Udagawa Katsutarō

Udagawa Katsutarō (born Hideo Udagawa; December 3, 1939 – July 24, 1989) was a sumo wrestler from Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in September 1954 and reached the top division in January 1960. His highest rank was maegashira 3. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under a series of different names, since he didn't own a toshiyori-kabu of his own. He left the Sumo Association in October 1977.[1]

Udagawa Katsutarō
宇多川 勝太郎
Personal information
BornHideo Udagawa
(1939-12-03)December 3, 1939
Tokyo, Japan
DiedJuly 24, 1989(1989-07-24) (aged 49)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Weight110 kg (240 lb; 17 st)
Career
StableTakashima → Yoshibayama stable → Miyagino
Record447-443-15
DebutSeptember, 1954
Highest rankMaegashira 3 (January, 1962)
RetiredJuly, 1967
Elder namesee bio
Championships1 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Career record
  • The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
Udagawa Katsutarō[2]
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
1954 x x x Not held Shinjo
2–1
 		 Not held
1955 East Jonidan #70
2–6
 		 East Jonidan #68
4–3–1
 		 East Jonidan #59
4–4
 		 Not held West Jonidan #51
5–3
 		 Not held
1956 West Jonidan #22
5–3
 		 East Sandanme #90
7–1
 		 West Sandanme #59
5–3
 		 Not held West Sandanme #59
5–3
 		 Not held
1957 West Sandanme #15
5–3
 		 East Sandanme #2
5–3
 		 East Makushita #65
3–5
 		 Not held East Makushita #72
6–2
 		 East Makushita #55
6–2
 
1958 East Makushita #46
7–1
 		 West Makushita #28
5–3
 		 East Makushita #24
4–4
 		 West Makushita #22
4–4
 		 East Makushita #21
7–1
 		 East Makushita #8
5–3
 
1959 East Makushita #6
6–2
 		 East Makushita #2
6–2
 		 East Jūryō #21
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #14
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #12
14–1
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #3
10–5
 
1960 West Maegashira #15
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #16
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #12
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #15
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 
1961 West Maegashira #8
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #10
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #12
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #8
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #7
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #4
8–7
 
1962 East Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #6
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #5
3–12
 		 West Maegashira #10
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #13
9–6
 
1963 East Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #9
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #8
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #10
7–8
 
1964 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #11
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #2
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #5
12–3
 		 West Maegashira #12
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #10
2–13
 
1965 West Jūryō #3
10–5
 		 East Maegashira #15
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #10
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #11
1–14
 		 West Jūryō #6
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #10
6–9
 
1966 East Jūryō #14
8–7
 		 West Jūryō #10
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #14
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #13
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #9
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #18
8–7
 
1967 East Jūryō #13
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #16
1–14
 		 East Makushita #20
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Makushita #60
Retired
0–0–7
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. "Udagawa Katsutarō Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
  2. "Udagawa Katsutarō Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-20.


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