Kurosegawa Kuniyuki

1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)Weight133 kg (293 lb)CareerStableIsegahamaRecord561-563-11DebutJanuary, 1966Highest rankKomusubi (January, 1980)RetiredMay, 1984Elder nameKiriyamaChampionships1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)Gold Stars3
Mienoumi (2)
Wajima* Up to date as of August 2012.

Kurosegawa Kuniyuki (born 13 May 1951 as Kensaku Sakai) is a former sumo wrestler from Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1966, and reached the top division in May 1978. His highest rank was komusubi. He retired in May 1984 and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Kiriyama.[1] In 1995 he branched out from Isegahama stable and established his own Kiriyama stable, which shut down in 2011. He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in May 2016, but was re-hired by the Sumo Association for five years as a consultant. In September 2016 he was re-appointed as a judge of tournament bouts, following the demotion of Kasugayama. He left the Sumo Association upon turning 70 in May 2021.

Career record

Kurosegawa Kuniyuki[2]
Year January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1966 (Maezumo) (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #28
2–5
 		 West Jonokuchi #15
3–4
 		 West Jonokuchi #7
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #43
3–4
 
1967 West Jonidan #55
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #63
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #74
0–1–6
 		 West Jonidan #114
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #62
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #35
3–4
 
1968 East Jonidan #50
5–2
 		 West Jonidan #8
2–5
 		 East Jonidan #25
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #30
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #87
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #70
3–4
 
1969 East Sandanme #76
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #56
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #62
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #69
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #28
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #47
6–1
 
1970 East Sandanme #10
5–2
 		 East Makushita #45
3–4
 		 East Makushita #51
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #8
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #26
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #3
4–3
 
1971 East Makushita #51
5–2
 		 West Makushita #34
2–5
 		 West Makushita #54
4–3
 		 West Makushita #50
4–3
 		 East Makushita #45
6–1
 		 East Makushita #18
2–5
 
1972 West Makushita #33
3–4
 		 East Makushita #39
3–4
 		 East Makushita #45
4–3
 		 West Makushita #39
7–0
Champion
 		 East Makushita #4
2–5
 		 West Makushita #13
2–5
 
1973 East Makushita #27
4–3
 		 East Makushita #23
5–2
 		 West Makushita #11
6–1
 		 East Makushita #3
2–5
 		 West Makushita #14
4–3
 		 East Makushita #12
1–6
 
1974 West Makushita #38
3–4
 		 West Makushita #46
4–3
 		 West Makushita #37
5–2
 		 East Makushita #22
4–3
 		 West Makushita #17
5–2
 		 East Makushita #11
4–3
 
1975 West Makushita #8
3–4
 		 West Makushita #14
5–2
 		 East Makushita #7
5–2
 		 East Makushita #2
3–4
 		 West Makushita #5
3–4
 		 East Makushita #10
6–1
 
1976 East Makushita #2
4–3
 		 West Makushita #1
6–1
 		 West Jūryō #11
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #12
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #11
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #13
9–6
 
1977 East Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #5
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #6
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #8
2–13
 		 East Makushita #9
5–2
 		 West Makushita #3
6–1
 
1978 East Jūryō #12
11–4–P
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #2
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #13
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #7
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #12
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #8
6–9
 
1979 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #5
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #7
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #2
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #6
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #1
8–7
 
1980 West Komusubi #1
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #2
5–10
★★		 East Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
3–12
★		 West Maegashira #10
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #3
6–9
 
1981 East Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #11
6–8–1
 		 East Maegashira #14
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #3
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #9
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #5
10–5
 
1982 West Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #3
8–7
 		 West Komusubi #1
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #4
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #11
6–9
 
1983 East Maegashira #14
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #7
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #2
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #3
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #5
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #4
6–9
 
1984 West Jūryō #7
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #8
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #11
Retired
2–5–4		 x x x
Record given as wins–losses–absencies    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oyakata (Coaches)". Nihon Sumo Kyokai. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Kurosegawa Kuniyuki Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 1 September 2012.


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