# Kurosegawa Kuniyuki

Kurosegawa Kuniyuki (born 13 May 1951 as Kensaku Sakai) is a former sumo wrestler from Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan. He made his professional debut in January 1966, and reached the top division in May 1978. His highest rank was komusubi. He retired in May 1984 and became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Kiriyama. In 1995 he branched out from Isegahama stable and established his own Kiriyama stable, which shut down in 2011. He reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in May 2016, but was re-hired by the Sumo Association for five years as a consultant. In September 2016 he was re-appointed as a judge of tournament bouts, following the demotion of Kasugayama. He left the Sumo Association upon turning 70 in May 2021.

## Career record

Kurosegawa Kuniyuki :
| 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 |
| 1966 | (Maezumo) | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #28 2–5 | West Jonokuchi #15 3–4 | West Jonokuchi #7 5–2 | West Jonidan #43 3–4 |
| 1967 | West Jonidan #55 3–4 | West Jonidan #63 4–3 | West Jonidan #74 0–1–6 | West Jonidan #114 5–2 | West Jonidan #62 4–3 | East Jonidan #35 3–4 |
| 1968 | East Jonidan #50 5–2 | West Jonidan #8 2–5 | East Jonidan #25 3–4 | West Jonidan #30 5–2 | East Sandanme #87 4–3 | West Sandanme #70 3–4 |
| 1969 | East Sandanme #76 4–3 | West Sandanme #56 3–4 | East Sandanme #62 3–4 | West Sandanme #69 6–1 | West Sandanme #28 2–5 | East Sandanme #47 6–1 |
| 1970 | East Sandanme #10 5–2 | East Makushita #45 3–4 | East Makushita #51 2–5 | East Sandanme #8 2–5 | West Sandanme #26 5–2 | East Sandanme #3 4–3 |
| 1971 | East Makushita #51 5–2 | West Makushita #34 2–5 | West Makushita #54 4–3 | West Makushita #50 4–3 | East Makushita #45 6–1 | East Makushita #18 2–5 |
| 1972 | West Makushita #33 3–4 | East Makushita #39 3–4 | East Makushita #45 4–3 | West Makushita #39 7–0 Champion | East Makushita #4 2–5 | West Makushita #13 2–5 |
| 1973 | East Makushita #27 4–3 | East Makushita #23 5–2 | West Makushita #11 6–1 | East Makushita #3 2–5 | West Makushita #14 4–3 | East Makushita #12 1–6 |
| 1974 | West Makushita #38 3–4 | West Makushita #46 4–3 | West Makushita #37 5–2 | East Makushita #22 4–3 | West Makushita #17 5–2 | East Makushita #11 4–3 |
| 1975 | West Makushita #8 3–4 | West Makushita #14 5–2 | East Makushita #7 5–2 | East Makushita #2 3–4 | West Makushita #5 3–4 | East Makushita #10 6–1 |
| 1976 | East Makushita #2 4–3 | West Makushita #1 6–1 | West Jūryō #11 7–8 | West Jūryō #12 8–7 | East Jūryō #11 6–9 | West Jūryō #13 9–6 |
| 1977 | East Jūryō #7 8–7 | East Jūryō #5 7–8 | West Jūryō #6 7–8 | West Jūryō #8 2–13 | East Makushita #9 5–2 | West Makushita #3 6–1 |
| 1978 | East Jūryō #12 11–4–P Champion | West Jūryō #2 9–6 | West Maegashira #13 9–6 | East Maegashira #7 5–10 | West Maegashira #12 9–6 | East Maegashira #8 6–9 |
| 1979 | West Maegashira #10 8–7 | West Maegashira #5 6–9 | West Maegashira #7 9–6 | East Maegashira #2 6–9 | East Maegashira #6 9–6 | East Maegashira #1 8–7 |
| 1980 | West Komusubi #1 6–9 | East Maegashira #2 5–10 ★★ | East Maegashira #7 8–7 | East Maegashira #2 3–12 ★ | West Maegashira #10 8–7 | West Maegashira #3 6–9 |
| 1981 | East Maegashira #9 7–8 | East Maegashira #11 6–8–1 | East Maegashira #14 6–9 | East Jūryō #3 6–9 | East Jūryō #9 9–6 | West Jūryō #5 10–5 |
| 1982 | West Maegashira #13 8–7 | East Maegashira #8 8–7 | West Maegashira #3 8–7 | West Komusubi #1 5–10 | East Maegashira #4 4–11 | West Maegashira #11 6–9 |
| 1983 | East Maegashira #14 4–11 | West Jūryō #7 10–5 | West Jūryō #2 7–8 | West Jūryō #3 7–8 | West Jūryō #5 8–7 | East Jūryō #4 6–9 |
| 1984 | West Jūryō #7 7–8 | East Jūryō #8 6–9 | East Jūryō #11 Retired 2–5–4 | 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 |||||||