Chokozan Shigeharu - 潮光山 重春 (born October 23, 1980) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kawara, Fukuoka. He made his debut in March 1996 and wrestled for Shikihide stable. His highest rank was makushita 5 and he retired in January 2013.
Early Life[]
Shigeharu Kamiyanagi was born in the town of Kawara, Fukuoka, on October 23, 1980. In junior high school, he was scouted by Shikihide Oyakata (former komusubi Oshio) through contacts from Shikihide stable's support group, or koenkai.
Career[]
He made his professional debut in March 1996 alongside Tokitsuumi, Dejima, Dairaido, and Yotsuguruma, and he was given the shikona "Chokozan" (潮光山). Standing at only 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) and weighing 87 kg (192 Ib), he was rather small and struggled to get past the lowest jonokuchi division in his first year. As he got bigger, he began to post more consistent results and he was promoted to sandanme in January 1999.
He reached the makushita division in July 2002, but could not establish himself in the division. Chokozan was promoted back to makushita on several occasions, but he could never manage a winning record until November 2006, during his sixth re-promotion to makushita. After this, he began to wrestle in makushita on more regular basis, but he still fell down to sandanme on multiple occasions.
Chokozan had a later career resurgence in November 2011; while ranked at makushita 16, he won his first six bouts, but lost his final match to Amuru. Nevertheless, he qualified for an eight-man playoff for the makushita yusho, however, he lost in the first round to Takanoiwa. He was promoted to a career-best makushita 5 for the following January 2012 tournament. In this tournament, he got off to a strong start and his record was 3-1 by the end of the seventh day. However, he lost his following two matches and his record was 3-3 by the end of the 11th day. On the 12th day, he was placed in an exchange match against juryo-ranked Homarefuji. Chokozan lost this match and was unable to capitalize on a juryo promotion. He retired a year later in January 2013.
Fighting Style[]
Chokozan defeats Shoho by oshidashi (push out)
Chokozan was proficient in both yotsu-sumo (grappling) and oshi-sumo (pushing and thrusting) techniques. His most often used winning kimarite was yorikiri (force out), followed by oshidashi (push out).
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 359-333-8/692 (101 basho)
- Makushita: 108-123-7/231 (34 basho)
- Sandanme: 188-154-1/342 (49 basho)
- Jonidan: 45-39/84 (12 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 18-17/35 (5 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Chokozan Shigeharu (1996.03 - 2013.01)
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