# Kiyonomori Masao

Kiyonomori Masao (8 April 1935 – 20 April 2019, real name Masao Sasaki) was a sumo wrestler from Ōmori, Akita, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1953 and reached the top division in March 1959. His highest rank was maegashira 9. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association and took charge of Kise stable from his father-in-law Katsuragawa. He reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in April 2000. He died of pneumonia in April 2019 at the age of 84.

## Career record

* The Kyushu tournament was first held in 1957, and the Nagoya tournament in 1958.
Kiyonomori Masao :
| 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 |
| 1953 | Shinjo 2–1 | East Jonidan #31 5–3 | West Jonidan #7 4–4 | Not held | West Sandanme #62 5–3 | Not held |
| 1954 | West Sandanme #47 5–3 | East Sandanme #29 4–4 | East Sandanme #25 7–1 | Not held | East Makushita #47 5–3 | Not held |
| 1955 | East Makushita #36 5–3 | West Makushita #29 3–5 | East Makushita #33 3–5 | Not held | West Makushita #34 5–3 | Not held |
| 1956 | East Makushita #24 7–1 | West Makushita #5 3–5 | East Makushita #9 5–3 | Not held | East Makushita #8 4–4 | Not held |
| 1957 | East Makushita #7 4–4 | East Makushita #5 6–2 | West Jūryō #22 8–7 | Not held | East Jūryō #18 7–8 | West Jūryō #19 6–9 |
| 1958 | West Jūryō #24 9–6 | West Jūryō #18 11–4 | West Jūryō #9 8–7 | West Jūryō #7 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 6–9 | East Jūryō #11 10–5 |
| 1959 | East Jūryō #4 11–4 | West Maegashira #17 4–11 | East Jūryō #5 8–7 | West Jūryō #4 11–4 | East Maegashira #19 7–8 | East Jūryō #1 7–8 |
| 1960 | West Jūryō #2 9–6 | East Maegashira #14 10–5 | West Maegashira #9 4–11 | West Maegashira #14 8–7 | East Maegashira #9 6–9 | East Maegashira #12 6–9 |
| 1961 | West Jūryō #1 9–6 | East Maegashira #14 6–9 | East Jūryō #1 12–3 Champion | East Maegashira #10 6–9 | West Maegashira #10 6–9 | East Maegashira #13 6–9 |
| 1962 | West Jūryō #1 11–4 | East Maegashira #11 6–9 | West Maegashira #13 6–9 | East Jūryō #1 7–8 | West Jūryō #2 9–6 | West Maegashira #14 7–8 |
| 1963 | West Maegashira #15 8–7 | West Maegashira #11 6–9 | East Maegashira #14 8–7 | West Maegashira #13 5–10 | East Jūryō #3 11–4 | West Maegashira #11 0–15 |
| 1964 | East Jūryō #6 5–10 | West Jūryō #12 8–7 | West Jūryō #10 9–6 | West Jūryō #8 11–4 | East Jūryō #4 7–8 | West Jūryō #4 6–8–1draw |
| 1965 | West Jūryō #5 6–9 | West Jūryō #7 7–8 | West Jūryō #8 13–2 Champion | East Jūryō #1 4–11 | East Jūryō #9 8–7 | West Jūryō #5 9–6 |
| 1966 | West Jūryō #3 8–7 | East Jūryō #1 5–10 | West Jūryō #6 7–8 | East Jūryō #7 6–9 | West Jūryō #10 7–8 | West Jūryō #10 8–7 |
| 1967 | West Jūryō #4 5–10 | West Jūryō #7 5–10 | East Makushita #6 Retired 0–0–7 | 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 |||||||