Kotobeppu Yōhei

Kotobeppu Yohei
琴別府 要平
Personal information
Born Yohei Miura
(1965-10-17) October 17, 1965
Beppu, Ōita, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 183 kg (403 lb)
Career
Stable Sadogatake
Record 457-433-82
Debut March, 1981
Highest rank Maegashira 1 (March, 1995)
Retired November, 1997
Championships 1 (Jūryō)
2 (Makushita)
1 (Jonidan)
Special Prizes Fighting Spirit (1)
* Up to date as of August 2012.

Kotobeppu Yōhei (born 17 October 1965 as Yōhei Miura) is a former sumo wrestler from Beppu, Ōita, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1981, and reached the top division in November 1992. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He retired in November 1997.

Career record

Kotobeppu Yōhei[1]
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
1981 x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #49
5–2
 
East Jonidan #126
3–4
 
West Jonidan #140
3–4
 
East Jonokuchi #1
5–2
 
1982 West Jonidan #97
3–4
 
West Jonidan #115
3–4
 
West Jonidan #128
5–2
 
West Jonidan #88
3–4
 
East Jonidan #105
5–2
 
West Jonidan #65
5–2
 
1983 East Jonidan #22
3–4
 
West Jonidan #38
2–5
 
West Jonidan #66
3–4
 
East Jonidan #85
6–1
 
West Jonidan #19
4–3
 
West Jonidan #2
3–4
 
1984 East Jonidan #8
4–3
 
East Sandanme #87
1–6
 
East Jonidan #21
5–2
 
West Sandanme #85
6–1
 
West Sandanme #36
2–5
 
East Sandanme #66
2–5
 
1985 East Sandanme #100
6–1
 
East Sandanme #51
2–5
 
East Sandanme #81
6–1
 
East Sandanme #34
3–4
 
East Sandanme #48
4–3
 
East Sandanme #29
4–3
 
1986 East Sandanme #8
3–4
 
West Sandanme #25
4–3
 
West Sandanme #8
1–6
 
West Sandanme #51
6–1
 
East Sandanme #4
4–3
 
East Makushita #49
5–2
 
1987 East Makushita #33
4–3
 
East Makushita #26
3–4
 
East Makushita #36
4–3
 
West Makushita #25
7–0
Champion

 
East Makushita #5
1–6
 
East Makushita #29
5–2
 
1988 West Makushita #14
5–2
 
East Makushita #5
3–4
 
West Makushita #10
3–4
 
East Makushita #18
6–1
 
East Makushita #5
2–5
 
West Makushita #20
7–0
Champion

 
1989 East Makushita #4
4–3
 
West Makushita #1
3–4
 
East Makushita #4
6–1
 
West Jūryō #12
1–7–7
 
West Makushita #12
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
West Makushita #52
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
1990 East Sandanme #33
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
West Sandanme #93
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
East Jonidan #53
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
West Jonidan #123
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
West Jonokuchi #39
6–1
 
West Jonidan #90
7–0–P
Champion

 
1991 East Sandanme #80
6–1
 
East Sandanme #28
6–1
 
East Makushita #51
6–1
 
East Makushita #24
6–1
 
East Makushita #9
3–4
 
East Makushita #15
4–3
 
1992 East Makushita #12
6–1
 
East Makushita #2
4–2–1
 
West Jūryō #13
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15
West Jūryō #13
10–5
 
West Jūryō #5
12–3
Champion

 
West Maegashira #14
10–5
F
1993 West Maegashira #9
8–6–1
 
West Maegashira #5
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15
West Maegashira #5
5–10
 
East Maegashira #12
9–6
 
West Maegashira #3
5–10
 
West Maegashira #8
8–7
 
1994 West Maegashira #2
3–12
 
West Maegashira #12
9–6
 
East Maegashira #6
6–9
 
East Maegashira #11
8–7
 
West Maegashira #7
8–7
 
East Maegashira #4
5–10
 
1995 West Maegashira #9
9–6
 
East Maegashira #1
3–12
 
West Maegashira #9
8–7
 
West Maegashira #2
4–11
 
West Maegashira #6
6–9
 
East Maegashira #9
8–7
 
1996 West Maegashira #5
4–11
 
West Maegashira #12
8–7
 
East Maegashira #7
6–9
 
East Maegashira #10
9–6
 
West Maegashira #3
3–12
 
East Maegashira #12
7–8
 
1997 East Maegashira #16
5–10
 
West Jūryō #3
7–8
 
East Jūryō #5
5–10
 
East Jūryō #10
6–9
 
West Jūryō #13
4–11
 
East Makushita #6
Retired
2–4–1
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion 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. ↑ "Kotobeppu Yohei Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-29.

External links


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