Kirinishiki Toshirō

Kirinishiki Toshirō
起利錦 利郎
Personal information
Born Toshirō Yamada
(1962-08-31) August 31, 1962
Kiryū, Gunma, Japan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 160 kg (350 lb)
Career
Stable Kagamiyama
Record 551-547-84
Debut March, 1978
Highest rank Maegashira 2 (March, 1987)
Retired November, 1995
Championships 1 (Makushita)
Gold Stars 3
Chiyonofuji
Futahaguro
Hokutoumi
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Kirinishiki Toshirō (born 31 August 1962 as Toshirō Yamada) is a former sumo wrestler from Kiryū, Gunma, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1978, and reached the top division in July 1986. His highest rank was maegashira 2. He retired in November 1995, and as of 2016 he is an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Katsunoura.[1]

Career record

Kirinishiki Toshirō[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
1978 x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #9
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #109
5–2
 		 East Jonidan #66
2–5
 		 West Jonidan #85
2–5
 
1979 West Jonidan #94
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #92
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #56
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #40
2–5
 		 West Jonidan #63
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #44
4–3
 
1980 East Jonidan #22
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #58
0–1–6
 		 West Jonidan #14
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #88
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #12
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #25
3–4
 
1981 West Jonidan #39
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #71
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #20
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #28
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #39
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #26
3–4
 
1982 West Sandanme #36
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #23
5–2
 		 West Makushita #58
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #17
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #35
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #4
5–2
 
1983 East Makushita #42
4–3
 		 East Makushita #36
5–2
 		 West Makushita #18
2–5
 		 East Makushita #34
3–4
 		 West Makushita #44
3–4
 		 West Makushita #56
5–2
 
1984 West Makushita #33
5–2
 		 West Makushita #18
2–5
 		 West Makushita #39
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Sandanme #19
6–1
 		 West Makushita #44
5–2
 		 East Makushita #27
6–1
 
1985 West Makushita #9
2–5
 		 West Makushita #25
4–3
 		 West Makushita #17
4–3
 		 East Makushita #12
4–3
 		 East Makushita #7
3–4
 		 East Makushita #15
7–0
Champion
 
1986 East Jūryō #10
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #1
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #13
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #2
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #12
9–6
 
1987 West Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
4–11
★		 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
4–11
★		 West Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #3
7–8
 
1988 East Maegashira #4
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #4
5–9–1
 		 East Maegashira #9
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 East Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #11
7–8
 
1989 West Maegashira #11
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 East Jūryō #10
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #3
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #1
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #5
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #1
8–7
 
1990 East Maegashira #13
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #8
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #11
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #5
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #10
9–6
 
1991 West Maegashira #4
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #5
7–8
★		 East Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #3
7–8
 
1992 West Maegashira #4
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #5
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #6
5–2–8
 		 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #5
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #12
8–7
 
1993 West Maegashira #11
0–5–10
 		 East Jūryō #6
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 East Jūryō #6
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #8
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #4
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #10
6–9
 
1994 East Jūryō #13
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #6
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #6
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #10
9–6
 
1995 West Jūryō #7
4–11
 		 West Makushita #2
4–3
 		 West Makushita #1
3–4
 		 East Makushita #5
3–4
 		 East Makushita #10
3–4
 		 West Makushita #14
Retired
0–0–7
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)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Oyakata (Coaches)". Nihon Sumo Kyokai. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. ↑ "Kirinishiki Toshiro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-03.


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