Oginohana Akikazu

Oginohana Akikazu
小城乃花 昭和
Personal information
Born	Akikazu Koiwai (1967-11-18) November 18, 1967 Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	132 kg (291 lb)
Career
Stable	Dewanoumi
Record	540-491-39
Debut	July, 1983
Highest rank	Maegashira 2 (May, 1990)
Retired	July, 1998
Championships	4 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of August 2012.

Oginohana Akikazu (born 18 November 1967 as Akikazu Koiwai) is a former sumo wrestler from Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan. He made his professional debut in July 1983, and reached the top division in January 1990. His highest rank was maegashira 2. He retired in July 1998. He is the son of former sekiwake Oginohana Masaaki and the elder brother of former komusubi Oginishiki. Since 2014 he has been the head of the Dewanoumi stable.

Career record

Oginohana Akikazu

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	x	x	(Maezumo)	East Jonokuchi #54 1–2–4	West Jonokuchi #44 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7
1984	West Jonokuchi #44 6–1–P	East Jonidan #90 2–5	West Jonidan #119 3–4	West Jonidan #133 5–2	West Jonidan #96 4–3	East Jonidan #64 3–4
1985	West Jonidan #81 6–1	West Jonidan #14 3–4	West Jonidan #32 4–3	West Jonidan #14 5–2	East Sandanme #78 4–3	West Sandanme #59 4–3
1986	East Sandanme #42 4–3	West Sandanme #22 3–4	West Sandanme #37 6–1	East Makushita #56 2–5	East Sandanme #19 3–4	West Sandanme #29 3–4
1987	East Sandanme #40 5–2	East Sandanme #16 5–2	West Makushita #52 4–3	West Makushita #39 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7	East Sandanme #20 5–2	East Makushita #53 3–4
1988	East Sandanme #7 6–1	East Makushita #37 4–3	Makushita #29 7–0 Champion	East Makushita #5 5–2	East Makushita #1 3–4	West Makushita #3 4–3
1989	East Makushita #2 3–4	West Makushita #5 5–2	East Makushita #1 4–3	East Jūryō #13 10–5	East Jūryō #7 8–7	West Jūryō #6 13–2 Champion
1990	West Maegashira #11 9–6	East Maegashira #7 8–7	East Maegashira #2 4–11	East Maegashira #11 5–10	West Jūryō #2 11–4–P Champion	East Maegashira #11 5–10
1991	West Jūryō #2 12–3–P	East Maegashira #14 10–5	West Maegashira #6 6–9	West Maegashira #10 7–8	West Maegashira #11 5–10	East Jūryō #2 8–7
1992	West Jūryō #1 11–4	West Maegashira #11 6–9	West Maegashira #13 9–6	West Maegashira #8 8–5–2	West Maegashira #3 5–7–3	West Maegashira #9 8–7
1993	East Maegashira #8 8–7	East Maegashira #4 5–10	West Maegashira #10 9–6	East Maegashira #3 4–11	West Maegashira #9 7–8	West Maegashira #12 4–11
1994	West Jūryō #4 5–10	East Jūryō #9 11–4	West Jūryō #3 12–3 Champion	West Maegashira #14 7–8	East Jūryō #2 9–6	West Maegashira #15 6–9
1995	East Jūryō #3 10–5	West Jūryō #1 7–8	West Jūryō #3 10–5	East Jūryō #1 6–9	West Jūryō #4 11–4	East Maegashira #15 9–6
1996	East Maegashira #11 8–7	East Maegashira #2 3–12	West Maegashira #11 4–11	West Jūryō #3 8–7	East Jūryō #2 6–9	West Jūryō #5 7–8
1997	West Jūryō #6 10–5	East Jūryō #3 9–6	East Jūryō #1 4–11	West Jūryō #7 7–8	West Jūryō #8 12–3 Champion	West Jūryō #2 4–11
1998	West Jūryō #8 9–6	West Jūryō #4 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15	West Jūryō #4 6–9	East Jūryō #8 Retired 1–13–1	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) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of sumo tournament second division champions

External links

• Oginohana Akikazu's official biography (English) at the Grand Sumo Homepage