Shiratayama Hidetoshi

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Shiratayama Hidetoshi
白田山 秀敏
Personal information
BornHidetoshi Shirata
(1943-12-25) 25 December 1943 (age 76)
Kagami, Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career
Stable Takasago
Record594-608-0
DebutJuly, 1959
Highest rankMaegashira 4 (May, 1971)
RetiredJuly, 1977
Elder name Tanigawa
Championships 1 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Shiratayama Hidetoshi (born 25 December 1943 as Hidetoshi Shirata) is a former sumo wrestler from Kagami, Kumamoto, Japan. He made his professional debut in September July 1959 and reached the top division in March 1971. His highest rank was maegashira 4. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Tanigawa. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in December 2008. [1]

Contents

Career record

Shiratayama Hidetoshi [2]
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
1959xxx(Maezumo)EastJonokuchi#25
44
 
WestJonidan#148
62
 
1960WestJonidan#111
35
 
WestJonidan#109
53
 
EastJonidan#76
44
 
WestJonidan#67
34
 
EastJonidan#75
52
 
WestJonidan#21
43
 
1961EastSandanme#113
43
 
EastSandanme#85
34
 
WestSandanme#99
25
 
WestJonidan#6
43
 
EastSandanme#95
43
 
EastSandanme#72
43
 
1962WestSandanme#54
07
 
WestSandanme#89
43
 
EastSandanme#77
43
 
EastSandanme#62
34
 
WestSandanme#76
43
 
WestSandanme#59
34
 
1963EastSandanme#67
43
 
WestSandanme#45
43
 
EastSandanme#28
52
 
WestMakushita#88
52
 
EastMakushita#59
34
 
EastMakushita#65
52
 
1964WestMakushita#50
43
 
EastMakushita#40
34
 
EastMakushita#43
61
 
WestMakushita#17
43
 
EastMakushita#13
43
 
EastMakushita#9
43
 
1965WestMakushita#5
25
 
EastMakushita#14
34
 
WestMakushita#18
34
 
WestMakushita#21
25
 
EastMakushita#31
52
 
WestMakushita#14
25
 
1966EastMakushita#23
43
 
EastMakushita#18
34
 
WestMakushita#21
43
 
EastMakushita#18
43
 
WestMakushita#13
52
 
WestMakushita#7
34
 
1967WestMakushita#9
16
 
EastMakushita#26
34
 
EastMakushita#40
52
 
WestMakushita#23
61
 
EastMakushita#6
43
 
WestMakushita#4
52
 
1968WestJūryō#13
96
 
EastJūryō#7
96
 
WestJūryō#3
510
 
WestJūryō#9
105
 
WestJūryō#3
78
 
WestJūryō#4
69
 
1969EastJūryō#6
87
 
WestJūryō#4
69
 
WestJūryō#10
510
 
WestMakushita#1
43
 
EastJūryō#13
87
 
WestJūryō#11
87
 
1970WestJūryō#9
69
 
EastJūryō#12
96
 
EastJūryō#6
78
 
EastJūryō#8
96
 
WestJūryō#3
78
 
WestJūryō#4
96
 
1971EastJūryō#2
114P
Champion

 
EastMaegashira#8
87
 
EastMaegashira#4
213
 
WestMaegashira#11
87
 
EastMaegashira#10
87
 
WestMaegashira#7
69
 
1972WestMaegashira#9
96
 
EastMaegashira#7
312
 
WestJūryō#4
105
 
EastMaegashira#12
69
 
WestJūryō#1
69
 
WestJūryō#3
87
 
1973EastJūryō#2
78
 
EastJūryō#4
78
 
EastJūryō#5
78
 
EastJūryō#6
96
 
EastJūryō#2
510
 
WestJūryō#8
87
 
1974EastJūryō#4
87
 
WestJūryō#1
69
 
WestJūryō#4
96
 
WestMaegashira#12
96
 
WestMaegashira#6
78
 
WestMaegashira#8
87
 
1975EastMaegashira#5
510
 
WestMaegashira#12
69
 
WestJūryō#1
96
 
EastMaegashira#12
312
 
WestJūryō#6
87
 
EastJūryō#5
69
 
1976WestJūryō#9
87
 
EastJūryō#8
87
 
EastJūryō#5
69
 
EastJūryō#9
87
 
WestJūryō#8
87
 
EastJūryō#3
87
 
1977EastJūryō#2
69
 
WestJūryō#5
510
 
WestJūryō#11
Retired
5100
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(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks:  Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

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References

  1. "Shiratayama Hidetoshi Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. "Shiratayama Hidetoshi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 8 September 2012.