Taikō Yoshio
# Taikō Yoshio

Taikō Yoshio (born 30 October 1953 as Yoshio Yokoyama) is a former sumo wrestler from Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in November 1968, and reached the top division in May 1978. His highest rank was maegashira 2. He left the sumo world upon retirement in November 1980.

## Career record

Taikō Yoshio :

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | x | x | x | x | x | (Maezumo) |
| 1969 | East Jonokuchi #9 3–4 | West Jonidan #78 4–3 | East Jonidan #52 4–3 | West Jonidan #30 3–4 | West Jonidan #39 6–1 | West Sandanme #90 3–4 |
| 1970 | West Jonidan #3 4–3 | East Sandanme #84 5–2 | West Sandanme #58 4–3 | West Sandanme #35 5–2 | East Sandanme #16 5–2 | West Makushita #54 2–5 |
| 1971 | East Sandanme #11 5–2 | East Makushita #53 3–4 | West Sandanme #2 4–3 | West Makushita #54 3–4 | West Sandanme #7 5–2 | West Makushita #42 4–3 |
| 1972 | West Makushita #37 4–3 | West Makushita #31 3–4 | West Makushita #37 5–2 | East Makushita #22 3–4 | East Makushita #30 2–5 | East Makushita #48 5–2 |
| 1973 | West Makushita #28 4–3 | West Makushita #24 5–2 | East Makushita #12 3–4 | West Makushita #16 4–3 | East Makushita #12 3–4 | West Makushita #17 2–5 |
| 1974 | East Makushita #37 3–4 | East Makushita #44 5–2 | East Makushita #25 2–5 | East Makushita #39 6–1 | West Makushita #14 4–2–1 | West Makushita #11 5–2 |
| 1975 | East Makushita #7 5–2 | West Makushita #3 4–3 | East Makushita #2 4–3 | West Jūryō #13 10–5 | West Jūryō #7 1–14 | East Makushita #8 5–2 |
| 1976 | East Makushita #4 2–5 | West Makushita #14 5–2 | East Makushita #4 3–4 | West Makushita #8 4–3 | East Makushita #6 3–4 | West Makushita #11 4–3 |
| 1977 | East Makushita #8 3–4 | East Makushita #14 5–2 | East Makushita #7 6–1–P | West Jūryō #12 8–7 | West Jūryō #11 8–7 | East Jūryō #9 8–7 |
| 1978 | West Jūryō #7 9–6 | East Jūryō #2 11–4–P Champion | West Maegashira #11 8–7 | West Maegashira #8 6–9 | West Maegashira #11 4–11 | West Jūryō #8 8–7 |
| 1979 | East Jūryō #6 8–7 | West Jūryō #3 9–6 | East Maegashira #13 6–9 | West Jūryō #2 8–7 | East Jūryō #1 6–9 | West Jūryō #5 6–9 |
| 1980 | East Jūryō #10 11–4 Champion | West Jūryō #3 8–7 | West Jūryō #1 7–8 | East Jūryō #3 4–11 | East Jūryō #12 3–9–3 | West Makushita #11 Retired 0–7–0 |
| 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 |||||||
