1996 in sumo

none February 2024 February 20241996 sumo In 1996, the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament set a record for the number of wrestlers in a playoff, after Musashimaru, Akebono, Wakanohana, Takanonami, and Kaio, all tied at 11–4.November 25, 1996 Musashimaru wins in five-man playoff https://www.newspapers.com/article/hawaii-tribune-herald-musashimaru-wins-i/142359587/ 2024-02-29 Hawaii Tribune-Herald Newspapers.com Associated Press Musashimaru won the historic five-way playoff, taking his second tournament title since July 1994. The following are the events in professional sumo during 1996. Tournaments Hatsu basho Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7 January – 21 January 1996 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences14-1-0JapanTakanohanaYøUSAAkebono0-3-120-4-11øJapanWakanohanaOUSAMusashimaru9-6-014-1-0JapanTakanonami*Oø10-5-0JapanKaiōSJapanKotonishiki9-6-08-7-0JapanTosanoumiKJapanMusōyama10-5-012-3-0JapanTakatōrikiM1JapanMitoizumi3-12-05-10-0JapanKotonowakaM2JapanKotoinazuma2-13-06-9-0JapanMisugisatoM3JapanMinatofuji4-11-09-6-0JapanAkinoshimaM4JapanAsahiyutaka6-9-08-7-0JapanKenkōM5JapanKotobeppu4-11-06-9-0JapanTochinowakaM6JapanKitakachidoki5-10-06-9-0JapanTeraoM7JapanAsanosho6-9-07-8-0USAKonishikiM8JapanDaishōhō7-8-09-6-0JapanNaminohanaM9JapanHamanoshima6-9-00-0-15øJapanWakashoyoM10JapanKasugafuji6-9-08-7-0JapanOginohanaM11JapanAogiyama8-7-08-7-0JapanOginishikiM12JapanAsanowaka8-7-07-8-0JapanKirishimaM13JapanDaishi8-7-09-6-0JapanHigonoumiM14JapanTomonohana7-8-09-6-0JapanMainoumiM15JapanKyokudōzan9-6-010-5-0JapanTamakasugaM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner*Won Playoff Haru basho Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 10 March – 24 March 1996 Haru basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences14-1-0JapanTakanohanaYøUSAAkebono0-0-1511-4-0JapanTakanonamiOUSAMusashimaru9-6-012-3-0JapanWakanohanaOø9-6-0JapanKaiōSJapanKotonishiki8-7-012-3-0JapanMusōyamaSJapanTakatōriki8-7-06-9-0JapanTosanoumiKJapanAkinoshima6-9-05-10-0JapanKenkōM1JapanNaminohana6-9-03-12-0JapanOginohanaM2JapanAogiyama4-11-04-11-0JapanHigonoumiM3JapanOginishiki2-13-08-7-0JapanMisugisatoM4JapanKotonowaka11-4-04-11-0JapanAsanowakaM5JapanTamakasuga7-8-09-6-0JapanAsahiyutakaM6JapanMainoumi6-9-05-10-0JapanKyokudōzanM7JapanDaishi6-9-07-8-0JapanMitoizumiM8JapanTochinowaka6-9-09-6-0JapanMinatofujiM9USAKonishiki6-9-06-9-0JapanWakashoyoM10JapanDaishōhō8-7-09-6-0JapanTeraoM11JapanAsanosho8-7-09-6-0JapanKitakachidokiM12JapanKotobeppu8-7-09-6-0JapanKotoinazumaM13JapanHamanoshima8-7-08-7-0JapanKasugafujiM14JapanKirishima3-12-09-6-0JapanGanyūM15ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Natsu basho Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 May – 26 May 1996 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences14-1-0JapanTakanohanaYUSAAkebono10-5-012-3-0JapanWakanohanaOJapanTakanonami12-3-09-6-0USAMusashimaruOø10-5-0JapanMusōyamaSJapanKaiō11-4-04-11-0JapanKotonishikiSJapanTakatōriki7-8-05-10-0JapanKotonowakaKJapanAsahiyutaka8-7-04-11-0JapanMisugisatoM1JapanTosanoumi5-10-05-10-0JapanAkinoshimaM2JapanMinatofuji6-9-05-10-0JapanTeraoM3JapanNaminohana7-8-04-11-0JapanKitakachidokiM4JapanDaishōhō10-5-06-9-0JapanAsanoshoM5JapanKenkō6-9-09-6-0JapanTamakasugaM6JapanKotoinazuma7-8-06-9-0JapanKotobeppuM7JapanAogiyama8-7-06-9-0JapanGanyūM8JapanHamanoshima6-9-06-9-0JapanHigonoumiM9JapanMainoumi7-8-09-6-0JapanMitoizumiM10JapanKasugafuji2-13-010-5-0JapanDaishiM11JapanOginohana4-11-09-6-0JapanAsanowakaM12JapanTochinowaka9-6-08-7-0JapanOginishikiM13JapanKyokudōzan9-6-010-5-0USAKonishikiM14JapanWakashoyo4-11-010-5-0JapanShikishimaM15ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Nagoya basho Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 7 July – 21 July 1996 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences13-2-0JapanTakanohanaYUSAAkebono12-3-010-5-0JapanWakanohanaOJapanTakanonami12-3-010-5-0USAMusashimaruOø10-5-0JapanKaiōSJapanMusōyama7-8-07-8-0JapanAsahiyutakaKJapanTakatōriki10-5-0øKJapanDaishōhō2-13-06-9-0JapanTamakasugaM1JapanAogiyama3-12-09-6-0JapanKotonowakaM2JapanKotonishiki9-6-04-11-0JapanDaishiM3JapanMitoizumi4-11-03-12-0JapanNaminohanaM4JapanMinatofuji5-10-06-9-0JapanTosanoumiM5JapanAkinoshima10-5-04-11-0JapanMisugisatoM6JapanTerao5-10-08-7-0JapanKotoinazumaM7JapanAsanosho6-9-09-6-0JapanKenkōM8USAKonishiki8-7-08-7-0JapanKitakachidokiM9JapanAsanowaka8-7-09-6-0JapanKotobeppuM10JapanTochinowaka7-8-06-9-0JapanShikishimaM11øJapanMainoumi2-1-128-7-0JapanKyokudōzanM12JapanOginishiki8-7-08-7-0JapanGanyūM13JapanHamanoshima8-7-09-6-0JapanHigonoumiM14JapanRikiō9-6-08-7-0JapanKotoryūM15JapanKushimaumi6-9-0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Aki basho Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 September – 22 September 1996 Aki basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences15-0-0JapanTakanohanaYUSAAkebono10-5-09-6-0JapanTakanonamiOJapanWakanohana11-4-011-4-0USAMusashimaruOø9-6-0JapanKaiōSJapanTakatōriki11-4-07-8-0JapanMusōyamaKJapanKotonowaka4-11-0øKJapanKotonishiki10-5-09-6-0JapanAsahiyutakaM1JapanAkinoshima7-8-04-11-0JapanKenkōM2JapanKotoinazuma4-11-06-9-0JapanTamakasugaM3JapanKotobeppu3-12-04-11-0USAKonishikiM4JapanKitakachidoki4-11-04-11-0JapanAsanowakaM5JapanDaishōhō8-7-06-9-0JapanAogiyamaM6JapanTosanoumi8-7-06-9-0JapanMinatofujiM7JapanDaishi6-9-08-7-0JapanMitoizumiM8JapanHigonoumi7-8-06-9-0JapanKyokudōzanM9JapanRikiō6-9-08-7-0JapanAsanoshoM10JapanTerao9-6-09-6-0JapanOginishikiM11JapanNaminohana7-8-08-7-0JapanGanyūM12JapanHamanoshima9-6-08-7-0JapanTochinowakaM13JapanKotoryū8-7-07-8-0JapanMisugisatoM14JapanShikishima8-7-09-6-0MongoliaKyokushūzanM15JapanDaihishō Seiji ja 大飛翔誠志 Daihishō8-7-0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Kyushu basho Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 10 November – 24 November 1996 Aki basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences0-0-15øJapanTakanohanaYUSAAkebono11-4-011-4-0JapanWakanohanaOUSAMusashimaru*11-4-011-4-0JapanTakanonamiOø6-9-0JapanTakatōrikiSJapanKaiō11-4-0øSJapanKotonishiki8-7-05-10-0JapanAsahiyutakaKJapanMusōyama8-7-01-14-0JapanDaishōhōM1JapanTosanoumi8-7-09-6-0JapanAkinoshimaM2JapanMitoizumi4-11-04-11-0JapanTeraoM3JapanKotonowaka5-10-06-9-0JapanOginishikiM4JapanAsanosho5-10-09-6-0JapanTamakasugaM5JapanHamanoshima5-10-08-7-0JapanKenkōM6JapanKotoinazuma5-10-06-9-0JapanGanyūM7MongoliaKyokushūzan8-7-08-7-0JapanTochinowakaM8JapanKotoryū7-8-06-9-0USAKonishikiM9JapanKitakachidoki8-7-08-7-0JapanAogiyamaM10JapanHigonoumi9-6-09-6-0JapanAsanowakaM11JapanShikishima7-8-07-8-0JapanKotobeppuM12JapanMinatofuji9-6-09-6-0JapanDaihishōM13JapanDaishi9-6-05-10-0JapanNaminohanaM14øJapanKyokudōzan0-0-08-7-0JapanRikiōM15JapanTochiazuma10-5-0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner*Won 5-Way Playoff Playoff (Lots are drawn. Four rikishi face in semifinals, and one is a reserve. The reserve and the two winners face in a 3-Way Playoff, where two consecutive victories are required to win the Playoff and the yūshō) Match 1: Musashimaru defeated Wakanohana Match 2: Takanonami defeated Kaiō Match 3: Musashimaru defeated Akebono Match 4: Musashimaru defeated Takanonami News January Ozeki Takanonami wins his first top division yusho, defeating his yokozuna stablemate Takanohana in a playoff after both record 14–1 scores. Takatoriki is third on 11–4 and wins the Fighting Spirit Prize, shared with Kenko and newcomer Tamakasuga. Sekiwake Kaio gets the Outstanding Performance Award. Rikio wins the juryo championship after a playoff with Wakahayato. Saganobori, a former maegashira who has been fighting in the unsalaried ranks for three years, retires. March Takanohana wins his 12th championship, finishing on 14–1, two wins ahead of his stablemate and brother Wakanohana and sekiwake Musoyama, who gets the Technique Award. Asahiyutaka is the only man to beat Takanohana and wins the Outstanding Performance Award. Kotonowaka wins eleven and the Fighting Spirit Award. Kyokushuzan wins the juryo yusho after a playoff with Saigo. Former ozeki Kirishima retires, as do former maegashira Owakamatsu and Tamakairiki (who has fallen to the jonidan division). May 150px|thumb|right|Konishiki at the Kokugikan in May 1996. Takanohana wins with a 14–1 record again, two wins ahead of Wakanohana and Takanonami, underlining the dominance of Futagoyama stable. Yokozuna Akebono returns from three tournaments sidelined by injury to score 10–5. Tamakasuga wins the Technique Prize and Kaio the Outstanding Performance Award. Veteran former ozeki Konishiki avoids demotion and certain retirement by winning ten bouts from maegashira 14. Rikio wins his second juryo championship. The makushita yusho is won by Dejima. July At the Nagoya basho, Takanonami is eliminated from the yusho race on the final day when he is defeated by Kaio. The championship is decided in the final bout between Takanohana and Akebono, tied on 12–2. Takanohana wins to claim his 14th championship, while Akebono has his first runner-up performance since September 1995. Takatoriki wins his eighth Fighting Spirit Prize. Kaio and Kotonowaka share the Outstanding Performance Prize. The 95 kg Mainoumi is injured when the 275 kg Konishiki falls on his leg. He has to withdraw from the tournament, meaning he will fall to juryo. Daizen wins his second juryo championship. Former maegashira Kiraihō Ryōzō Kiraihō ja 鬼雷砲良蔵 retires. Kyokushuzan becomes the first wrestler from Mongolia to earn promotion to the top division. September Takanohana wins four consecutive championships for the first time. He finishes with an unbeaten 15–0 score (zensho-yusho), his fourth. Wakanohana, Takatoriki and Musashimaru all finish four wins behind on 11–4. Takatoriki shares the Fighting Spirit Prize with Asahiyutaka. Kotonishiki wins ten bouts from the komusubi rank and receives his sixth Technique Prize. Tochiazuma wins the juryo championship, his fifth yusho in five different divisions. Former maegashira Kasugafuji, Hitachiryu and Kyokugozan all retire. November Takanohana misses the first tournament of his career after injuring his back on tour. In his absence Musashimaru wins his second championship in a five-way playoff after he, Wakanohana, Akebono, Takanonami, and Kaio all finish on 11–4. Kaio receives the Fighting Spirit Prize alongside newcomer Tochiazuma. Tosanoumi wins the Outstanding Performance Award. Tochinonada wins the juryo title in his debut. Former komusubi Kyokudozan retires to become a politician in the Diet of Japan. Deaths 4 Jan: Former maegashira Oedo, former Irumagawa Oyakata, aged 73. 14 Jan: Former komusubi Ohikari, former Onomatsu Oyakata, aged 68. 14 April: Former sekiwake Kotetsuyama, former Onaruto Oyakata, aged 53. 8 Dec: Kagamiyama Oyakata, the former yokozuna Kashiwado, aged 58. See also Glossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of years in sumo List of yokozuna References Category:1996 in Japanese sport Category:1996 in martial arts Category:Sumo by year Sumo Sumo