1994 in sumo

none February 2024 February 20241994 sumo In 1994, Takanohana won two successive tournaments, unbeaten (15–0), earning promotion to the highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in November.December 23, 1984 Takanohana No. 1 to start the year https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-honolulu-advertiser-takanohana-no-1/141751524/ 2024-02-21 The Honolulu Advertiser Newspapers.com Associated Press At the Nagoya tournament in July, ōzeki Musashimaru had won his first championship, also unbeaten (15–0), leading to speculation that he could become the next foreign-born sumo wrestler to be promoted to sumo's highest rank.July 21, 1994 Morning Briefing – Eye Openers – Super Sumo https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-morning-briefing/141752149/ 2024-02-21 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Newspapers.comJuly 19, 1994 Hawaii's sumo stars https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin-hawaiis-sumo-sta/141752583/ 2024-02-21 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Newspapers.com The following are the events in professional sumo in Japan during 1994. Tournaments Hatsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January 1994 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences11-4-0USAAkebonoYø11-4-0JapanWakanohanaOJapanTakanohana14-1-012-3-0USAMusashimaruSJapanTakanonami13-2-09-6-0JapanKotonishikiHDUSAKonishiki2-13-04-11-0JapanTomonohanaKJapanWakashoyo6-9-06-9-0JapanKotonowakaM1JapanTochinowaka8-7-04-11-0JapanAkinoshimaM2JapanKotobeppu3-12-08-7-0øJapanDaizenM3JapanMusōyama10-5-08-7-0JapanMisugisatoM4JapanKotofuji3-12-07-8-0JapanOginishikiM5øJapanDaishōhō0-0-156-9-0JapanKenkōM6JapanKaiō8-7-06-9-0JapanTakatōrikiM7øJapanKushimaumi1-2-128-7-0JapanTeraoM8JapanKitakachidoki8-7-06-9-0JapanKiraihō Ryōzō Kiraihō ja 鬼雷砲良蔵M9JapanTamakairiki2-13-08-7-0JapanKyokudōzanM10JapanTakamisugi8-7-08-7-0JapanMitoizumiM11JapanToyonoumi6-9-08-7-0JapanMainoumiM12JapanKotoinazuma8-7-08-7-0JapanHigonoumiM13JapanKasugafuji9-6-08-7-0JapanHamanoshimaM14JapanKirishima8-7-09-6-0JapanDaishōyamaM15JapanTokitsunada9-6-07-8-0JapanKototsubakiM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Haru basho Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March 1994 Haru basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences12-3-0USAAkebono*Yø11-4-0JapanTakanohanaOøJapanWakanohana3-4-812-3-0JapanTakanonamiHDUSAMusashimaru9-6-010-5-0JapanKotonishikiSUSAMusōyama9-6-03-12-0JapanTochinowakaKJapanDaizen5-10-06-9-0JapanMisugisatoM1JapanKaiō9-6-04-11-0JapanWakashoyoM2JapanTerao9-6-07-8-0JapanKotonowakaM3JapanKitakachidoki6-9-05-10-0JapanKyokudōzanM4øJapanTakamisugi5-10-06-9-0JapanTomonohanaM5JapanDaishōhō3-12-09-6-0JapanOginishikiM6JapanMitoizumi4-11-07-8-0JapanKasugafujiM7JapanMainoumi6-9-06-9-0JapanKotoinazumaM8JapanHigonoumi9-6-08-7-0USAKonishikiM9JapanKenkō9-6-09-6-0JapanAkinoshimaM10øJapanDaishōyama3-11-18-7-0JapanTokitsunadaM11JapanHamanoshima8-7-012-3-0JapanTakatōrikiM12JapanKotobeppu9-6-08-7-0JapanKirishimaM13JapanKiraihō Ryōzō Kiraihō ja 鬼雷砲良蔵9-6-08-7-0JapanKotofujiM14JapanToyonoumi6-9-09-6-0JapanAsanowakaM15JapanKotogaume8-7-04-11-0JapanAogiyamaM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner*Won Playoff Natsu basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May 1994 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences10-2-3øUSAAkebonoYø9-6-0JapanTakanonamiOJapanTakanohana14-1-012-3-0USAMusashimaruHDøJapanWakanohana0-0-159-6-0JapanKotonishikiSJapanMusōyama9-6-08-7-0JapanKaiōKJapanTerao8-7-07-8-0JapanOginishikiM1JapanTakatōriki9-6-04-11-0JapanHigonoumiM2JapanKenkō4-11-03-12-0JapanAkinoshimaM3JapanKotonowaka5-10-06-9-0JapanMisugisatoM4JapanDaizen7-8-05-10-0USAKonishikiM5JapanKitakachidoki6-9-06-9-0JapanKotobeppuM6JapanTokitsunada5-10-07-8-0JapanKiraihō Ryōzō Kiraihō ja 鬼雷砲良蔵M7JapanTochinowaka8-7-08-7-0JapanHamanoshimaM8JapanTomonohana8-7-08-7-0JapanKasugafujiM9JapanKyokudōzan8-7-02-13-0JapanWakashoyoM10JapanTakamisugi7-8-08-7-0JapanAsanowakaM11JapanKirishima8-7-09-6-0JapanMainoumiM12JapanKotofuji9-6-08-7-0JapanKotoinazumaM13JapanKotogaume8-7-08-7-0JapanMitoizumiM14JapanDaishōhō9-6-09-6-0JapanMinatofujiM15JapanNaminohana6-9-05-10-0JapanAsahisatoM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Nagoya basho Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 3 July – 17 July 1994 Nagoya basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences0-0-15øUSAAkebonoHDø11-4-0JapanTakanohanaOUSAMusashimaru15-0-012-3-0JapanTakanonamiOJapanWakanohana14-1-03-12-0JapanKotonishikiSJapanMusōyama8-7-05-10-0JapanKaiōKJapanTerao4-11-0øKJapanTakatōriki10-5-05-10-0JapanTochinowakaM1JapanOginishiki4-11-08-7-0JapanHamanoshimaM2JapanTomonohana6-9-05-10-0JapanKasugafujiM3JapanKyokudōzan5-10-09-6-0JapanMainoumiM4JapanKotofuji4-11-06-9-0JapanDaizenM5JapanAsanowaka6-9-07-8-0JapanKirishimaM6JapanMisugisato8-7-08-7-0JapanKotonowakaM7JapanDaishōhō6-9-07-8-0JapanKitakachidokiM8JapanKiraihō Ryōzō Kiraihō ja 鬼雷砲良蔵7-8-06-9-0JapanMinatofujiM9JapanHigonoumi8-7-08-7-0JapanKotoinazumaM10JapanKenkō9-6-08-7-0JapanKotobeppuM11JapanKotogaume7-8-09-6-0USAKonishikiM12JapanTakamisugi9-6-08-7-0JapanMitoizumiM13JapanTokitsunada8-7-08-7-0JapanAkinoshimaM14JapanOginohana7-8-08-7-0JapanDaishiM15JapanKushimaumi8-7-0 ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Aki basho Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 September – 25 September 1994 Aki basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences0-0-15øUSAAkebonoHDø11-4-0USAMusashimaruOJapanWakanohana12-3-012-3-0JapanTakanonamiOJapanTakanohana15-0-013-2-0JapanMusōyamaSJapanTakatōriki8-7-02-13-0JapanMainoumiKJapanHamanoshima6-9-06-9-0JapanMisugisatoM1JapanKotonowaka7-8-09-6-0JapanKaiōM2JapanKenkō4-11-04-11-0JapanTeraoM3JapanKotonishiki8-7-04-11-0JapanTomonohanaM4JapanHigonoumi6-9-08-7-0JapanKotoinazumaM5JapanTochinowaka6-9-06-9-0JapanTakamisugiM6JapanKasugafuji6-9-08-7-0JapanKyokudōzanM7JapanKotobeppu8-7-05-10-0JapanOginishikiM8JapanKirishima7-8-09-6-0JapanDaizenM9JapanAsanowaka7-8-08-7-0USAKonishikiM10JapanKitakachidoki7-8-07-8-0JapanKiraihō Ryōzō Kiraihō ja 鬼雷砲良蔵M11JapanMitoizumi7-8-04-11-0JapanKotofujiM12JapanTokitsunada8-7-08-7-0JapanDaishōhōM13JapanAkinoshima11-4-05-10-0JapanKotogaumeM14JapanDaishi9-6-08-7-0JapanKushimaumiM15JapanMinatofuji8-7-07-8-0JapanWakanoyamaM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner Kyushu basho Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 6 November – 20 November 1994 Kyushu basho results - Makuuchi DivisionW WinsL LossesA AbsencesEastRankWestW WinsL LossesA Absences10-5-0USAAkebonoHDø15-0-0JapanTakanohanaOJapanWakanohana8-7-012-3-0JapanTakanonamiOUSAMusashimaru12-3-07-8-0JapanMusōyamaSJapanTakatōriki6-9-08-7-0JapanKaiōKJapanKotonishiki8-7-05-10-0JapanKotoinazumaM1JapanHamanoshima6-9-08-7-0JapanKotonowakaM2JapanKyokudōzan2-13-06-9-0JapanDaizenM3JapanMisugisato5-10-05-10-0JapanKotobeppuM4JapanAkinoshima10-5-06-9-0USAKonishikiM5øJapanTokitsunada2-10-36-9-0JapanDaishiM6JapanHigonoumi4-11-06-9-0JapanDaishōhōM7JapanTochinowaka8-7-08-7-0JapanMainoumiM8JapanKenkō8-7-08-7-0JapanKushimaumiM9JapanTerao9-6-06-9-0JapanMinatofujiM10JapanKirishima8-7-06-9-0JapanTakamisugiM11JapanTomonohana9-6-08-7-0JapanKasugafujiM12JapanAsanowaka8-7-09-6-0JapanKitakachidokiM13JapanKiraihō Ryōzō Kiraihō ja 鬼雷砲良蔵8-7-08-7-0JapanOginishikiM14JapanMitoizumi8-7-010-5-0JapanNaminohanaM15JapanOginohana6-9-05-10-0JapanShikishimaM16ø ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rankwinning record in boldYusho Winner News January Ōzeki Takanohana wins his fourth top division yūshō with a 14–1 score. Second and third are sekiwake Takanonami on 13–2 and Musashimaru on 12–3, who both earn promotion to ozeki after the tournament. Takanonami wins the Fighting Spirit prize, and Musashimaru the Technique Award. Musōyama wins the Outstanding Performance prize. Sekiwake Konishiki, demoted from ōzeki after six years in the previous tourney, fails in his attempt to return to the rank after turning in a disastrous 2–13 score. Naminohana wins the jūryō championship. Former maegashira Tachihikari retires. March Yokozuna Akebono wins his seventh championship after a three-way playoff with Takanonami, in his ōzeki debut, and maegashira 12 Takatōriki, after all finish on 12–3. Takanohana is one behind on 11–4. Takatōriki is awarded the Fighting Spirit Prize, shared with Terao. Kaiō wins the Outstanding Performance Prize for his defeat of Akebono, while the Technique Award is shared between Kotonishiki and Oginishiki. Shikishima wins the jūryō championship. May Takahanada wins his fifth championship with a 14–1 score. Musashimaru is runner-up two wins behind on 12–3. Akebono is forced to withdraw after injuring his knee in a match with Takatoriki. Terao scores eight wins on his return to the san'yaku ranks and receives the Outstanding Performance prize. Mainoumi wins his fourth Technique Prize, and Takatōriki his fifth Fighting Spirit Award. Former maegashira Oginohana wins his third jūryō championship. July Musashimaru wins his first championship with a perfect 15–0 score – the first wrestler to remain unbeaten in the top division since Chiyonofuji in 1989. Fellow ōzeki Wakanohana loses only to Musashimaru and is runner-up on 14–1. Takanohana fails again in his yokozuna promotion attempt, scoring only 11–4. Akebono is out injured. Takatōriki wins his third consecutive Fighting Spirit Award after scoring 10–5 at komusubi, and Mainoumi wins his second Technique prize in a row. Hamanoshima wins the Outstanding Performance Award, and both he and Mainoumi are promoted to komusubi for the first time. The jūryō championship is won by Tatsuhikari. Enazakura retires. September Takanohana wins the championship, unbeaten on 15–0. Runner-up is sekiwake Musōyama on 13–2, who receives special prizes for Outstanding Performance (shared with Kotoinazuma) and Fighting Spirit. Akebono is out once again. Naminohana wins the jūryō championship for the second time this year. November Takanohana wins the championship with his second successive unbeaten score, compiling a three tournament record of 41–4. After the tournament he is promoted to yokozuna, the first Japanese to hold the rank since Hokutoumi in 1992. Despite being held at the ōzeki rank for nearly two years, he is still the third youngest yokozuna in history after Kitanoumi and Taihō. Musashimaru finishes runner-up on 12–3, while Akebono scores ten on his return. Only one special prize is awarded, to Naminohana for Fighting Spirit. Wakashoyo wins the jūryō championship after a playoff with newcomer Tosanoumi. Former maegashira Hananokuni retires. Deaths 9 Nov: Former maegashira Azumanishiki, aged 54. 22 Dec: Former maegashira Nachinoyama, also former Minezaki Oyakata, aged 74. 24 Dec: Former maegashira Nanatsuumi, aged 67. See also Glossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of years in sumo List of yokozuna References Category:1994 in Japanese sport Category:1994 in martial arts Category:Sumo by year Sumo Sumo