Tochifuji Katsutake
# Tochifuji Katsutake

Tochifuji Katsutake (born Haruo Kogure; June 8, 1946 – April 28, 2003) was a sumo wrestler from Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1961, and reached the top division in September 1968. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Yamawake. He coached at Kasugano-beya until 1990, when he joined Tamanoi-oyakata, who branched out to form Tamanoi-beya. He died on April 28, 2003, due to a myocardial infarction

## Career record

Tochifuji Katsutake :

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | x | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #24 5–2 | East Jonidan #56 4–3 | West Jonidan #9 2–5 |
| 1962 | West Jonidan #34 5–2 | East Jonidan #2 3–4 | East Jonidan #10 6–1 | West Sandanme #50 4–3 | West Sandanme #38 4–3 | East Sandanme #27 4–3 |
| 1963 | East Sandanme #19 4–3 | West Sandanme #8 4–3 | West Makushita #93 5–2 | East Makushita #64 2–5 | West Makushita #83 4–3 | West Makushita #73 6–1 |
| 1964 | East Makushita #42 2–5 | West Makushita #55 4–3 | East Makushita #50 5–2 | East Makushita #35 5–2 | East Makushita #26 4–3 | West Makushita #21 6–1 |
| 1965 | East Makushita #7 5–2 | West Makushita #2 3–5 | West Makushita #5 3–4 | West Makushita #9 6–1 | West Makushita #1 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | West Makushita #36 5–2 |
| 1966 | East Makushita #27 4–3 | West Makushita #22 5–2 | East Makushita #14 6–1 | West Makushita #3 4–3 | West Makushita #1 2–5 | East Makushita #10 4–3 |
| 1967 | East Makushita #7 6–1 | East Makushita #1 6–1 | East Makushita #3 7–0 Champion | East Jūryō #9 8–7 | West Jūryō #6 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 7–8 |
| 1968 | East Jūryō #6 6–9 | East Jūryō #10 11–4 Champion | East Jūryō #3 8–7 | West Jūryō #2 9–6 | West Maegashira #11 6–9 | East Jūryō #2 9–6 |
| 1969 | West Maegashira #12 11–4 | East Maegashira #5 6–9 ★ | West Maegashira #6 4–11 | East Maegashira #12 5–10 | West Jūryō #3 6–9 | West Jūryō #6 7–8 |
| 1970 | East Jūryō #8 8–7 | West Jūryō #5 5–10 | West Jūryō #10 9–6 | East Jūryō #5 9–6 | West Jūryō #2 9–6 | East Jūryō #2 10–5 |
| 1971 | East Maegashira #11 8–7 | West Maegashira #7 8–7 | East Maegashira #3 2–13 ★ | East Maegashira #11 5–10 | West Jūryō #2 6–9 | East Jūryō #5 5–10 |
| 1972 | West Jūryō #11 8–7 | East Jūryō #6 6–9 | West Jūryō #9 10–5 | East Jūryō #3 7–8 | East Jūryō #4 10–5–P Champion | East Maegashira #13 5–10 |
| 1973 | East Jūryō #3 7–8 | West Jūryō #5 8–7 | East Jūryō #3 8–7 | East Jūryō #2 6–9 | East Jūryō #5 10–5 | West Maegashira #12 4–11 |
| 1974 | West Jūryō #5 8–7 | West Jūryō #2 2–5–8 | West Jūryō #11 9–6 | West Jūryō #3 3–12 | East Jūryō #13 Retired 1–11–3 |
| 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 |||||||
