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Tochiazuma Tomoyori (born 3 September 1944 as Hayao Shiga) is a former sumo wrestler from Sōma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was ''sekiwake,'' which he held for one tournament in 1970. He won the top division championship in January 1972. After retirement he worked as a coach at his stable, Kasugano, until 1990 when he set up his own Tamanoi stable. He is the father of the former ''ōzeki'' Tochiazuma Daisuke, and upon his retirement as a coach in 2009 his son took over from him. ==Career== He made his debut in November 1960, joining the then recently retired ''yokozuna'' Tochinishiki's Kasugano stable. He reached ''jūryō'' in May 1965 and the top ''makuuchi'' division in March 1967. He was relatively small, standing only 177 cm tall and weighing around 110 kg. In May 1968 he was runner-up to Tamanoshima with a 10-5 record, earning promotion to ''komusubi.'' He also won the first of his six ''Ginō-shō'' or Technique Awards. He was runner-up once again in September of that year. He reached his highest rank of ''sekiwake'' in March 1970 but fell short with a 7-8 record. He had the unusual experience in January 1971 of defeating a ''yokozuna'' on the opening day, and then losing 13 of his remaining 14 bouts, with his only other win being a walkover. In January 1972, ranked at ''maegashira'' 5, he took his only top division ''yūshō'' or tournament championship. He needed only an 11-4 record to do so (13 or 14 wins are normally needed). The sole ''yokozuna'' at the time, Kitanofuji, withdrew after winning only seven matches, and the only ''ōzeki'' Tochiazuma faced was Kiyokuni on the final day. He won the match, avoiding the need for a playoff with Wajima and Kotozakura, who finished runners up on 10-5. After his tournament victory he was promoted back to ''komusubi'' but pulled out of the next tournament through injury and spent the rest of his career in the ''maegashira'' ranks. He was runner-up for a third time in May 1973, but was not really in contention for the championship during the tournament, finishing four wins behind the undefeated Wajima. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tochiazuma Tomoyori」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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