# Kotonofuji Muneyoshi

Kotonofuji Muneyoshi (born 7 November 1951 as Muneyoshi Fujisawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Rusutsu, Hokkaidō, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1967 and reached the top division in July 1974. His highest rank was maegashira 5. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Oguruma. He left the Sumo Association in November 1985, as his elder name was needed by the retiring Kotokaze. He is now the proprietor of a chanko restaurant in the Kagurazaka neighborhood of Tokyo.

## Career record

Kotonofuji Muneyoshi :
| 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 |
| 1967 | x | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #21 5–2 | West Jonidan #84 1–6 | East Jonidan #113 5–2 |
| 1968 | East Jonidan #62 4–3 | West Jonidan #32 2–5 | West Jonidan #51 6–1 | East Jonidan #9 0–2–5 | East Jonidan #42 5–2 | East Sandanme #94 5–2 |
| 1969 | West Sandanme #56 3–4 | West Sandanme #60 3–4 | West Sandanme #65 4–3 | East Sandanme #50 4–3 | East Sandanme #35 3–4 | East Sandanme #43 4–3 |
| 1970 | East Sandanme #31 5–2 | West Sandanme #5 5–2 | West Makushita #48 3–4 | West Makushita #54 3–4 | West Sandanme #2 5–2 | East Makushita #40 5–2 |
| 1971 | West Makushita #23 4–3 | East Makushita #19 3–4 | East Makushita #28 4–3 | East Makushita #25 5–2 | East Makushita #14 4–3 | East Makushita #10 3–4 |
| 1972 | East Makushita #14 1–6 | East Makushita #38 5–2 | East Makushita #22 5–2 | West Makushita #10 5–2 | West Makushita #4 5–2 | East Jūryō #13 8–7 |
| 1973 | East Jūryō #10 8–7 | West Jūryō #8 6–9 | East Jūryō #12 8–7 | East Jūryō #10 8–7 | West Jūryō #8 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 6–9 |
| 1974 | West Jūryō #11 9–6 | East Jūryō #6 8–7 | East Jūryō #4 9–6 | East Maegashira #12 5–10 | East Jūryō #2 7–8 | West Jūryō #4 10–5–P |
| 1975 | West Maegashira #12 8–7 | East Maegashira #11 8–7 | West Maegashira #8 6–9 | West Maegashira #11 7–8 | West Maegashira #11 10–5 | East Maegashira #5 5–10 |
| 1976 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 | East Maegashira #9 2–13 | West Jūryō #4 4–11 | East Jūryō #12 10–5 | East Jūryō #3 9–6 | East Maegashira #12 4–11 |
| 1977 | West Jūryō #4 8–7 | East Jūryō #3 14–1 Champion | West Maegashira #9 5–6–4 | West Jūryō #1 4–11 | East Jūryō #8 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 9–6 |
| 1978 | West Jūryō #1 7–8 | West Jūryō #3 8–7 | West Jūryō #2 8–7 | East Jūryō #2 8–7 | East Jūryō #2 8–7 | West Jūryō #1 7–8 |
| 1979 | West Jūryō #3 8–7 | East Jūryō #1 5–10 | West Jūryō #6 9–6 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 | West Maegashira #13 4–11 | West Jūryō #6 8–7 |
| 1980 | East Jūryō #4 6–9 | East Jūryō #9 9–6 | East Jūryō #6 6–9 | West Jūryō #11 7–8 | West Jūryō #13 10–5 | East Jūryō #5 5–10 |
| 1981 | East Jūryō #10 8–7 | East Jūryō #6 6–9 | West Jūryō #9 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 1–9–5 | West Makushita #10 2–5 | West Makushita #27 2–5 |
| 1982 | West Makushita #50 Retired 0–0–7 | x | x | x | 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 |||||||