eizaburo ^[1]

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
1956	x	x	(Maezumo)	Not held	WestJonokuchi#23 4–4	Not held
1957	WestJonidan#101 3–5	WestJonidan#105 3–5	EastJonidan#108 6–2	Not held	WestJonidan#49 6–2	EastJonidan#3 6–2
1958	WestSandanme#79 3–5	EastSandanme#82 5–2	WestSandanme#67 4–4	EastSandanme#63 5–3	EastSandanme#48 4–4	WestSandanme#46 6–2
1959	WestSandanme#28 7–1–P	EastMakushita#84 5–3	EastMakushita#76 7–1–P	WestMakushita#50 6–2	WestMakushita#38 5–3	EastMakushita#30 5–3
1960	EastMakushita#27 5–3	WestMakushita#19 5–3	WestMakushita#14 3–5	WestMakushita#20 3–4	EastMakushita#24 4–3	WestMakushita#20 3–4
1961	EastMakushita#25 2–5	EastMakushita#36 4–3	EastMakushita#28 5–2	WestMakushita#18 4–3	WestMakushita#14 4–3	EastMakushita#10 5–2
1962	EastMakushita#3 6–1	EastJūryō#18 9–6	EastJūryō#9 8–7	EastJūryō#5 11–4–P	EastMaegashira#15 3–12	EastJūryō#8 9–6
1963	WestJūryō#2 4–5–6	WestJūryō#7 6–9	EastJūryō#10 9–6	EastJūryō#7 6–9	EastJūryō#9 7–8	WestJūryō#9 6–9
1964	WestJūryō#11 6–9	EastJūryō#15 10–5	WestJūryō#7 6–9	WestJūryō#10 8–7	WestJūryō#6 6–9	WestJūryō#8 5–10
1965	EastJūryō#12 6–9	EastJūryō#17 7–8	EastJūryō#18 9–6	WestJūryō#11 9–6	EastJūryō#5 5–10	WestJūryō#8 5–10
1966	WestJūryō#15 11–4 Champion	WestJūryō#5 6–9	WestJūryō#8 6–9	EastJūryō#11 6–9	EastJūryō#15 9–6	WestJūryō#6 7–8
1967	WestJūryō#8 7–8	EastJūryō#9 10–5	WestJūryō#7 6–9	EastJūryō#11 4–11	EastMakushita#3 Retired 0–0–7
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

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of sumo tournament second division champions

References

1. "Azumanishiki Eizaburo Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-12.