Tochiisami Yoshiharu
# Tochiisami Yoshiharu

Tochiisami Yoshiharu (born 2 October 1947 as Tetsuo Abe) is a former sumo wrestler from Inakadate, Aomori, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1963, and reached the top division in July 1969. His highest rank was maegashira 7. He retired in November 1979 and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Iwatomo. He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in October 2012. The Iwatomo name is now owned by former maegashira Kimurayama, also of the Kasugano stable.

## Career record

Tochiisami Yoshiharu :

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #16 5–2 | East Jonidan #42 5–2 | West Sandanme #95 4–3 | West Sandanme #62 2–5 |
| 1964 | East Sandanme #82 4–3 | West Sandanme #68 4–3 | East Sandanme #55 3–4 | East Sandanme #57 2–5 | West Sandanme #87 6–1–P | East Sandanme #41 4–3 |
| 1965 | West Sandanme #30 3–4 | East Sandanme #41 5–2 | West Sandanme #13 6–1 | West Makushita #73 2–5 | West Makushita #92 5–2 | East Makushita #67 3–4 |
| 1966 | East Makushita #73 4–3 | East Makushita #69 4–3 | East Makushita #64 1–6 | West Makushita #89 4–3 | East Makushita #77 3–4 | East Makushita #88 6–1 |
| 1967 | East Makushita #57 4–3 | West Makushita #51 5–2 | West Makushita #45 4–3 | West Makushita #35 5–2 | West Makushita #20 7–0 Champion | East Jūryō #12 11–4 |
| 1968 | West Jūryō #4 10–5 | East Jūryō #1 5–10 | West Jūryō #6 7–8 | West Jūryō #7 7–8 | East Jūryō #8 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 9–6 |
| 1969 | West Jūryō #1 5–10 | East Jūryō #8 10–5 | East Jūryō #1 9–6 | West Maegashira #10 5–10 | West Jūryō #2 5–10 | West Jūryō #7 8–7 |
| 1970 | West Jūryō #4 8–7 | East Jūryō #2 9–6 | West Maegashira #12 8–7 | West Maegashira #7 6–9 | East Maegashira #9 7–8 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
| 1971 | East Maegashira #7 0–2–13 | East Jūryō #2 8–7 | West Jūryō #1 6–9 | East Jūryō #4 9–6 | West Jūryō #1 9–6 | West Maegashira #11 8–7 |
| 1972 | West Maegashira #7 5–10 | West Maegashira #11 8–7 | West Maegashira #8 5–10 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 | West Maegashira #13 4–8–3 | East Jūryō #5 7–8 |
| 1973 | West Jūryō #6 7–8 | West Jūryō #10 8–7 | East Jūryō #8 6–9 | East Jūryō #12 2–6–7 | East Makushita #10 2–5 | East Makushita #21 5–2 |
| 1974 | West Makushita #10 6–1 | East Makushita #3 3–4 | West Makushita #6 5–2 | West Makushita #2 3–4 | West Makushita #6 5–2 | East Makushita #3 5–2 |
| 1975 | West Jūryō #12 10–5 | East Jūryō #4 8–7 | East Jūryō #3 5–10 | West Jūryō #9 8–7 | East Jūryō #9 8–7 | East Jūryō #8 7–8 |
| 1976 | West Jūryō #10 8–7 | East Jūryō #9 7–8 | East Jūryō #10 11–4–P Champion | West Jūryō #1 5–10 | West Jūryō #9 6–9 | West Jūryō #11 8–7 |
| 1977 | West Jūryō #7 8–7 | East Jūryō #6 7–8 | West Jūryō #7 7–8 | West Jūryō #10 8–7 | West Jūryō #8 9–6 | East Jūryō #3 6–9 |
| 1978 | West Jūryō #6 8–7 | West Jūryō #4 6–9 | West Jūryō #9 8–7 | East Jūryō #8 8–7 | West Jūryō #4 8–7 | East Jūryō #4 5–10 |
| 1979 | East Jūryō #10 8–7 | East Jūryō #8 8–7 | West Jūryō #3 6–9 | East Jūryō #6 6–9 | East Jūryō #10 8–7 | East Jūryō #9 Retired 3–12 |
| 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 |||||||
