Tokitsunada Hironori

Tokitsunada Hironori (born Hironori Yoshioka; 2 August 1969 – 14 February 2019[1]) was a sumo wrestler from Waki, Tokushima, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1985, and reached the top division in May 1992. His highest rank was maegashira 4. He retired in September 1999 and remained in the Sumo Association as jun-toshiyori. He had to leave the Sumo Association in September 2001, having failed to acquire a permanent toshiyori.[2] He was the first jun-toshiyori wrestler to be forced to leave sumo in this way.[3] However he later worked in a private capacity as a coach at Arashio stable. He also ran a chanko restaurant named Tokitsunada in Tokyo.

Tokitsunada Hironori
時津洋 宏典
Personal information
BornHironori Yoshioka
(1969-08-02)August 2, 1969
Waki, Tokushima, Japan
DiedFebruary 14, 2019(2019-02-14) (aged 49)
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight179 kg (395 lb)
Career
StableTokitsukaze
Record505-486-10
DebutMarch, 1985
Highest rankMaegashira 4 (July, 1993)
RetiredSeptember, 1999
Championships2 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

He died of heart failure in February 2019 at the age of 49.

Career record
Tokitsunada Hironori[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
1985 x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #11
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #139
6–1
 		 West Jonidan #66
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #45
3–4
 
1986 East Jonidan #60
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #32
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #52
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #70
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #45
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #17
3–4
 
1987 East Jonidan #29
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #70
1–6
 		 East Jonidan #6
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #77
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #26
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #13
5–2
 
1988 West Makushita #56
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #22
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #9
4–3
 		 West Makushita #58
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #13
4–3
 		 West Makushita #58
6–1
 
1989 East Makushita #30
1–6
 		 West Makushita #60
5–2
 		 West Makushita #38
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #1
4–3
 		 West Makushita #46
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #1
3–4
 
1990 East Sandanme #15
6–1
 		 East Makushita #42
6–1
 		 East Makushita #20
4–3
 		 West Makushita #15
7–0
Champion
 		 East Jūryō #13
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #8
4–11
 
1991 West Makushita #2
4–3
 		 East Makushita #2
2–5
 		 West Makushita #13
5–2
 		 East Makushita #3
4–3
 		 East Jūryō #13
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #6
8–7
 
1992 East Jūryō #6
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #4
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #7
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #12
9–6
 
1993 East Maegashira #10
3–12
 		 West Jūryō #2
11–4
Champion
 		 East Maegashira #13
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #4
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #7
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #10
6–9
 
1994 West Maegashira #15
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #6
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #5
2–10–3
 
1995 West Maegashira #14
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #1
10–5–P
Champion
 		 East Maegashira #13
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #6
3–12
 		 East Maegashira #15
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #2
9–6
 
1996 West Jūryō #1
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #2
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #1
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #1
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #3
8–7
 
1997 East Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #1
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #3
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #4
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #6
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #2
9–6
 
1998 East Jūryō #1
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #5
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #7
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #3
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #4
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #9
9–6
 
1999 West Jūryō #4
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #7
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #9
4–11
 		 East Makushita #1
3–4
 		 West Makushita #4
Retired
0–0–7		 x
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. https://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/sumo/20190217-OHT1T50331.html
  2. "Tokitsunada Hironori Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  3. "Tokitsunada Oyakata Leaves Sumo". Sumo World. November 2001: 6. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Tokitsunada Hironori Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
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