Amanoyama Shizuo

Amanoyama Shizuo (born Shizuo Ogata; December 28, 1953 – September 17, 1997) was a sumo wrestler from Taku Saga, Japan. He was an amateur champion at Komazawa University and so was given makushita tsukedashi status upon entering professional sumo. He made his professional debut in March 1976, fighting under surname of Ogata, and reached the top division in March 1978. In his top division debut he defeated ozeki Takanohana and scored 11 wins against 4 losses, winning the Fighting Spirit prize for the only time. He made his makuuchi debut in the same tournament as Kotowaka and as both were unusually tall, they were nicknamed "Jumbo Jet" and "Concorde". His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Tatsutayama. He died while an active oyakata in September 1997 at the age of 43.^[1] He had been suffering from diabetes and liver disease since his days as an active wrestler.

Amanoyama Shizuo
天ノ山 静雄
Personal information
Born	Shizuo Ogata (1953-12-28)December 28, 1953 Taku, Saga, Japan
Died	September 17, 1997(1997-09-17) (aged 43)
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	177 kg (390 lb; 27.9 st)
Career
Stable	Tokitsukaze
Record	400-408-7
Debut	March, 1976
Highest rank	Maegashira 1 (July, 1980)
Retired	November, 1986
Elder name	Tatsutayama
Championships	3 (Makushita)
Special Prizes	Fighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars	2 (Mienoumi, Wakanohana II)
* Up to date as of June 25, 2020.

Career record

Amanoyama Shizuo^[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
1976	x	Makushita tsukedashi #60 6–1	West Makushita #30 4–3	East Makushita #24 4–3	East Makushita #19 6–1–PPP Champion	West Makushita #5 1–6
1977	West Makushita #31 5–2	West Makushita #16 5–2	West Makushita #9 5–2	West Makushita #3 7–0 Champion	East Jūryō #10 8–7	West Jūryō #6 9–6
1978	East Jūryō #2 9–6	West Maegashira #11 11–4 F	West Maegashira #2 3–12	East Maegashira #12 6–9	West Jūryō #3 8–7	East Jūryō 9–6
1979	East Jūryō #1 9–6	West Maegashira #12 8–7	East Maegashira #8 8–7	West Maegashira #4 7–8	East Maegashira #7 9–6	East Maegashira #2 6–9
1980	East Maegashira #5 6–9	West Maegashira #9 8–7	West Maegashira #6 8–7	West Maegashira #1 5–10 ★	West Maegashira #8 7–8	East Maegashira #9 8–7
1981	West Maegashira #5 7–8	West Maegashira #5 8–7 ★	West Maegashira #2 6–9	West Maegashira #5 4–11	East Maegashira #11 6–9	East Jūryō #1 10–5
1982	East Maegashira #12 9–6	East Maegashira #4 8–7	West Maegashira #1 5–10	West Maegashira #8 4–11	East Maegashira #12 6–9	East Jūryō #3 10–5
1983	East Maegashira #12 6–9	East Jūryō #1 6–9	West Jūryō #3 10–5	East Maegashira #12 7–8	West Jūryō #1 11–4	West Maegashira #9 5–10
1984	East Jūryō #1 8–7	West Maegashira #13 8–7	East Maegashira #8 7–8	East Maegashira #10 2–13	West Jūryō #6 4–11	East Makushita #1 4–3
1985	East Jūryō #13 5–10	West Makushita #5 2–5	West Makushita #24 3–4	East Makushita #36 7–0 Champion	West Makushita #5 6–1	East Makushita #1 4–3
1986	East Jūryō #11 5–10	West Makushita #3 3–4	West Makushita #7 4–3	West Makushita #4 3–4	West Makushita #9 2–5	West Makushita #22 Retired 0–0–7
Record given as wins–losses–absences    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

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers

References

1. "Amanoyama Shizuo Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-21.
2. "Amanoyama Shizuo Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-21.