Tomonohana Shinya
| Tomonohana Shinya | |
|---|---|
| 智乃花 伸哉 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Shinya Narimatsu June 23, 1964 Kumamoto, Japan |
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| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Tatsunami |
| Record | 379-381-85 |
| Debut | March, 1992 |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (January, 1994) |
| Retired | November, 2001 |
| Championships | 1 (Makushita) |
| Special Prizes | Technique (2) |
| * Up to date as of July 2008. | |
Tomonohana Shinya (born 23 June 1964 as Shinya Narimatsu) is a former sumo wrestler from Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He is now a sumo coach.
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Career
He had been an amateur sumo champion at Nihon University but worked as a high school physical education teacher after graduation. He did not join the professional sport until March 1992, when he was nearly 28, an extraordinarily late age. (The Sumo Association have since changed its rules and all former amateurs must now make their professional debuts before the age of 25).[1] He made his debut in the third highest makushita division, fighting out of Tatsunami stable. At just 174 cm and 100 kg, he was not much bigger than Mainoumi, the lightest wrestler at the time.
Tomonohana had winning records or kachi-koshi in his first twelve tournaments, reaching the second highest jūryō division in November 1992 and the top makuuchi division in July 1993. A popular wrestler, he was nicknamed "Sensei" because of his teaching background. He used a wide variety of techniques to counteract his light weight, and won the prestigious Ginō-shō, or technique prize, in two consecutive tournaments in September and November 1993. In January 1994 he reached the sanyaku ranks at komusubi, but turned in the first losing record of his career, 4-11, and never made the rank again. He was demoted back to jūryō in March 1996 and subsequent injuries prevented him from returning to the top division. Nevertheless, he carried on fighting until November 2001 when he announced his retirement at the age of 37.
Fighting style
Tomonohana preferred a migi-yotsu or right hand inside, left hand outside grip on his opponent's mawashi, and his speciality was shitatenage, or underarm throw, which was his most common winning kimarite. He used 34 different kimarite during his career, some of them extremely rare. In January 1993 he defeated Hananokuni with izori, or backwards body drop, a technique that had not been seen at sekitori level since 1964.
Retirement from sumo
Upon his retirement he used the elder name of Asakayama (currently owned by former ōzeki Kaiō) but in March 2006 switched to the Tamagaki name upon the mandatory retirement of its previous owner, the former Wakanami. He works as a coach at Tomozuna stable.
Career record
| 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 |
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| 1992 | x | Makushita tsukedashi #60 6–1 |
East Makushita #32 6–1 |
East Makushita #13 5–2 |
East Makushita #8 6–1–PPP Champion |
West Jūryō #13 10–5 |
| 1993 | East Jūryō #7 9–6 |
East Jūryō #2 9–6 |
East Jūryō #1 8–7 |
East Maegashira #16 9–6 |
East Maegashira #10 9–6 T |
West Maegashira #2 8–7 T |
| 1994 | East Komusubi #1 4–11 |
East Maegashira #5 6–9 |
West Maegashira #8 8–7 |
West Maegashira #2 6–9 |
East Maegashira #4 4–11 |
West Maegashira #11 9–6 |
| 1995 | West Maegashira #5 6–9 |
East Maegashira #7 5–10 |
West Maegashira #13 7–8 |
East Maegashira #16 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Maegashira #15 9–6 |
East Maegashira #11 7–8 |
| 1996 | West Maegashira #14 7–8 |
East Jūryō #1 1–1–13 |
West Jūryō #12 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Jūryō #12 9–6 |
East Jūryō #7 8–7 |
East Jūryō #5 6–9 |
| 1997 | East Jūryō #8 8–7 |
West Jūryō #5 6–9 |
East Jūryō #8 8–5–2 |
East Jūryō #6 8–7 |
East Jūryō #3 5–7–3 |
East Jūryō #7 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
| 1998 | East Jūryō #7 6–9 |
East Jūryō #11 9–6 |
West Jūryō #6 6–9 |
East Jūryō #12 9–6 |
East Jūryō #9 9–6 |
East Jūryō #4 8–7 |
| 1999 | West Jūryō #2 5–10 |
West Jūryō #6 8–7 |
East Jūryō #5 6–9 |
West Jūryō #8 10–5–PP |
West Jūryō #3 6–9 |
East Jūryō #6 7–8 |
| 2000 | East Jūryō #9 9–6 |
East Jūryō #5 6–9 |
East Jūryō #8 7–8 |
East Jūryō #9 6–9 |
East Jūryō #11 6–9 |
West Jūryō #13 8–7 |
| 2001 | East Jūryō #9 7–8 |
East Jūryō #10 6–9 |
West Jūryō #12 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Jūryō #12 8–7 |
East Jūryō #11 5–10 |
West Makushita #3 Retired 0–0–0 |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) |
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See also
References
External links
- Tomonohana Shinya's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage
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