# Dairyūgawa Kazuo

Dairyūgawa Kazuo (born 21 January 1946 as Kazuo Wada) is a former sumo wrestler from Kakogawa, Hyōgo, Japan. He made his professional debut in September January 1961, and reached the top division in September 1968. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Kiyomigata. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in January 2011.

## Career record

Dairyūgawa Kazuo :
| 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 |
| 1961 | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #20 3–4 | West Jonokuchi #7 3–4 | East Jonokuchi #3 4–3 | East Jonidan #59 4–3 | West Jonidan #13 3–4 |
| 1962 | West Jonidan #25 4–3 | West Jonidan #18 4–3 | East Jonidan #2 4–3 | East Sandanme #79 3–4 | West Sandanme #88 2–5 | East Jonidan #6 3–4 |
| 1963 | East Jonidan #22 6–1 | West Sandanme #60 4–3 | East Sandanme #44 5–2 | East Sandanme #7 5–2 | East Makushita #74 4–3 | West Makushita #62 3–4 |
| 1964 | West Makushita #70 4–3 | West Makushita #63 5–2 | West Makushita #48 2–5 | West Makushita #60 4–3 | West Makushita #51 5–2 | East Makushita #37 2–5 |
| 1965 | West Makushita #52 4–3 | West Makushita #44 4–3 | East Makushita #38 5–2 | West Makushita #27 4–3 | East Makushita #26 4–3 | East Makushita #21 6–1 |
| 1966 | East Makushita #8 2–5 | East Makushita #19 6–1 | East Makushita #6 5–2 | East Makushita #1 6–1 | West Jūryō #17 8–7 | East Jūryō #12 7–8 |
| 1967 | East Jūryō #15 9–6 | West Jūryō #9 6–9 | West Makushita #4 5–2 | West Jūryō #13 9–6 | West Jūryō #9 8–7 | East Jūryō #8 8–7 |
| 1968 | East Jūryō #5 7–8 | East Jūryō #6 7–8 | East Jūryō #8 10–5 | West Jūryō #3 11–4 | West Maegashira #9 7–8 | West Maegashira #11 10–5 F |
| 1969 | East Maegashira #5 7–8 | West Maegashira #6 5–10 | West Maegashira #10 9–6 | West Maegashira #4 4–11 | West Maegashira #8 11–4 F | East Maegashira #1 3–12 |
| 1970 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 | West Maegashira #7 7–8 | East Maegashira #9 3–12 | West Jūryō #2 7–8 | West Jūryō #4 9–6 | East Jūryō #3 6–9 |
| 1971 | West Jūryō #8 9–6 | East Jūryō #3 7–8 | East Jūryō #6 7–8 | East Jūryō #7 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 8–7 | East Jūryō #2 10–5 |
| 1972 | West Maegashira #10 6–9 | West Jūryō #1 8–7 | East Jūryō #1 10–5 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 | East Maegashira #8 7–8 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
| 1973 | East Maegashira #8 4–11 | West Maegashira #13 8–7 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 | East Maegashira #8 5–10 | West Jūryō #1 7–8 | West Jūryō #3 10–5 |
| 1974 | East Maegashira #12 4–11 | East Jūryō #4 8–7 | East Jūryō #2 4–11 | East Jūryō #11 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 8–7 | East Jūryō #4 9–6 |
| 1975 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 | East Maegashira #14 4–11 | West Jūryō #5 9–6 | East Maegashira #14 8–7 | East Maegashira #9 3–12 | West Jūryō #6 8–7 |
| 1976 | West Jūryō #2 8–7 | West Jūryō #1 9–6 | East Maegashira #13 8–7 | East Maegashira #10 3–12 | East Jūryō #6 8–7 | West Jūryō #2 6–9 |
| 1977 | East Jūryō #5 7–8 | West Jūryō #6 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 7–8 | East Jūryō #7 8–7 | West Jūryō #3 8–7 | West Maegashira #12 4–11 |
| 1978 | East Jūryō #6 8–7 | East Jūryō #4 8–7 | East Jūryō #3 7–8 | East Jūryō #5 7–8 | West Jūryō #6 8–7 | West Jūryō #5 6–9 |
| 1979 | West Jūryō #9 9–6 | East Jūryō #5 5–10 | East Jūryō #12 Retired 0–5 | 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 |||||||