Hattori Yūji
| Hattori Yūji | |
|---|---|
| 服部 祐兒 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Yūji Hattori 20 August 1960 Ōbu, Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | 6 June 2025 (aged 64) |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 150 kg (330 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Isenoumi |
| University | Doshisha University |
| Record | 169-166-22 |
| Debut | March 1983 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 3 (July 1986) |
| Retired | July 1987 |
| Championships | 1 (Makushita) |
Last updated: Sep. 2012 | |
Hattori Yūji (born Yūji Hattori; 20 August 1960 – 6 June 2025) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Obu, Aichi. While an amateur at Doshisha University he won a then–record seventeen collegiate sumo titles.[1] He joined Isenoumi stable and for a time used the prestigious shikona Fujinokawa, the fighting name of Isenoumi Oyakata, formerly sekiwake Fujinokawa Takeo.[1] He made his professional debut in March 1983 and reached the top division in March 1985. However, he was very injury-prone and never made the san'yaku ranks, his highest rank being maegashira 3. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in July 1987 at the age of just 26. Yūji later became a sumo commentator.[2] He died from liver cancer on 6 June 2025, at the age of 64.[3]
Career record
| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | x | Makushita tsukedashi #60 5–2 |
West Makushita #35 7–0 Champion |
East Makushita #2 4–3 |
West Jūryō #13 9–6 |
East Jūryō #7 8–7 |
| 1984 | West Jūryō #4 8–7 |
West Jūryō #2 7–8 |
East Jūryō #5 10–5 |
East Jūryō #1 6–9 |
East Jūryō #5 10–5 |
East Jūryō #3 8–7 |
| 1985 | West Jūryō #1 9–6 |
East Maegashira #14 8–7 |
West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
East Maegashira #5 5–10 |
| 1986 | East Maegashira #13 10–5 |
East Maegashira #7 7–8 |
East Maegashira #9 9–6 |
East Maegashira #3 5–10 |
West Maegashira #8 6–9 |
West Maegashira #11 3–12 |
| 1987 | West Jūryō #4 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
East Makushita #2 2–5 |
West Makushita #17 1–6 |
West Makushita #43 Retired 0–0–7 |
x | x |
| Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) |
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See also
References
- ^ a b Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. p. 201. ISBN 083480283X.
- ^ Green, Shane (21 October 2002). "The hard road to sumo stardom". The Age. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ 大相撲・元幕内藤ノ川の服部祐兒氏が転移性肝がんで死去、６４歳…引退後に日本学生相撲連盟副理事長 (in Japanese)
- ^ "Hattori Yuji Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 6 March 2013.