- Katayama Shinji
Sumo wrestler infobox
wrestlername = 片山 伸次 Katayama Shinji
realname = Shinji Katayama
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|09|6
placeofbirth = Yaizu, Japan
height = height|meters=1.80
weight = convert|140|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
heya = Onomatsu
rank = Makushita 5
record = 239-234-0
debut = March, 2002
highestrank = Maegashira 13 (July, 2005)
yushos = 1 (Jonokuchi)
prizes =
goldstars =
update = Sept 2008Katayama Shinji (born
September 6 ,1979 ) is asumo wrestler from Yaizu, Shizuoka,Japan . His highest rank has been "maegashira " 13.Career
Katayama practised amateur sumo at
Senshu University , finishing third at theAll Japan Sumo Championships . He made his professional debut in March 2002 at the age of 22, joiningOnomatsu stable . He did not have enough amateur titles to enter at the "makushita " level, instead beginning his career at the lowest level of sumo entry, "maezumo". Nevertheless he moved moved through the divisions quickly, reaching "sekitori " status upon promotion to the second highest "juryo " division in July 2004.Katayama was promoted to the top "
makuuchi " division in May 2005. He earned eight wins against seven losses in that tournament, but he has not managed to achieve "kachi-koshi" in the top division since then and he is currently competing in the "juryo" division once again. He could manage only a 7-8 score at the rank of Juryo 13 in March 2008, leaving him dangerously close to demotion to the unsalaried ranks. He maintained his "sekitori" status with a 9-6 mark in May 2008, but a disastrous 2-13 in July means he will be demoted to "makushita" for the September tournament.Unlike most sumo wrestlers, Katayama has never adopted a traditional "
shikona ", instead using his own surname as his fighting name. This is a trend that is becoming more fashionable, with other recent "sekitori" such as Shimotori, Satoyama, Kakizoe and Ichihara also using their own names.Top division record
Sumo record box start|Katayama Shinji [cite web | author= | title=Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi | publisher=szumo.hu | language=English | url=http://www.szumo.hu/sekitori/Katayama.html | date= | accessdate=2007-07-10] Sumo record year start|2005 Basho Basho Basho |m|16|W|8|7 Basho |m|13|w|4|11 Basho |JURYO Basho |m|16|E|7|8 Sumo record year start|2006 Basho |m|16|w|6|9 Basho |JURYO Basho |m|14|e|5|10 Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |m|15|w|6|9 Sumo record year start|2007 Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |Juryo Basho |Juryo Sumo record year end Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |MAKUSHITA Basho | Sumo record year end
References
ee also
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Glossary of sumo terms
*List of active sumo wrestlers External links
* [http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/rikishi_joho/rikishi_2462.html Japan Sumo Association profile]
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