53rd Yokozuna Kotozakura Masakatsu

Highest Rank     Yokozuna (January 1973)
Real Name        KAMATANI Norio
Birth Date       November 26, 1940
Shusshin         Tottori-ken, Kurayoshi-shi
Death Date       August 14, 2007 (66 years)
Height and Weight182 cm 150 kg
Heya             Sadogatake
Shikona          Kamatani Norio - Kotozakura Norio - Kotozakura Masakatsu - Kotozakura Norio - Kotozakura Masakatsu - Kotozakura Norio - Kotozakura Masakatsu
Hatsu Dohyo      1959.01
Intai            1974.07
KabuShiratama Masakatsu - Sadogatake Yoshikane

Career Record    723-428-77/1144 (93 basho)
  In Makuuchi    553-345-77/891 (65 basho), 5 Yusho, 3 Jun-Yusho, 4 Shukun-Sho, 2 Kanto-Sho, 2 Kinboshi
   As Yokozuna   66-34-20/98 (8 basho), 1 Yusho, 1 Jun-Yusho
   As Ozeki      287-159-34/442 (32 basho), 4 Yusho, 1 Jun-Yusho
   As Sekiwake   58-47/105 (7 basho), 1 Jun-Yusho, 1 Shukun-Sho, 1 Kanto-Sho
   As Komusubi   63-49-8/111 (8 basho), 1 Shukun-Sho
   As Maegashira 79-56-15/135 (10 basho), 2 Shukun-Sho, 1 Kanto-Sho, 2 Kinboshi
  In Juryo       69-36/105 (7 basho), 2 Yusho
  In Makushita   50-27/77 (11 basho)
  In Sandanme    26-13/39 (5 basho), 1 Yusho
  In Jonidan     18-6/24 (3 basho)
  In Jonokuchi   7-1/8 (1 basho)
  In Mae-zumo    1 basho

Kamatani Norio
1959.01 Mz                      0-0
Kotozakura Norio
1959.03 Jk20e   O-OO-O-O-*--OO- 7-1
1959.05 Jd93e   O*-O-O-O-*--O-O 6-2
1959.07 Jd55e   OO-O--**--OO-O- 6-2
1959.09 Jd21w   OO-O-*--*O--OO- 6-2
1959.11 Sd85w   *-O-OO--O-O*--O 6-2
1960.01 Sd52e   O*-O-O-O-O-O-O- 7-1    Yusho
1960.03 Sd17e   OO--*-*O--*O-*- 4-4
1960.05 Sd17e   **-*-*-O-O--O*- 3-5
1960.07 Sd29e   O-*--OO--OO--O- 6-1
1960.09 Ms84e   O-O--OO--**-O-- 5-2
1960.11 Ms68w   -OO-O-O-*--OO-- 6-1
1961.01 Ms46w   -OO-*--O-O-*-O- 5-2
1961.03 Ms33w   -O-*-*-*-OO---O 4-3
1961.05 Ms24e   -O-O-**--*O-O-- 4-3
1961.07 Ms20w   -*O-*-*-O--O-*- 3-4
1961.09 Ms25e   -O-*-**-O-*--*- 2-5
1961.11 Ms37e   -O-O-O-OO-O--O- 7-0
1962.01 Ms7e    *--*O-O--O-*-*- 3-4
1962.03 Ms9e    *--OO--O-OO-*-- 5-2
1962.05 Ms2e    -*-O-O-O-O-O--O 6-1
1962.07 J16e    O**OOOO**OOOOOO 11-4   Yusho (1st)
1962.09 J7w     O***OO**O*OOO** 7-8
1962.11 J8w     **OO*O*OO*OO*O* 8-7
1963.01 J4w     OOOOOOO*O*OOOOO 13-2   Yusho (2nd)
1963.03 M13e    O**OOO*O******O 6-9
1963.05 J2e     O**OOOOOOOOO*O* 11-4
1963.07 M15e    *OO*O*O*OOOO*O* 9-6
1963.09 M9w     OOO*O*OOOOOOO*O 12-3   Kanto-sho (1st)
1963.11 M1e     O**O***OOOO*O*O 8-7    Shukun-sho (1st)
1964.01 K1w     *O*OO*#-------- 3-4-8
1964.03 M5e     --------------- 0-0-15
1964.05 M15e    **O%**O****OO** 5-10
1964.07 J2w     **O**OOOOO*O*OO 9-6
1964.09 J1e     OOO**OOOO*O**OO 10-5
1964.11 M12e    OOO*O*O*OOO*O*O 10-5
1965.01 M4w     OO*O*OOO**O*OOO 10-5
1965.03 K1w     *OOO**OO%***OO* 8-7
1965.05 S1w     *OOOO*O**O***OO 8-7
1965.07 S1e     ***O*OO**O***OO 6-9
1965.09 M1e     OO***O**O*OOOOO 9-6    Shukun-sho (2nd) 2 Kinboshi
1965.11 K1w     ***OOO*O*OOOOOO 10-5
Kotozakura Masakatsu
1966.01 K1e     **OOOOOO****OO* 8-7
1966.03 K1e     O**OO**O*****O* 5-10
1966.05 M3e     OO*%OO**OO*O*OO 10-5
Kotozakura Norio
1966.07 K1e     O*OOO***OO%*O*O 9-6
1966.09 S1w     OO*O*O**O**O**O 7-8
1966.11 K1w     ***O*OOOOOO*%OO 10-5   Shukun-sho (3rd)
Kotozakura Masakatsu
1967.01 S1e     OO**OO***O*O*OO 8-7
Kotozakura Norio
1967.03 S1e     O***OO*OO**O*O* 7-8
Kotozakura Masakatsu
1967.05 K1e     *OOOOOO***O*OOO 10-5
1967.07 S1w     O*O**OOOOOOO*OO 11-4   Jun-Yusho (1st) Kanto-sho (2nd)
1967.09 S1e     **OOO*OOOOOOOO* 11-4   Shukun-sho (4th)
1967.11 O2eHD   O*OOO**OO*O**O* 8-7
1968.01 O2wHD   O*OO**OOOOO**OO 10-5
1968.03 O2eHD   OO*O*O*O*OOOO*O 10-5
1968.05 O2eHD   OOOO%*O*O*OO*** 9-6
1968.07 O2wHD   OOOOOOOOO*OOOO* 13-2   Yusho (1st)
1968.09 O1e     OO**OO*OO*#---- 6-5-4
1968.11 O2eHD   OOO*O*OOO***OOO 10-5
1969.01 O2eHD   OO****OOO****** 5-10
1969.03 O2eHD   OOOOO*OOOOO*OOO 13-2   Yusho (2nd)
1969.05 O1e     OO*O*OOOOO***** 8-7
1969.07 O2eHD   O*OOOOOOOO*OO** 11-4
1969.09 O1w     OO*OOOOOO*O**O* 10-5
1969.11 O2eHD   O**OO*OO*OOO**O 9-6
1970.01 O2eHD   OOOO*O*O*O*O**O 9-6
1970.03 O1w     *OO*OOOOOO***OO 10-5
1970.05 O1e     OOOO*O*OO*OO*** 9-6
1970.07 O1w     OOOOOOO*O*OOO** 11-4
1970.09 O1w     *OOOOOO******OO 8-7
1970.11 O2eHD   OOOOOOOO****O** 9-6
1971.01 O2eHD   OO*OO%*OO*OO*** 9-6
1971.03 O1w     *OOOO%OOO*O**OO 11-4
1971.05 O1e     **OO*#--------- 2-4-9
1971.07 O2wHD   *O*OOO***OOOOO* 9-6
1971.09 O2eHD   OOO*O*O*OOO*OO* 10-5
1971.11 O1w     **OO*#--------- 2-4-9
1972.01 O2wHD   O*O**OOOOO*OOO* 10-5   Jun-Yusho (2nd)
1972.03 O1e     **OOO*OO*OO*OOO 10-5
1972.05 O1e     O*#------------ 1-2-12
1972.07 O2wHD   *O***O*OOOOO*O* 8-7
1972.09 O1w     O**O*OOOOO**O*O 9-6
1972.11 O2wHD   OOOOOOO*%OOOOOO 14-1   Yusho (3rd)
1973.01 O1e     OOOOOOOOOOO*OOO 14-1   Yusho (4th)
1973.03 Y1e     OOOO*OOO*O*O*OO 11-4
1973.05 Y1w     O*OOO***OOOO*OO 10-5
1973.07 Y1w     OOOOOOOOOOOOO*O 14-1   Yusho (5th)
1973.09 Y1e     **OOOOOOO*OO*** 9-6
1973.11 Y1w     OOO*O*OOOOO**OO 11-4   Jun-Yusho (3rd)
1974.01 Y1w     OOO**#--------- 3-3-9
1974.03 Y1w     O*OOO*OO***O*O* 8-7
1974.05 Y1w     ***#----------- 0-4-11
1974.07 Y1w                     0-0