Kotogaume Tsuyoshi

{{Short description|Japanese sumo wrestler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox sumo wrestler | native_name = 琴ヶ梅剛史 | name = Kotogaume Tsuyoshi | image = | birth_name = Satoru Kitayama | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1963|10|5}} | birth_place = Toyama, Japan | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|meters=1.80}} | weight = {{convert|183|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | heya = Sadogatake | rank = | record = 691-663-37 | debut = March, 1979 | retireddate = May, 1997 | eldername = See retirement | highestrank = Sekiwake (September, 1986) | yushos = 1 (Jūryō) 2 (Sandanme) | prizes = Technique (2) Outstanding Performance (1) Fighting Spirit (4) | goldstars = 2 (Hokutoumi, Ōnokuni) | blogurl = | weburl = | email = | update = June 2020 }}

'''Kotogaume Tsuyoshi''' (born 5 October 1963 as '''Satoru Kitayama''') is a former sumo wrestler from Yatsuo, Nei District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. He joined sumo in 1979 and made the top ''makuuchi'' division in 1985. His highest rank was ''sekiwake,'' which he held on twelve occasions. After his retirement in 1997 he worked as a coach at Sadogatake stable until 2007.

==Career== In his youth he practiced judo and was a black belt, 1st dan.<ref name="Patmore">{{Cite book |author=Patmore, Angela |title=The Giants of Sumo|publisher=MacDonald & Co |year=1990 |isbn=0-356-18120-0}}</ref> He made his professional sumo debut in March 1979, after finishing junior high school. Initially he fought under his own surname of Kitayama, before being given the'' shikona'' of Kotogaume ("Harp of the Plum"). In his early career he served as a ''tsukebito'' or personal attendant to ''ozeki'' Kotokaze.<ref name="Patmore"/> He made his first appearance in the titled ''sanyaku'' ranks of the top division in November 1985, the same tournament in which Kotokaze announced his retirement.<ref name="Patmore"/> He reached his highest rank of ''sekiwake'' for the first time in September 1986. In 1989 he came close to ''ozeki'' promotion by producing two double figure scores at ''sekiwake'' in July and September, but he fell short with only eight wins in November 1989. In his later career he suffered increasingly from diabetes and fell to the second ''jūryō'' division. He made his last appearance in ''makuuchi'' in January 1995 and retired in May 1997.

Kotogaume earned two gold stars for defeating ''yokozuna'' whilst ranked as a ''maegashira,'' and at ''sekiwake'' in May 1988 he was also the last man to defeat Chiyonofuji before the latter embarked on his 53 bout winning streak.<ref name="Patmore"/> He also received seven special prizes. His best result in a tournament was third place in January 1988, behind Asahifuji and Konishiki.

==Retirement from sumo== Kotogaume became an elder of the Sumo Association upon his retirement, but he did not own permanent ''toshiyori'' elder stock and had to borrow from wrestlers still active. He used Terao's Shikoroyama name until 2002, and then switched to Dejima's Onaruto name, but had to leave the Sumo Association in November 2007 when it was needed by the retiring Buyuzan, a member of Dejima's stable.

After leaving sumo, he opened up a ''chankonabe'' restaurant in Tokyo, named Kotogaume.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/may/02/charlie-brooker-sumo-wrestling-tokyo|title=Sumo: martial art or fight in a pub doorway?|last=Brooker|first=Charlie|date=2 May 2012|work=The Guardian|accessdate=16 March 2016}}</ref> He has also worked as an assistant instructor at Shikoroyama stable.

==Fighting style==

Kotogaume throughout his career relied almost entirely on pushing and thrusting techniques, and seemed to have little interest in using his opponent's ''mawashi'' for throws.<ref name="Patmore"/> ''Oshi-dashi'', a straightforward push out, was the ''kimarite'' used in exactly half of his victories at ''sekitori'' level.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wins of Kotogaume|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi_kim.aspx?r=1292|publisher=Sumo Reference|accessdate=14 August 2010}}</ref>

==Career record== {{Sumo record box start|Kotogaume Tsuyoshi<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=Kotogaume Tsuyoshi Rikishi Information | publisher=Sumo Reference | url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=1292 | date= | accessdate=2012-08-16}}</ref> }} {{Sumo record year start|1979}} {{Basho}} {{Basho|MAEZUMOU}} {{Basho|JK|6|e|4|3}} {{Basho|JO|88|e|3|4}} {{Basho|JO|103|e|4|3}} {{Basho|JO|81|e|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1980}} {{Basho|JO|56|e|4|3}} {{Basho|JO|33|e|3|4}} {{Basho|JO|52|w|4|3}} {{Basho|JO|33|w|3|4}} {{Basho|JO|49|e|4|3}} {{Basho|JO|20|w|4|3}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1981}} {{Basho|JO|1|w|5|2}} {{Basho|SA|61|e|3|4}} {{Basho|SA|72|w|3|4}} {{Basho|SA|84|w|4|3}} {{Basho|SA|73|w|7|0|P Champion}} {{Basho|MA|58|e|2|5}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1982}} {{Basho|SA|18|w|7|0 Champion}} {{Basho|MA|23|w|5|2}} {{Basho|MA|12|e|2|5}} {{Basho|MA|29|e|2|5}} {{Basho|MA|51|w|4|3}} {{Basho|MA|42|e|3|4}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1983}} {{Basho|MA|52|w|6|1}} {{Basho|MA|23|e|4|3}} {{Basho|MA|17|e|3|4}} {{Basho|MA|24|w|4|3}} {{Basho|MA|19|w|4|3}} {{Basho|MA|14|e|6|1}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1984}} {{Basho|MA|2|e|5|2}} {{Basho|j|11|w|7|8}} {{Basho|j|13|w|6|9}} {{Basho|MA|2|w|5|2}} {{Basho|j|13|w|10|5}} {{Basho|j|7|e|10|5}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1985}} {{Basho|j|3|e|11|4}} {{Basho|m|12|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|9|e|7|8}} {{Basho|m|11|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|7|w|9|6|||f}} {{Basho|k|1|w|7|8}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start|1986}} {{Basho|m|1|e|9|6|||f}} {{Basho|k|1|w|6|9}} {{Basho|m|2|e|8|7}} {{Basho|k|1|e|9|6|||t}} {{Basho|s|1|e|8|7}} {{Basho|s|1|e|6|9}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1987}} {{Basho|m|1|w|0|3|12}} {{Basho|m|13|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|11|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|5|w|6|9}} {{Basho|m|10|w|9|6}} {{Basho|m|3|e|5|10}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1988}} {{Basho|m|7|e|12|3|||f|*}} {{Basho|k|1|e|8|7}} {{Basho|s|1|w|8|7|||o}} {{Basho|s|1|w|8|7}} {{Basho|s|1|w|8|7}} {{Basho|s|1|w|5|10}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1989}} {{Basho|m|3|e|8|7|||*}} {{Basho|k|1|e|8|7}} {{Basho|s|1|e|8|7}} {{Basho|s|1|e|10|5|||f}} {{Basho|s|1|e|10|5|||t}} {{Basho|s|1|e|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1990}} {{Basho|s|1|w|8|7}} {{Basho|s|1|w|7|8}} {{Basho|k|1|w|4|11}} {{Basho|m|7|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|3|e|7|8}} {{Basho|m|4|w|7|8}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1991}} {{Basho|m|5|w|7|8}} {{Basho|m|7|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|3|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|1|w|6|9}} {{Basho|m|5|w|5|10}} {{Basho|m|10|e|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1992}} {{Basho|m|8|w|5|10}} {{Basho|m|14|e|3|12}} {{Basho|j|6|e|11|4 Champion}} {{Basho|m|15|e|8|7}} {{Basho|m|10|w|6|9}} {{Basho|m|13|e|7|8}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1993}} {{Basho|m|15|e|2|3|10}} {{Basho|kyujo|rank=j|r-no=8|tozai=w}} {{Basho|j|8|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|7|e|9|6}} {{Basho|j|6|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|4|e|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1994}} {{Basho|j|3|w|10|5}} {{Basho|m|15|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|13|w|8|7}} {{Basho|m|11|w|7|8}} {{Basho|m|14|e|5|10}} {{Basho|j|2|e|9|6}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1995}} {{Basho|m|16|e|5|10}} {{Basho|j|3|w|6|9}} {{Basho|j|7|e|8|7}} {{Basho|j|5|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|3|w|6|9}} {{Basho|j|7|e|9|6}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1996}} {{Basho|j|4|w|6|9}} {{Basho|j|9|e|6|9}} {{Basho|j|11|w|8|7}} {{Basho|j|10|w|6|9}} {{Basho|j|13|w|9|6}} {{Basho|j|10|w|8|7}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record year start link|1997}} {{Basho|j|5|w|5|10}} {{Basho|j|10|w|7|8}} {{Basho|intai|rank=J|r-no=11|tozai=w|win=2|loss=9}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Basho}} {{Sumo record year end}} {{Sumo record box end}}

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