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In 1996, the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament set a record for the number of wrestlers in a playoff, after Musashimaru, Akebono, Wakanohana, Takanonami, and Kaio, all tied at 11–4.[1] Musashimaru won the historic five-way playoff, taking his second tournament title since July 1994.[1]

The following are the events in professional sumo during 1996.

Tournaments

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Hatsu basho

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Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 7 January – 21 January

1996 Hatsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
14 - 1 - 0 Japan Takanohana Y ø United States Akebono 0 - 3 - 12
0 - 4 - 11 ø Japan Wakanohana O United States Musashimaru 9 - 6 - 0
14 - 1 - 0 Japan Takanonami* O ø
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Kaiō S Japan Kotonishiki 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tosanoumi K Japan Musōyama 10 - 5 - 0
12 - 3 - 0 Japan Takatōriki M1 Japan Mitoizumi 3 - 12 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Kotonowaka M2 Japan Kotoinazuma 2 - 13 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Misugisato M3 Japan Minatofuji 4 - 11 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Akinoshima M4 Japan Asahiyutaka 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kenkō M5 Japan Kotobeppu 4 - 11 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Tochinowaka M6 Japan Kitakachidoki 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Terao M7 Japan Asanosho 6 - 9 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 United States Konishiki M8 Japan Daishōhō 7 - 8 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Naminohana M9 Japan Hamanoshima 6 - 9 - 0
0 - 0 - 15 ø Japan Wakashoyo M10 Japan Kasugafuji 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Oginohana M11 Japan Aogiyama 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Oginishiki M12 Japan Asanowaka 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Kirishima M13 Japan Daishi 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Higonoumi M14 Japan Tomonohana 7 - 8 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Mainoumi M15 Japan Kyokudōzan 9 - 6 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Tamakasuga M16 ø
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner
*Won Playoff

Haru basho

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Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 10 March – 24 March

1996 Haru basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
14 - 1 - 0 Japan Takanohana Y ø United States Akebono 0 - 0 - 15
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Takanonami O United States Musashimaru 9 - 6 - 0
12 - 3 - 0 Japan Wakanohana O ø
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Kaiō S Japan Kotonishiki 8 - 7 - 0
12 - 3 - 0 Japan Musōyama S Japan Takatōriki 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Tosanoumi K Japan Akinoshima 6 - 9 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Kenkō M1 Japan Naminohana 6 - 9 - 0
3 - 12 - 0 Japan Oginohana M2 Japan Aogiyama 4 - 11 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Higonoumi M3 Japan Oginishiki 2 - 13 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Misugisato M4 Japan Kotonowaka 11 - 4 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Asanowaka M5 Japan Tamakasuga 7 - 8 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Asahiyutaka M6 Japan Mainoumi 6 - 9 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Kyokudōzan M7 Japan Daishi 6 - 9 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Mitoizumi M8 Japan Tochinowaka 6 - 9 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Minatofuji M9 United States Konishiki 6 - 9 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Wakashoyo M10 Japan Daishōhō 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Terao M11 Japan Asanosho 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Kitakachidoki M12 Japan Kotobeppu 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Kotoinazuma M13 Japan Hamanoshima 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kasugafuji M14 Japan Kirishima 3 - 12 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Ganyū M15 ø
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Natsu basho

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Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 May – 26 May

1996 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
14 - 1 - 0 Japan Takanohana Y United States Akebono 10 - 5 - 0
12 - 3 - 0 Japan Wakanohana O Japan Takanonami 12 - 3 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 United States Musashimaru O ø
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Musōyama S Japan Kaiō 11 - 4 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Kotonishiki S Japan Takatōriki 7 - 8 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Kotonowaka K Japan Asahiyutaka 8 - 7 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Misugisato M1 Japan Tosanoumi 5 - 10 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Akinoshima M2 Japan Minatofuji 6 - 9 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Terao M3 Japan Naminohana 7 - 8 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Kitakachidoki M4 Japan Daishōhō 10 - 5 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Asanosho M5 Japan Kenkō 6 - 9 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Tamakasuga M6 Japan Kotoinazuma 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Kotobeppu M7 Japan Aogiyama 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Ganyū M8 Japan Hamanoshima 6 - 9 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Higonoumi M9 Japan Mainoumi 7 - 8 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Mitoizumi M10 Japan Kasugafuji 2 - 13 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Daishi M11 Japan Oginohana 4 - 11 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Asanowaka M12 Japan Tochinowaka 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Oginishiki M13 Japan Kyokudōzan 9 - 6 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 United States Konishiki M14 Japan Wakashoyo 4 - 11 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Shikishima M15 ø
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Nagoya basho

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Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 7 July – 21 July

1996 Natsu basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
13 - 2 - 0 Japan Takanohana Y United States Akebono 12 - 3 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Wakanohana O Japan Takanonami 12 - 3 - 0
10 - 5 - 0 United States Musashimaru O ø
10 - 5 - 0 Japan Kaiō S Japan Musōyama 7 - 8 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Asahiyutaka K Japan Takatōriki 10 - 5 - 0
ø K Japan Daishōhō 2 - 13 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Tamakasuga M1 Japan Aogiyama 3 - 12 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Kotonowaka M2 Japan Kotonishiki 9 - 6 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Daishi M3 Japan Mitoizumi 4 - 11 - 0
3 - 12 - 0 Japan Naminohana M4 Japan Minatofuji 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Tosanoumi M5 Japan Akinoshima 10 - 5 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Misugisato M6 Japan Terao 5 - 10 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kotoinazuma M7 Japan Asanosho 6 - 9 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Kenkō M8 United States Konishiki 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kitakachidoki M9 Japan Asanowaka 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Kotobeppu M10 Japan Tochinowaka 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Shikishima M11 ø Japan Mainoumi 2 - 1 - 12
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kyokudōzan M12 Japan Oginishiki 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Ganyū M13 Japan Hamanoshima 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Higonoumi M14 Japan Rikiō 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kotoryū M15 Japan Kushimaumi 6 - 9 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Aki basho

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Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 September – 22 September

1996 Aki basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
15 - 0 - 0 Japan Takanohana Y United States Akebono 10 - 5 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Takanonami O Japan Wakanohana 11 - 4 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 United States Musashimaru O ø
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Kaiō S Japan Takatōriki 11 - 4 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Musōyama K Japan Kotonowaka 4 - 11 - 0
ø K Japan Kotonishiki 10 - 5 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Asahiyutaka M1 Japan Akinoshima 7 - 8 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Kenkō M2 Japan Kotoinazuma 4 - 11 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Tamakasuga M3 Japan Kotobeppu 3 - 12 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 United States Konishiki M4 Japan Kitakachidoki 4 - 11 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Asanowaka M5 Japan Daishōhō 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Aogiyama M6 Japan Tosanoumi 8 - 7 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Minatofuji M7 Japan Daishi 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Mitoizumi M8 Japan Higonoumi 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Kyokudōzan M9 Japan Rikiō 6 - 9 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Asanosho M10 Japan Terao 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Oginishiki M11 Japan Naminohana 7 - 8 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Ganyū M12 Japan Hamanoshima 9 - 6 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tochinowaka M13 Japan Kotoryū 8 - 7 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Misugisato M14 Japan Shikishima 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Mongolia Kyokushūzan M15 Japan Daihishō 8 - 7 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner

Kyushu basho

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Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 10 November – 24 November

1996 Aki basho results - Makuuchi Division
Result East Rank West Result
0 - 0 - 15 ø Japan Takanohana Y United States Akebono 11 - 4 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Wakanohana O United States Musashimaru* 11 - 4 - 0
11 - 4 - 0 Japan Takanonami O ø
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Takatōriki S Japan Kaiō 11 - 4 - 0
ø S Japan Kotonishiki 8 - 7 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Asahiyutaka K Japan Musōyama 8 - 7 - 0
1 - 14 - 0 Japan Daishōhō M1 Japan Tosanoumi 8 - 7 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Akinoshima M2 Japan Mitoizumi 4 - 11 - 0
4 - 11 - 0 Japan Terao M3 Japan Kotonowaka 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Oginishiki M4 Japan Asanosho 5 - 10 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Tamakasuga M5 Japan Hamanoshima 5 - 10 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Kenkō M6 Japan Kotoinazuma 5 - 10 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 Japan Ganyū M7 Mongolia Kyokushūzan 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Tochinowaka M8 Japan Kotoryū 7 - 8 - 0
6 - 9 - 0 United States Konishiki M9 Japan Kitakachidoki 8 - 7 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Aogiyama M10 Japan Higonoumi 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Asanowaka M11 Japan Shikishima 7 - 8 - 0
7 - 8 - 0 Japan Kotobeppu M12 Japan Minatofuji 9 - 6 - 0
9 - 6 - 0 Japan Daihishō M13 Japan Daishi 9 - 6 - 0
5 - 10 - 0 Japan Naminohana M14 ø Japan Kyokudōzan 0 - 0 - 0
8 - 7 - 0 Japan Rikiō M15 Japan Tochiazuma 10 - 5 - 0
ø - Indicates a pull-out or absent rank
winning record in bold
Yusho Winner
*Won 5-Way Playoff

Playoff

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(Lots are drawn. Four rikishi face in semifinals, and one is a reserve. The reserve and the two winners face in a 3-Way Playoff, where two consecutive victories are required to win the Playoff and the yūshō)

News

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January

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March

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  • Takanohana wins his 12th championship, finishing on 14–1, two wins ahead of his stablemate and brother Wakanohana and sekiwake Musoyama, who gets the Technique Award. Asahiyutaka is the only man to beat Takanohana and wins the Outstanding Performance Award. Kotonowaka wins eleven and the Fighting Spirit Award. Kyokushuzan wins the juryo yusho after a playoff with Saigo. Former ozeki Kirishima retires, as do former maegashira Owakamatsu and Tamakairiki (who has fallen to the jonidan division).

May

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Konishiki at the Kokugikan in May 1996.
  • Takanohana wins with a 14–1 record again, two wins ahead of Wakanohana and Takanonami, underlining the dominance of Futagoyama stable. Yokozuna Akebono returns from three tournaments sidelined by injury to score 10–5. Tamakasuga wins the Technique Prize and Kaio the Outstanding Performance Award. Veteran former ozeki Konishiki avoids demotion and certain retirement by winning ten bouts from maegashira 14. Rikio wins his second juryo championship. The makushita yusho is won by Dejima.

July

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  • At the Nagoya basho, Takanonami is eliminated from the yusho race on the final day when he is defeated by Kaio. The championship is decided in the final bout between Takanohana and Akebono, tied on 12–2. Takanohana wins to claim his 14th championship, while Akebono has his first runner-up performance since September 1995. Takatoriki wins his eighth Fighting Spirit Prize. Kaio and Kotonowaka share the Outstanding Performance Prize. The 95 kg Mainoumi is injured when the 275 kg Konishiki falls on his leg. He has to withdraw from the tournament, meaning he will fall to juryo. Daizen wins his second juryo championship. Former maegashira Kiraiho retires. Kyokushuzan becomes the first wrestler from Mongolia to earn promotion to the top division.

September

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  • Takanohana wins four consecutive championships for the first time. He finishes with an unbeaten 15–0 score (zensho-yusho), his fourth. Wakanohana, Takatoriki and Musashimaru all finish four wins behind on 11–4. Takatoriki shares the Fighting Spirit Prize with Asahiyutaka. Kotonishiki wins ten bouts from the komusubi rank and receives his sixth Technique Prize. Tochiazuma wins the juryo championship, his fifth yusho in five different divisions. Former maegashira Kasugafuji, Hitachiryu and Kyokugozan all retire.

November

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  • Takanohana misses the first tournament of his career after injuring his back on tour. In his absence Musashimaru wins his second championship in a five-way playoff after he, Wakanohana, Akebono, Takanonami, and Kaio all finish on 11–4. Kaio receives the Fighting Spirit Prize alongside newcomer Tochiazuma. Tosanoumi wins the Outstanding Performance Award. Tochinonada wins the juryo title in his debut. Former komusubi Kyokudozan retires to become a politician in the Diet of Japan.

Deaths

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  • 4 Jan: Former maegashira Oedo, former Irumagawa Oyakata, aged 73.
  • 14 Jan: Former komusubi Ohikari, former Onomatsu Oyakata, aged 68.
  • 14 April: Former sekiwake Kotetsuyama, former Onaruto Oyakata, aged 53.
  • 8 Dec: Kagamiyama Oyakata, the former yokozuna Kashiwado, aged 58.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Musashimaru wins in five-man playoff". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. Associated Press. November 25, 1996. Retrieved February 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.