Ōuchiyama Heikichi
| Ōuchiyama Heikichi | |
|---|---|
| 大内山 平吉 | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
Heikichi Ōuchi June 19, 1926 Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan |
| Died | November 1, 1985 (aged 59) |
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 153 kg (337 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Tokitsukaze |
| Record | 347-278-53 |
| Debut | January 1944 |
| Highest rank | Ōzeki (May 1955) |
| Retired | March 1959 |
| Championships | 1 (Makushita) |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (1) |
| Gold Stars | 2 (Chiyonoyama, Tochinishiki) |
| * Up to date as of October 2008. | |
Ōuchiyama Heikichi (born Heikichi Ōuchi, 19 June 1926 - 1 November 1985) was a sumo wrestler from Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan.
He joined Tokitsukaze stable in 1944 and reached the top makuuchi division in 1949. After finishing as runner-up to Chiyonoyama with a 13-2 record in March 1955 (Chiyonoyama defeated him in a playoff) he was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of ōzeki. He only managed to stay at ōzeki for eight tournaments, as injury meant he had three consecutive make-koshi or losing scores which saw him demoted from the rank. He fought in the maegashira ranks until his retirement in 1959. He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association, working as a coach at his old stable. He was known as Shikoroyama Oyakata until 1961 and then Tatsutayama Oyakata until his death in 1985.
He was well known for his extraordinary size: at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in) tall he was the tallest modern era ōzeki until Akebono in 1992.
Pre-modern career record
- Through most of the 1940s only two tournaments were held a year, and in 1946 only one was held. The New year tournament began and the Spring tournament returned to Osaka in 1953.
| - | Spring Haru basho, Tokyo |
Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo |
Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #4
3–2 |
East Jonidan #37
4–1 |
| 1945 | Not held | East Sandanme #26
4–1 |
East Makushita #23
3–2 |
| 1946 | Not held | Not held | East Makushita #15
3–4 |
| 1947 | Not held | West Makushita #23
5–0 Champion |
East Jūryō #13
7–4 |
| 1948 | Not held | East Jūryō #5
7–4 |
West Jūryō #1
7–4 |
| 1949 | East Maegashira #17
9–4 |
West Maegashira #9
9–6 |
East Maegashira #5
6–9 |
| 1950 | West Maegashira #7
9–6 |
West Maegashira #5
8–7 |
West Maegashira #2
5–10 |
| 1951 | East Maegashira #5
10–5 |
West Komusubi #1
10–5 |
East Sekiwake #1
9–6 |
| 1952 | West Sekiwake #1
6–9 |
West Maegashira #1
11–4 ★ |
East Sekiwake #2
4–11 |
| - | New Year Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
Spring Haru basho, Osaka |
Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo |
Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | West Maegashira #1
Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
East Maegashira #9
Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Maegashira #17
12–3 |
East Maegashira #9
9–6 |
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| 1954 | West Maegashira #3
9–6 |
West Komusubi #1
10–5 |
West Sekiwake #1
9–4–2 |
East Sekiwake #1
9–6 |
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| 1955 | West Sekiwake #1
11–4 |
East Sekiwake #1
13–2 O |
East Ōzeki #1
9–6 |
East Ōzeki #1
11–4 |
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| 1956 | East Ōzeki #1
6–9 |
West Ōzeki #1
10–5 |
West Ōzeki #1
10–5 |
West Ōzeki #1
7–8 |
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| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) | ||||||
Modern career record
- Since the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958, the yearly schedule has remained unchanged.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | East Ōzeki #2
2–3–10 |
East Sekiwake #2
5–10 |
East Maegashira #1
7–8 ★ |
Not held | West Maegashira #2
6–9 |
East Maegashira #4
2–6–7 |
| 1958 | East Maegashira #14
12–3 |
West Maegashira #2
6–9 |
West Maegashira #4
4–11 |
West Maegashira #8
8–7 |
West Maegashira #6
8–7 |
West Maegashira #3
2–9–4 |
| 1959 | West Maegashira #13
4–11 |
West Maegashira #19
Retired 7–8 |
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| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) | ||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Fusanishiki Katsuhiko Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-06-11.