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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Takanoyama_2008_Sep.jpg/220px-Takanoyama_2008_Sep.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="397" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Takanoyama_2008_Sep.jpg/330px-Takanoyama_2008_Sep.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Takanoyama_2008_Sep.jpg/440px-Takanoyama_2008_Sep.jpg 2x" data-file-width="879" data-file-height="1586" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Shuntarō in 2008</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#d2deb6;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">Pavel Bojar<br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1983-02-21</span>) </span>February 21, 1983<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 41)</span><br />Prague, Czech Republic</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weight</th><td class="infobox-data">98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#d2deb6;">Career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Heya_(sumo)" title="Heya (sumo)">Stable</a></th><td class="infobox-data org"><a href="/wiki/Naruto_stable_(1989)" class="mw-redirect" title="Naruto stable (1989)">Naruto</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">325-318-10</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Debut</th><td class="infobox-data">November, 2001</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest rank</th><td class="infobox-data">Maegashira 12 (July, 2012)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">July, 2014</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span style="font-weight:lighter; margin:1em; color:#555;">* Up to date as of July 24, 2014.</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Takanoyama Shuntarō</b> (born 21 February 1983 as <b>Pavel Bojar</b>) is a former <a href="/wiki/Sumo" title="Sumo">sumo</a> wrestler from <a href="/wiki/Prague" title="Prague">Prague</a>, <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a>. He is the first man from the Czech Republic to join the professional sport in <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He reached the third highest <i><a href="/wiki/Makushita" class="mw-redirect" title="Makushita">makushita</a></i> division in 2004, but due to his light weight he had difficulty in regularly beating his opponents, despite his skill.<sup id="cite_ref-sumofanmag_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sumofanmag-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in May 2011 he finally earned promotion to the <i><a href="/wiki/Sekitori" title="Sekitori">sekitori</a></i> ranks. After becoming only the third new <i>sekitori</i> since 1958 to pass through <i><a href="/wiki/J%C5%ABry%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Jūryō">jūryō</a></i> division in just one tournament, he made his debut in the top <i><a href="/wiki/Makuuchi" title="Makuuchi">makuuchi</a></i> division in September 2011. He retired on 24 July 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_sumo_background">Early life and sumo background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and sumo background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Takanoyama_2012.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Takanoyama_2012.JPG/200px-Takanoyama_2012.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Takanoyama_2012.JPG/300px-Takanoyama_2012.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Takanoyama_2012.JPG/400px-Takanoyama_2012.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2404" data-file-height="3103" /></a><figcaption>In 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>Bojar practised <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">judo</a> in the Czech Republic before becoming interested in sumo. Sumo is more popular in the Czech Republic than in any other European country, with ten sumo clubs containing some 600 members, and he was trained by <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jaroslav_Po%C5%99%C3%ADz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jaroslav Poříz (page does not exist)">Jaroslav Poříz</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaroslav_Po%C5%99%C3%ADz" class="extiw" title="cs:Jaroslav Poříz">cs</a>]</span>, president of the Czech Sumo Association.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After winning the bronze medal in the 2000 Junior World Sumo Championships in Tokyo,<sup id="cite_ref-sumofanmag_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sumofanmag-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he was accepted by <a href="/wiki/Naruto_stable_(1989)" class="mw-redirect" title="Naruto stable (1989)">Naruto stable</a>, a <i><a href="/wiki/Heya_(sumo)" title="Heya (sumo)">heya</a></i> in <a href="/wiki/Chiba_Prefecture" title="Chiba Prefecture">Chiba</a> run by former <i><a href="/wiki/Yokozuna_(sumo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokozuna (sumo)">yokozuna</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Takanosato" class="mw-redirect" title="Takanosato">Takanosato</a>. After passing the physical exam, he made his official debut in November 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was given the <i><a href="/wiki/Shikona" title="Shikona">shikona</a></i> of Takanoyama,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> meaning "noble mountain." He reached the <i><a href="/wiki/Sandanme" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandanme">sandanme</a></i> division in January 2003, and the third highest <i>makushita</i> division in March 2004. He fell back to <i>sandanme</i> after only two tournaments but returned to <i>makushita</i> in March 2005 and largely remained there for the next six years, unable to break through to the elite <i>sekitori</i> ranks. </p><p>Takanoyama was hampered mostly by an inability to put on weight. His height of 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) and weight of 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) make him among the lightest sumo wrestlers in the modern era. In November 2008 he climbed as high as <i>makushita</i> 13, beating his previous high of <i>makushita</i> 15 set in November 2005, and he moved up to <i>makushita</i> 9 in January 2009. After compiling a 5–2 record in the July tournament, which included a win over the former <i><a href="/wiki/Maegashira" class="mw-redirect" title="Maegashira">maegashira</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Ry%C5%ABh%C5%8D_Masayoshi" title="Ryūhō Masayoshi">Ryūhō</a>, he reached a new highest rank of <i>makushita</i> 4 in September 2009. He produced another good score of 5–2 in May 2010 from <i>makushita</i> 6, which included wins over <a href="/wiki/J%C5%ABmonji_Tomokazu" title="Jūmonji Tomokazu">Jūmonji</a> and <a href="/wiki/H%C5%8Dchiyama" class="mw-redirect" title="Hōchiyama">Hōchiyama</a>. In January 2011 a 6–1 score saw him promoted to a new highest rank of <i>makushita</i> 2 for the May "technical examination tournament." There he scored 5–2, guaranteeing promotion to the <i><a href="/wiki/J%C5%ABry%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Jūryō">jūryō</a></i> division for July. When the <i><a href="/wiki/Banzuke" title="Banzuke">banzuke</a></i> was released on June 27, Takanoyama was at #5 West, the tenth highest rank in the 26 man division. It took him 57 tournaments from his professional debut to reach <i>jūryō</i>, the second slowest among foreign born wrestlers after the Brazilian <a href="/wiki/Wakaazuma" class="mw-redirect" title="Wakaazuma">Wakaazuma</a>. </p><p>He had a successful <i>jūryō</i> debut, winning seven of his first eight bouts and finishing on 10–5. This earned him immediate promotion to the top <i><a href="/wiki/Makuuchi" title="Makuuchi">makuuchi</a></i> division for the September 2011, only the third time since the six tournaments a year system was established in 1958 that a <i>jūryō</i> debutant has achieved this (the other two were <a href="/wiki/Terunoumi_Masato" title="Terunoumi Masato">Daikiko</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kiyoseumi_Takayuki" title="Kiyoseumi Takayuki">Ichihara</a>). Weighing in before the tournament at just 98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st), he was the first wrestler under 100 kilos in the top division since <a href="/wiki/Mainoumi" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainoumi">Mainoumi</a> in 1997. </p><p>Takanoyama had a difficult start to his <i>makuuchi</i> career, losing his first five matches and then only winning the sixth when his opponent inadvertently stepped out of the ring first (<i>isamiashi</i>). However, he picked up a legitimate win on Day 7, downing the 166 kg <a href="/wiki/Yoshiazuma" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoshiazuma">Yoshiazuma</a> with a hooking inner thigh throw (<i>kakenage</i>) and instantly becoming a favourite with the tournament crowd.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished on 5–10, which sent him back to <i>jūryō</i> in November, but he responded with a 9–6 record which returned him immediately to the top division for the January 2012 tournament. He was unable to produce a <i><a href="/wiki/Kachi-koshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kachi-koshi">kachi-koshi</a></i> score in either January or March, but in the May tournament he managed an 11–4 record in <i>jūryō</i> which earned him a 2nd place and a return to the <i>makuuchi</i> division in the July tournament. However he had yet to earn a winning record in five tournaments in <i>makuuchi</i> and was demoted to <i>jūryō</i> once again for November. His 7–8 record in July 2013 was his seventh consecutive losing score, pushing him towards the bottom of the <i>jūryō</i> division. In September 2013, he finished on 5–10, his weakest performance in <i>jūryō</i> so far, which sent him back to <i>makushita</i> 2 for the November tournament. Afterwards, he skirted the border between the two divisions, being relegated twice and promoted twice. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retirement_from_sumo">Retirement from sumo</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Retirement from sumo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Takanoyama announced his retirement on Day 12 of the July 2014 tournament, where he had withdrawn after losing his first match, guaranteeing a large fall down the <i>makushita</i> division. He said, "I mount the <i><a href="/wiki/Dohyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Dohyo">dohyo</a></i> to win, and I can no longer win."<sup id="cite_ref-retires_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retires-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He indicated that he would return to the Czech Republic with his family, and try to make use of his Japanese language skills.<sup id="cite_ref-retires_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retires-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Takanoyama's <i><a href="/wiki/Danpatsu-shiki" class="mw-redirect" title="Danpatsu-shiki">danpatsu-shiki</a></i> or retirement ceremony was held at his stable on 7 September 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-retires_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retires-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fighting_style">Fighting style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Fighting style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D_May_2014_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D_May_2014_001.jpg/220px-Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D_May_2014_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D_May_2014_001.jpg/330px-Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D_May_2014_001.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D_May_2014_001.jpg/440px-Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D_May_2014_001.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5041" data-file-height="3302" /></a><figcaption>Takanoyama during the May 2014 tournament</figcaption></figure> <p>Due to his exceptionally light frame, Takanoyama relied heavily on throws to defeat his much heavier opponents. His most common winning <i><a href="/wiki/Kimarite" title="Kimarite">kimarite</a></i> was <i>uwatenage</i>, or overarm throw, followed by <i>shitatenage</i> (underarm throw) and <i>kakenage</i> (hooking inner thigh throw).<sup id="cite_ref-sdb_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdb-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had knowledge of a wide variety of techniques, having used at least 37 different winning <i>kimarite</i> in his career.<sup id="cite_ref-sdb_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sdb-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In an effort to improve his understanding of Japanese culture, Takanoyama devoted his spare time to watching historical dramas and reading <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dream_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dream-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After reaching <i>jūryō</i>, he returned to the Czech Republic in the summer of 2011 for the first time since leaving ten years earlier. </p><p>After the September 2011 tournament, he announced his engagement to a 32-year-old domestic helper from <a href="/wiki/Chiba_Prefecture" title="Chiba Prefecture">Chiba Prefecture</a>. The couple's first child, a girl, was born in May. </p><p>Takanoyama became a <i>sekitori</i> at around the same time as (temporarily) breaking through the 100 kg barrier, and attributed his gain in weight to the Naruto Oyakata (and the stablemaster's wife) giving him special dishes and snacks at night.<sup id="cite_ref-dream_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dream-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in November 2011, he was given a warning by the Sumo Association for injecting himself with <a href="/wiki/Insulin" title="Insulin">insulin</a> that had been prescribed by his stablemaster.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_record">Career record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Career record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;line-height:110%;clear:left;"> <caption style="font-size:120%;font-weight:bold;">Takanoyama Shuntarō<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></caption> <tbody><tr><th><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_sumo" title="List of years in sumo">Year</a></th> <th style="width:16%;">January<br /><span style="font-size:80%;">Hatsu basho, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a></span></th> <th style="width:16%;">March<br /><span style="font-size:80%;">Haru basho, <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a></span></th> <th style="width:16%;">May<br /><span style="font-size:80%;">Natsu basho, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a></span></th> <th style="width:16%;">July<br /><span style="font-size:80%;">Nagoya basho, <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a></span></th> <th style="width:16%;">September<br /><span style="font-size:80%;">Aki basho, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a></span></th> <th style="width:16%;">November<br /><span style="font-size:80%;">Kyūshū basho, <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka" title="Fukuoka">Fukuoka</a></span></th> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2001_in_sumo" title="2001 in sumo">2001</a></th> <th>x</th> <th>x</th> <th>x</th> <th>x</th> <th>x</th> <td style="background-color:#AAA">(<a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_sumo_terms#maezumō" title="Glossary of sumo terms">Maezumo</a>)</td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2002_in_sumo" title="2002 in sumo">2002</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Jonokuchi #29</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Jonidan #92</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Jonidan #47</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">2–5</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Jonidan #75</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">6–1</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Jonidan #6</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Jonidan #19</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2003_in_sumo" title="2003 in sumo">2003</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Sandanme #83</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Jonidan #2</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Sandanme #71</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Sandanme #54</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Sandanme #71</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">6–1</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Sandanme #16</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">1–6</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2004_in_sumo" title="2004 in sumo">2004</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Sandanme #46</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">6–1</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #56</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #48</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">2–5</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Sandanme #9</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Sandanme #28</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Sandanme #14</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2005_in_sumo" title="2005 in sumo">2005</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Sandanme #28</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">6–1</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #47</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #35</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #25</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #17</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #15</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">2–5</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2006_in_sumo" title="2006 in sumo">2006</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #29</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #35</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #27</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">2–5</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #45</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #29</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #36</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2007_in_sumo" title="2007 in sumo">2007</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #27</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">2–5</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #49</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Sandanme #3</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">6–1</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #30</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">2–5</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #46</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">0–2–5</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Sandanme #22</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2008_in_sumo" title="2008 in sumo">2008</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Sandanme #8</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #48</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Sandanme #1</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #41</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #28</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #13</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2009_in_sumo" title="2009 in sumo">2009</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #9</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #13</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #20</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #11</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #4</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #10</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2010_in_sumo" title="2010 in sumo">2010</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #6</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">3–4</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #10</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #6</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #3</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">1–6</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #20</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #14</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2011_in_sumo" title="2011 in sumo">2011</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #10</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">6–1</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#CCC"><span style="font-size:75%"></span><br />Tournament Cancelled<br /><span style="font-size:80%;">0–0–0</span></td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #2</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–2</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Jūryō #5</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">10–5</span><br /> </td> <td><span style="font-size:80%">West Maegashira #15</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–10</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Jūryō #3</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">9–6</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2012_in_sumo" title="2012 in sumo">2012</a></th> <td><span style="font-size:80%">East Maegashira #14</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">6–9</span><br /> </td> <td><span style="font-size:80%">West Maegashira #16</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–11</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Jūryō #4</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">11–4</span><br /> </td> <td><span style="font-size:80%">West Maegashira #12</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">5–10</span><br /> </td> <td><span style="font-size:80%">East Maegashira #16</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">6–9</span><br 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style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #2</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr><th><a href="/wiki/2014_in_sumo" title="2014 in sumo">2014</a></th> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Jūryō #12</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–11</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">East Makushita #3</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–3</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:#BBB"><span style="font-size:80%">West Jūryō #14</span><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">4–11</span><br /> </td> <td style="background-color:LightPink; border-color:FireBrick; border-width:5px"><span style="font-size:80%">West Makushita #6</span><br /><b>Retired</b><br /><span style="font-weight:bold">0–2–4</span></td> <th>x</th> <th>x</th> </tr> <tr style="font-size:80%;line-height:150%;"> <td colspan="7">Record given as <b>wins–losses–absences</b>    <span style="border-style:solid; border-color:Green; border-width:2px; background-color:PaleGreen; padding:1px">Top division champion</span> <span style="background-color:Wheat; padding:1px">Top division runner-up</span> <span style="border-style:solid; background-color:LightPink; border-color:FireBrick; border-width:2px; padding:1px;">Retired</span> <span style="background-color:#BBB; padding:1px;">Lower divisions</span> <span style="background-color:#CCC; padding:1px;">Non-participation</span><br /><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Sansh%C5%8D_(Sumo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanshō (Sumo)">Sanshō</a> key: <span style="background:black;padding-left:1px;padding-right:1px;"><b><span style="color:red;margin-bottom:0;">F</span></b></span>=Fighting spirit; <span style="background:black;padding-left:1px;padding-right:1px;"><b><span style="color:orange;margin-bottom:0;">O</span></b></span>=Outstanding performance; <span style="background:black;padding-left:1px;padding-right:1px;"><b><span style="color:cyan;margin-bottom:0;">T</span></b></span>=Technique     Also shown: <span style="background:black;padding-left:1px;padding-right:1px;"><b><span style="color:gold;margin-bottom:0;">★</span></b></span>=<a href="/wiki/Kinboshi" title="Kinboshi">Kinboshi</a>; <b>P</b>=<a href="/wiki/Yusho#Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="Yusho">Playoff</a>(s)<br /> Divisions: <a href="/wiki/Makuuchi" title="Makuuchi">Makuuchi</a> — <a href="/wiki/J%C5%ABry%C5%8D" class="mw-redirect" title="Jūryō">Jūryō</a> — <a href="/wiki/Makushita" class="mw-redirect" title="Makushita">Makushita</a> — <a href="/wiki/Sandanme" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandanme">Sandanme</a> — <a href="/wiki/Jonidan" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonidan">Jonidan</a> — <a href="/wiki/Jonokuchi" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonokuchi">Jonokuchi</a><br /> </p> <i>Makuuchi</i> ranks: <a href="/wiki/Yokozuna_(sumo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yokozuna (sumo)">Yokozuna</a> — <a href="/wiki/Makuuchi#Ōzeki" title="Makuuchi">Ōzeki</a> — <a href="/wiki/Sekiwake" class="mw-redirect" title="Sekiwake">Sekiwake</a> — <a href="/wiki/Komusubi" class="mw-redirect" title="Komusubi">Komusubi</a> — <a href="/wiki/Maegashira" class="mw-redirect" title="Maegashira">Maegashira</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Takanoyama_Shuntar%C5%8D&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_sumo_terms" title="Glossary of sumo terms">Glossary of sumo terms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_non-Japanese_sumo_wrestlers" title="List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers">List of non-Japanese sumo wrestlers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_past_sumo_wrestlers" title="List of past sumo wrestlers">List of past sumo wrestlers</a></li></ul> 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