Nayoroiwa Shizuo
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Nayoroiwa Shizuo was a Japanese sumo wrestler.
and made his professional debut in May 1932. Along with his stablemates Futabayama
and Haguroyama
, he supported Tatsunami stable. In January 1937, he was promoted to the top makuuchi
division. In January 1938, he defeated yokozuna Musashiyama, gainning kinboshi
. He was promoted to ozeki in January 1943, but was demoted to sekiwake in May 1944. He was promoted to ozeki again in November 1946, but he lost all eleven bouts in the November 1947 tournament. He was demoted again in the May 1948 tournament.
In the May 1950 tournament, he won his first Fighting Spirit Award. In the September 1952 tournament, he defeated yokozuna Chiyonoyama, gaining a kinboshi and winning his second Fighting Spirit Award. In January 1953 he returned to sekiwake, and he remains the oldest man in the post-war era to be promoted to a sanyaku rank. During the Autumn 1954 tournament which held from September 19 to October 3, he reached his fortieth birthday, and after the tournament he retired from an active wrestler.
After his retirement, he re-established the Kasugayama stable
, which he ran until his death in 1971. Among his rikishi was the former maegashira Onobori.
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|-
!
!Spring
!Summer
!Autumn
|-
|1937
|West Maegashira #14 (6-5)
|East Maegashira #10 (8-5)
|no tournament held
|-
|1938
|West Maegashira #2 (8-5)☆
|West Sekiwake (9-4)
| no tournament held
|-
|1939
|East Sekiwake (7-6)
|West Sekiwake (10-5)
| no tournament held
|-
|1940
|East Sekiwake (9-6)
|East Sekiwake (7-8)
| no tournament held
|-
|1941
|West Komusubi (11-4)
|West Sekiwake (10-5)
| no tournament held
|-
|1942
|Eest Sekiwake (10-5)
|East Sekiwake (11-4)
| no tournament held
|-
|1943
|West Ozeki (9-6)
|East Ozeki (7-8)
|no tournament held
|-
|1944
|West Ozeki (1-2-12)
|East Sekiwake (7-3)
|East Sekiwake (7-3)
|-
|1945
|no tournament held
|West Sekiwake (3-4)
|West Sekiwake (6-4)
|-
|1946
|no tournament held
|no tournament held
|West Ozeki (9-4)
|-
|1947
|no tournament held
|bgcolor=gray|sat out due to injury
|East Ozeki (0-11)
|-
|1948
|no tournament held
|bgcolor=gray|sat out due to injury
|East Maegashira #5 (4-7)
|-
|1949
|West Maegashira #8 (5-8)
|East Maegashira #10 (5-10)
|East Maegashira #13 (8-7)
|-
|1950
|West Maegashira #9 (3-12)
|West Maegashira #14 (9-6)F
|West Maegashira #9 (11-4)
|-
|1951
|West Maegashira #2 (7-8)
|East Maegashira #4 (6-9)
|East Maegashira #5 (8-7)
|-
|1952
|East Maegashira #2 (7-8)
|West Maegashira #3 (7-8)
|West Maegashira #3 (9-6)F☆
|-
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 120%"
|-
!
!New Year
!Spring
!Summer
!Autumn
|-
|1953
|West Sekiwake (10-5)
|West Sekiwake (4-11)
|West Maegashira #3 (7-8)
|West Maegashira #3 (4-11)
|-
|1954
|East Maegashira #7 (3-12)
|West Maegashira #14 (9-6)
|West Maegashira #8 (7-8)
|East Maegashira #9 (4-11)
|-
{|
| Green Box=Tournament Championship
| F= Fighting Spirit Prize
| O= Outstanding Performance Prize
| T= Technique Prize
| ☆= Number of Kinboshi
.
|}
Career
He joined Tatsunami stableTatsunami stable
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, and the head stable of the Tatsunami ichimon or group.-History:The stable is one of the most prestigious in sumo. It was originally founded in 1876 by Onigazaki, but the current incarnation dates from 1915...
and made his professional debut in May 1932. Along with his stablemates Futabayama
Futabayama Sadaji
Futabayama Sadaji , born as Akiyoshi Sadaji in Oita Prefecture, Japan, was the 35th Yokozuna in sumo wrestling, from 1937 until 1945. He won twelve top division championships and had a winning streak of 69 consecutive bouts, an all-time record. Despite his dominance he was extremely popular with...
and Haguroyama
Haguroyama Masaji
Haguroyama Masaji was a sumo wrestler from Nakanokuchi, Niigata, Japan. He was the sport's 36th yokozuna. He was a yokozuna for a period of twelve years and three months dating from his promotion to that rank in May 1941 until his retirement in September 1953, which is an all-time record...
, he supported Tatsunami stable. In January 1937, he was promoted to the top makuuchi
Makuuchi
or is the top division of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers , ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments....
division. In January 1938, he defeated yokozuna Musashiyama, gainning kinboshi
Kinboshi
Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....
. He was promoted to ozeki in January 1943, but was demoted to sekiwake in May 1944. He was promoted to ozeki again in November 1946, but he lost all eleven bouts in the November 1947 tournament. He was demoted again in the May 1948 tournament.
In the May 1950 tournament, he won his first Fighting Spirit Award. In the September 1952 tournament, he defeated yokozuna Chiyonoyama, gaining a kinboshi and winning his second Fighting Spirit Award. In January 1953 he returned to sekiwake, and he remains the oldest man in the post-war era to be promoted to a sanyaku rank. During the Autumn 1954 tournament which held from September 19 to October 3, he reached his fortieth birthday, and after the tournament he retired from an active wrestler.
After his retirement, he re-established the Kasugayama stable
Kasugayama stable
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. In its modern form it dates from 1954 when it was re-established by former ozeki Nayoroiwa who led it until his death in 1971...
, which he ran until his death in 1971. Among his rikishi was the former maegashira Onobori.
Top division record
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|-
!
!Spring
!Summer
!Autumn
|-
|1937
|West Maegashira #14 (6-5)
|East Maegashira #10 (8-5)
|no tournament held
|-
|1938
|West Maegashira #2 (8-5)☆
|West Sekiwake (9-4)
| no tournament held
|-
|1939
|East Sekiwake (7-6)
|West Sekiwake (10-5)
| no tournament held
|-
|1940
|East Sekiwake (9-6)
|East Sekiwake (7-8)
| no tournament held
|-
|1941
|West Komusubi (11-4)
|West Sekiwake (10-5)
| no tournament held
|-
|1942
|Eest Sekiwake (10-5)
|East Sekiwake (11-4)
| no tournament held
|-
|1943
|West Ozeki (9-6)
|East Ozeki (7-8)
|no tournament held
|-
|1944
|West Ozeki (1-2-12)
|East Sekiwake (7-3)
|East Sekiwake (7-3)
|-
|1945
|no tournament held
|West Sekiwake (3-4)
|West Sekiwake (6-4)
|-
|1946
|no tournament held
|no tournament held
|West Ozeki (9-4)
|-
|1947
|no tournament held
|bgcolor=gray|sat out due to injury
|East Ozeki (0-11)
|-
|1948
|no tournament held
|bgcolor=gray|sat out due to injury
|East Maegashira #5 (4-7)
|-
|1949
|West Maegashira #8 (5-8)
|East Maegashira #10 (5-10)
|East Maegashira #13 (8-7)
|-
|1950
|West Maegashira #9 (3-12)
|West Maegashira #14 (9-6)F
|West Maegashira #9 (11-4)
|-
|1951
|West Maegashira #2 (7-8)
|East Maegashira #4 (6-9)
|East Maegashira #5 (8-7)
|-
|1952
|East Maegashira #2 (7-8)
|West Maegashira #3 (7-8)
|West Maegashira #3 (9-6)F☆
|-
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 120%"
|-
!
!New Year
!Spring
!Summer
!Autumn
|-
|1953
|West Sekiwake (10-5)
|West Sekiwake (4-11)
|West Maegashira #3 (7-8)
|West Maegashira #3 (4-11)
|-
|1954
|East Maegashira #7 (3-12)
|West Maegashira #14 (9-6)
|West Maegashira #8 (7-8)
|East Maegashira #9 (4-11)
|-
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament (usually due to injury)
{|
| Green Box=Tournament Championship
| F= Fighting Spirit Prize
Sansho (Sumo)
Sanshō are the three special prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947.-Criteria:...
| O= Outstanding Performance Prize
Sansho (Sumo)
Sanshō are the three special prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947.-Criteria:...
| T= Technique Prize
Sansho (Sumo)
Sanshō are the three special prizes awarded to top division sumo wrestlers for exceptional performance during a sumo honbasho or tournament. The prizes were first awarded in November 1947.-Criteria:...
| ☆= Number of Kinboshi
Kinboshi
Kinboshi is a notation used in professional sumo wrestling to record a lower-ranked wrestler's victory over a yokozuna....
.
|}