Harunoyama Tatsunao
# Harunoyama Tatsunao

Harunoyama Tatsunao (Japanese: 春ノ山 竜尚, born 2 August 1976), known as Tatsunao Haruyama is a former Japanese sumo wrestler from Toyota, Aichi. He made his professional debut in March 1992 and reached the top division in March 2004. His highest rank was maegashira 10. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Takenawa. He left the Sumo Association in January 2008.

## Career record

Harunoyama Tatsunao :

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #9 6–1 | West Jonidan #78 4–3 | East Jonidan #53 3–4 | East Jonidan #73 5–2 |
| 1993 | East Jonidan #26 4–3 | West Jonidan #7 3–4 | East Jonidan #28 5–2 | West Sandanme #84 3–4 | East Jonidan #1 4–3 | East Sandanme #82 5–2 |
| 1994 | East Sandanme #54 3–4 | East Sandanme #74 5–2 | West Sandanme #42 2–5 | East Sandanme #69 3–4 | East Sandanme #89 4–3 | East Sandanme #71 4–3 |
| 1995 | East Sandanme #53 4–3 | West Sandanme #36 4–3 | West Sandanme #21 5–2 | West Makushita #56 2–5 | West Sandanme #20 5–2 | East Makushita #53 3–4 |
| 1996 | West Sandanme #4 4–3 | West Makushita #54 4–3 | East Makushita #44 4–3 | West Makushita #36 4–3 | East Makushita #25 3–4 | East Makushita #33 3–4 |
| 1997 | East Makushita #44 3–4 | West Makushita #53 4–3 | East Makushita #43 3–4 | West Makushita #53 4–3 | East Makushita #44 3–4 | West Makushita #53 5–2 |
| 1998 | East Makushita #32 5–2 | East Makushita #17 4–3 | West Makushita #13 1–4–2 | East Makushita #35 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | East Makushita #35 3–4 | West Makushita #44 5–2 |
| 1999 | West Makushita #30 5–2 | West Makushita #16 3–4 | West Makushita #26 4–3 | East Makushita #19 4–3 | East Makushita #11 4–3 | East Makushita #6 2–5 |
| 2000 | West Makushita #20 4–3 | East Makushita #13 4–3 | West Makushita #10 4–3 | East Makushita #6 4–3 | East Makushita #4 4–3 | East Jūryō #13 7–8 |
| 2001 | West Makushita #1 7–0 Champion | East Jūryō #8 9–6 | East Jūryō #4 6–9 | West Jūryō #9 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 8–7 | West Jūryō #6 7–8 |
| 2002 | West Jūryō #7 6–9 | East Jūryō #10 9–6 | West Jūryō #4 5–6–4 | East Jūryō #10 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 | East Jūryō #10 6–9 | West Jūryō #13 9–6 |
| 2003 | East Jūryō #9 6–9 | West Jūryō #10 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 7–8 | West Jūryō #8 7–8 | West Jūryō #8 9–6 | West Jūryō #5 8–7 |
| 2004 | East Jūryō #3 10–5 | East Maegashira #14 9–6 | East Maegashira #10 4–11 | East Maegashira #16 3–12 | East Jūryō #6 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 11–4 |
| 2005 | West Maegashira #15 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 | West Jūryō #10 5–10 | West Jūryō #12 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 10–5 | East Jūryō #1 5–10 | West Jūryō #6 6–9 |
| 2006 | West Jūryō #8 7–8 | East Jūryō #9 5–10 | West Jūryō #14 8–7 | East Jūryō #13 5–10 | West Makushita #4 0–5–2 | West Makushita #39 Retired 0–0–7 |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions 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 |||||||
