45th Yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji

Highest Rank     Yokozuna (January 1958)
Real Name        HANADA Katsuji
Birth Date       March 16, 1928
Shusshin         Hokkaido, Muroran-shi - Aomori-ken, Hirosaki-shi
Death Date       September 1, 2010 (82 years)
Height and Weight179 cm 105 kg
Heya             Nishonoseki - Shibatayama - Hanakago
Shikona          Wakanohana Yoshimi - Wakanohana Katsuji - Wakanohana Kanji
Hatsu Dohyo      1946.11
Intai            1962.05
KabuFutagoyama Katsuji - Fujishima Katsuji

Career Record    593-253-70-4d/844 (65 basho)
  In Makuuchi    546-235-70-4d/779 (57 basho), 10 Yusho, 7 Jun-Yusho, 1 Gino-Sho, 2 Shukun-Sho, 2 Kanto-Sho, 6 Kinboshi
   As Yokozuna   254-66-69-1d/317 (26 basho), 8 Yusho, 3 Jun-Yusho
   As Ozeki      117-32-1/147 (10 basho), 2 Yusho, 3 Jun-Yusho
   As Sekiwake   72-45-3d/120 (8 basho), 1 Gino-Sho, 2 Shukun-Sho
   As Komusubi   20-25/45 (3 basho)
   As Maegashira 83-67/150 (10 basho), 1 Jun-Yusho, 2 Kanto-Sho, 6 Kinboshi
  In Juryo       20-10/30 (2 basho)
  In Makushita   14-4/18 (2 basho)
  In Sandanme    6-0/6 (1 basho), 1 Yusho
  In Jonidan     5-1/6 (1 basho), 1 Yusho
  In Jonokuchi   2-3/5 (1 basho)
  In Mae-zumo    1 basho

Wakanohana Yoshimi
1946.11 Mz                      0-0
1947.06 Jk1w    O-*O-*---*      2-3
1947.11 Jd20w   O-O-O-OO*--     5-1    Yusho
Wakanohana Katsuji
1948.05 Sd10e   O-O-OO-O-O-     6-0    Yusho
1948.10 Ms14w   OO-*--O-O*-     4-2
1949.01 Ms6w    O*O-OO*OOOOOO   10-2
1949.05 J8e     OO**O**O*O*OOOO 9-6
1949.10 J4e     O*OOOOO*OO*OO*O 11-4
1950.01 M18w    *OO**O*OOOOOOOO 11-4   Jun-Yusho (1st) Kanto-sho (1st)
1950.05 M9e     O*OOOOOO**O*O*O 10-5
1950.09 M4e     ****O**O****OO* 4-11
1951.01 M7e     OOOO*OOOOOOO*** 11-4   Kanto-sho (2nd)
1951.05 M1e     O*****OO*OO*OOO 8-7    Kinboshi
1951.09 K1e     **O**O**OOO**OO 7-8
1952.01 K2wHD   O***O***O**O*O* 5-10
1952.05 M4w     **O****O*OO***O 5-10
1952.09 M9w     O*O**OOO*OOOOO* 10-5
1953.01 M3w     *O***OOOOO*O**O 8-7    3 Kinboshi
1953.03 M1e     **O*O***OOOOOO* 8-7    Kinboshi
1953.05 M1e     O*O**O***O*OOOO 8-7    Kinboshi
1953.09 K1w     OOO******OO*OOO 8-7
1954.01 S1w     O*****OO*OOOOO* 8-7    Shukun-sho (1st)
1954.03 S1e     OOO*O*OOO*O*O** 9-6
1954.05 S1e     OOO*OOO*O***O*O 9-6
1954.09 S1w     OOOO*O**OOOOO*O 11-4   Shukun-sho (2nd)
1955.01 S1e     xOO**O*O**OO*O* 7-7-1d
1955.03 S1w     OOOxOOOO*O*O*O* 10-4-1d
1955.05 S1w     *O*O*OO***O*OOO 8-7
1955.09 S1w     OOOOO*OOOOx**O* 10-4-1dGino-sho (1st)
1956.01 O2eHD   OOOOOOOO*O*OOOO 13-2
1956.03 O1e     OOO*O*O*OOOOOOO 12-3   Jun-Yusho (2nd)
1956.05 O1e     OOO**OOOO*OOOOO 12-3   Yusho (1st)
1956.09 O1e     OOOOOOOOOOOO#-# 12-2-1 Jun-Yusho (3rd)
1957.01 O1e     OOOO*OO*OOO*O*O 11-4
1957.03 O1e     OO*OOOOOO***O*O 10-5
1957.05 O1e     OOOOOOOO*O***OO 11-4
1957.09 O1e     OO*O*OOOOOOO*O* 11-4
1957.11 O1e     OOOOO%OOO*OOO** 12-3   Jun-Yusho (4th)
1958.01 O1e     OOOOOOOOO*O*OOO 13-2   Yusho (2nd)
1958.03 Y2eHD   *OOOOOOOOOOO*O* 12-3
Wakanohana Kanji
1958.05 Y1w     OOOOOOOOOOO**** 11-4
1958.07 Y2eHD   *OOOOOOOOOOO*OO 13-2   Yusho (3rd)
1958.09 Y1e     OOOOOOOOOOOOOO* 14-1   Yusho (4th)
1958.11 Y1e     OOOOOOx*OOOOOO* 12-2-1dJun-Yusho (5th)
1959.01 Y1e     OOOOOOOOOOOO*OO 14-1   Yusho (5th)
1959.03 Y1e     OOOOOOOO*OOOO** 12-3
1959.05 Y2eHD   OOOOOOOOOOOO*OO 14-1   Yusho (6th)
1959.07 Y1wYO   *OOOOOOOO*OOO** 11-4
1959.09 Y1wYO   OOOO*OOOOOOOOOO 14-1   Yusho (7th)
1959.11 Y1e     OOOOO*OOOO*OO** 11-4
1960.01 Y1w     **#------------ 0-3-12
1960.03 Y2eHD   OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 15-0   Yusho (8th)
1960.05 Y1e     OOOOOOOOO*OO*OO 13-2   Jun-Yusho (6th)
1960.07 Y1e     OOOOO*OOOOOO*OO 13-2   Yusho (9th)
1960.09 Y1e     OOOOOOOO*OOOOO* 13-2   Yusho (10th)
1960.11 Y1e     O*OO*OO*#------ 5-4-6
1961.01 Y1w     OOOOOOOO*OOO**O 12-3   Jun-Yusho (7th)
1961.03 Y1e     --------------- 0-0-15
1961.05 Y1w     OOO*OO**OOOO*O* 10-5
1961.07 Y1e     O*OO**#-------- 3-4-8
1961.09 Y1w     OOOO**OOOO*OO** 10-5
1961.11 Y1e     OOO*OOO*OOO*OO* 11-4
1962.01 Y2e     O*OOOOO*O*OOOO* 11-4
1962.03 Y1w     *#------------- 0-2-13
1962.05 Y2eHD                   0-0-15