Kotonishiki Noboru

Kotonishiki Noboru
琴錦 登
Personal information
BornNoboru Fujimura
(1922-03-07)March 7, 1922
Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan
DiedJuly 14, 1974(1974-07-14) (aged 52)
Height177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
Career
StableNishonoseki
Record258-256-23
DebutJanuary 1938
Highest rankKomusubi
RetiredMay 1955
Elder nameSadogatake
Championships1 (Jonidan)
Special Prizes1 (Fighting Spirit)
Gold Stars7
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Kotonishiki Noboru (March 7, 1922 – July 14, 1974, born Noboru Fujimura) was a sumo wrestler and coach from Kanonji, Kagawa, Japan. His highest rank was komusubi. He was runner-up in the January 1949 tournament and earned seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. After his retirement in 1955 he founded the Sadogatake stable and produced yokozuna Kotozakura among others. He ran the stable until his death in 1974.[1]

Career record

Kotonishiki Noboru[2]
- Spring
Haru basho, Tokyo		 Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 Autumn
Aki basho, Tokyo
1938 (Maezumo) (Maezumo) Not held
1939 West Jonokuchi #21
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #35
8–0
Champion
 		 Not held
1940 West Sandanme #35
5–3
 		 East Sandanme #15
4–4
 		 Not held
1941 East Sandanme #10
5–3
 		 West Makushita #34
5–3
 		 Not held
1942 West Makushita #20
3–5
 		 East Makushita #22
5–3
 		 Not held
1943 West Makushita #10
6–2
 		 East Jūryō #12
9–6
 		 Not held
1944 West Jūryō #6
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #1
6–4
 		 East Maegashira #17
5–5
 
1945 Not held West Maegashira #8
5–2
 		 West Maegashira #2
3–7
 
1946 Not held Not held West Maegashira #6
7–6
 
1947 Not held East Maegashira #3
7–3
 		 East Komusubi #2
4–7
 
1948 Not held East Maegashira #3
4–7
 		 East Maegashira #8
6–5
 
1949 East Maegashira #7
10–3
 		 East Maegashira #2
4–11
★★		 West Maegashira #6
8–7
 
1950 West Maegashira #2
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #6
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #11
7–8
 
1951 East Maegashira #12
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #13
11–4
 		 West Maegashira #3
8–7
 
1952 East Komusubi
8–7
 		 East Komusubi
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #3
8–7
★
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
- New Year
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 Spring
Haru basho, Osaka		 Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 Autumn
Aki basho, Tokyo
1953 East Maegashira #1
3–12
★		 East Maegashira #7
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #4
6–9
★		 East Maegashira #6
10–5
F★
1954 East Maegashira #1
2–9–4
★		 West Maegashira #7
1–10–4
 		 West Maegashira #16
11–4
 		 East Maegashira #7
7–8
 
1955 East Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #10
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #15
Retired
0–0–15		 x
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

References

  1. ^ Kuroda, Joe (October 2005). "The 53rd Yokozuna Kotozakura Masakatsu / Sadogatake Yoshikane". Sumo Fan Magazine. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Kotonishiki Noboru Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2017.


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