Wakachichibu Komei

Wakachichibu Komei
若秩父 高明
Personal information
BornKomei Kato
(1939-03-16)16 March 1939
Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
Died17 September 2014(2014-09-17) (aged 75)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight150 kg (330 lb)
Career
StableHanakago
Record570-527-5
DebutMay, 1954
Highest rankSekiwake (July, 1963)
RetiredNovember, 1968
Elder nameTokiwayama
Championships2 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Jonidan)
Special PrizesFighting Spirit (2)
Gold Stars3
Tochinoumi (2)
Chiyonoyama
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Wakachichibu Komei (real name Komei Kato, 16 March 1939 – 17 September 2014) was a sumo wrestler from Chichibu, Saitama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1954 and reached the top division in September 1958. His highest rank was sekiwake. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Tokiwayama. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in March 2004.[1]

Career record

  • The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
Wakachichibu Komei[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
1954 x x (Maezumo) Not held East Jonokuchi #10
5–3
 		 Not held
1955 East Jonidan #48
4–4
 		 West Jonidan #31
4–4
 		 West Jonidan #24
5–3
 		 Not held East Jonidan #3
8–0–P
Champion
 		 Not held
1956 East Sandanme #59
8–0–P
 		 West Sandanme #8
5–3
 		 East Makushita #68
5–3
 		 Not held East Makushita #62
6–2
 		 Not held
1957 East Makushita #46
6–2
 		 East Makushita #30
5–3
 		 West Makushita #24
6–2
 		 Not held East Makushita #13
7–1–P
Champion
 		 East Makushita #1
5–3
 
1958 East Jūryō #24
11–4
 		 West Jūryō #14
11–4
 		 West Jūryō #6
11–4–P
Champion
 		 East Jūryō #1
11–4
 		 West Maegashira #18
12–3
F		 West Maegashira #4
7–8
 
1959 West Maegashira #4
10–5
F★		 West Komusubi #1
2–13
 		 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #10
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #4
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #4
6–9
 
1960 West Maegashira #7
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #9
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #14
13–2
 		 East Maegashira #4
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #1
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #8
6–9
 
1961 West Maegashira #12
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #12
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #1
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #1
13–2
Champion
 		 West Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #10
10–5
 
1962 East Maegashira #5
11–4
 		 East Maegashira #1
11–4
 		 East Komusubi #1
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #4
9–6
 		 East Komusubi #1
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #3
6–9
 
1963 East Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #2
9–6
 		 East Komusubi #1
11–4
 		 West Sekiwake #1
8–7
 		 West Sekiwake #1
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #2
7–8
 
1964 East Maegashira #3
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #3
2–13
 		 East Maegashira #12
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #5
2–13
★		 West Maegashira #13
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #7
11–4
 
1965 East Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #7
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #1
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #3
8–7
★		 West Maegashira #2
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #8
6–9
 
1966 West Maegashira #13
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #10
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #5
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #8
5–10
 
1967 East Jūryō #1
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #12
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #4
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #1
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #11
4–11
 
1968 West Jūryō #3
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #7
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #8
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #5
3–12
 		 West Jūryō #12
Retired
1–9–5
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. ^ "Wakachichibu Komei Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Wakachichibu Komei Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 7 September 2012.


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