Kōtetsuyama Toyoya

Kōtetsuyama Toyoya (高鉄山 豊也) (July 9, 1942 – April 14, 1996), born Kōnoshin Suga (菅 孝之進, Suga Kōnoshin), was a sumo wrestler from Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1957, and reached the top division in September 1963. His highest rank was sekiwake. He is one of the rare examples of a wrestler whose only tournament in the sanyaku ranks was at sekiwake, rather than komusubi (along with Hayateumi and Hokutoriki). He retired in January 1975. He branched out from Asahiyama stable and established the Onaruto stable in October 1975. He produced the top division wrestler Itai and jūryō Ishinriki. He was married to a ballet instructor.[1] Onaruto stable closed in December 1994 and he left the Japan Sumo Association. He died in somewhat mysterious circumstances in 1996, a month before claims he made about match fixing in sumo were published in a book called Yaocho.[2] The co-writer of the book died within hours of Onaruto, in the same hospital.[3] Police found no evidence of foul play, but Onaruto's wrestler Itai later said his boss had links to a major yakuza crime syndicate.[3]

Kōtetsuyama Toyoya
高鉄山 豊也
Personal information
BornKonoshin Suga
(1942-07-09)July 9, 1942
Otaru, Hokkaidō, Japan
DiedApril 14, 1996(1996-04-14) (aged 53)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight121 kg (267 lb)
Career
StableAsahiyama
Record661-668-10
DebutMarch, 1957
Highest rankSekiwake (January, 1967)
RetiredJanuary, 1975
Elder nameŌnaruto
Championships1 (Jūryō)
Special PrizesFighting spirit (1)
Technique (1)
Gold Stars2 (Sadanoyama, Taihō)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Career record
  • The Nagoya tournament was first held in 1958.
Kōtetsuyama Toyoya[4]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1957 x (Maezumo) Shinjo
2–1
 		 Not held West Jonidan #117
5–3
 		 East Jonidan #61
2–6
 
1958 East Jonidan #71
6–2
 		 East Jonidan #45
4–4
 		 East Jonidan #43
4–4
 		 East Jonidan #37
5–3
 		 West Jonidan #22
4–4
 		 East Jonidan #20
5–3
 
1959 East Jonidan #6
3–5
 		 East Jonidan #9
6–2
 		 East Sandanme #87
5–3
 		 West Sandanme #72
5–3
 		 East Sandanme #60
6–2
 		 West Sandanme #28
7–1
 
1960 East Makushita #79
5–3
 		 East Makushita #66
5–3
 		 East Makushita #54
3–5
 		 West Makushita #59
4–3
 		 West Makushita #48
6–1
 		 East Makushita #30
3–4
 
1961 West Makushita #4
6–1
 		 East Makushita #18
2–5
 		 East Makushita #31
2–5
 		 West Makushita #43
5–2
 		 East Makushita #30
5–2
 		 East Makushita #18
5–2
 
1962 East Makushita #10
4–3
 		 West Makushita #6
2–5
 		 West Makushita #15
3–4
 		 West Makushita #17
5–2
 		 East Makushita #13
6–1
 		 West Makushita #4
5–2
 
1963 West Jūryō #18
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #12
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #7
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #2
13–2–P
Champion
 		 East Maegashira #13
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #14
5–10
 
1964 West Jūryō #2
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #4
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #2
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #14
7–6–2
 		 East Maegashira #15
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #15
6–9
 
1965 West Jūryō #2
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #2
12–3–P
 		 East Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #8
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #10
9–6
 
1966 East Maegashira #6
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #9
11–4
F		 West Maegashira #2
4–11
 		 East Maegashira #6
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #1
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #4
12–3
T★
1967 West Sekiwake #1
3–12
 		 West Maegashira #4
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #4
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #5
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #2
6–9
 
1968 West Maegashira #5
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #2
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #3
2–13
 		 East Maegashira #11
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #8
7–8
 
1969 West Maegashira #9
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #4
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
6–9
★		 West Maegashira #5
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
4–11
 
1970 East Maegashira #10
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #7
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #6
7–8
 
1971 East Maegashira #8
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #10
1–14
 		 West Jūryō #7
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #11
11–4
 		 East Jūryō #2
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #12
4–11
 
1972 West Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #12
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #5
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #2
3–12
 
1973 East Maegashira #11
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #4
11–4–P
 		 East Maegashira #13
2–13
 		 West Jūryō #8
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #1
10–5
 
1974 East Maegashira #11
3–12
 		 West Jūryō #5
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #9
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #2
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #10
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #5
5–10
 
1975 East Jūryō #12
Retired
0–7–8
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References
  1. Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. p. 205. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
  2. "Crucial Tape to Be Unveiled This Week : Ex-Sumo Star Claims Proof of Bout-Rigging". New York Times. February 14, 2000. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. "Vantage Point : Sumo Whistleblower Says He's on a 'Mission'". New York Times. 3 February 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. "Kōtetsuyama Toyoya Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-05.
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