# Amanoyama Shizuo

Amanoyama Shizuo (born Shizuo Ogata; December 28, 1953 – September 17, 1997) was a sumo wrestler from Taku Saga, Japan. He was an amateur champion at Komazawa University and so was given makushita tsukedashi status upon entering professional sumo. He made his professional debut in March 1976, fighting under surname of Ogata, and reached the top division in March 1978. In his top division debut he defeated ozeki Takanohana and scored 11 wins against 4 losses, winning the Fighting Spirit prize for the only time. He made his makuuchi debut in the same tournament as Kotowaka and as both were unusually tall, they were nicknamed "Jumbo Jet" and "Concorde". His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Tatsutayama. He died while an active oyakata in September 1997 at the age of 43. He had been suffering from diabetes and liver disease since his days as an active wrestler.

## Career record

Amanoyama Shizuo :
| 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 |
| 1976 | x | Makushita tsukedashi #60 6–1 | West Makushita #30 4–3 | East Makushita #24 4–3 | East Makushita #19 6–1–PPP Champion | West Makushita #5 1–6 |
| 1977 | West Makushita #31 5–2 | West Makushita #16 5–2 | West Makushita #9 5–2 | West Makushita #3 7–0 Champion | East Jūryō #10 8–7 | West Jūryō #6 9–6 |
| 1978 | East Jūryō #2 9–6 | West Maegashira #11 11–4 F | West Maegashira #2 3–12 | East Maegashira #12 6–9 | West Jūryō #3 8–7 | East Jūryō 9–6 |
| 1979 | East Jūryō #1 9–6 | West Maegashira #12 8–7 | East Maegashira #8 8–7 | West Maegashira #4 7–8 | East Maegashira #7 9–6 | East Maegashira #2 6–9 |
| 1980 | East Maegashira #5 6–9 | West Maegashira #9 8–7 | West Maegashira #6 8–7 | West Maegashira #1 5–10 ★ | West Maegashira #8 7–8 | East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
| 1981 | West Maegashira #5 7–8 | West Maegashira #5 8–7 ★ | West Maegashira #2 6–9 | West Maegashira #5 4–11 | East Maegashira #11 6–9 | East Jūryō #1 10–5 |
| 1982 | East Maegashira #12 9–6 | East Maegashira #4 8–7 | West Maegashira #1 5–10 | West Maegashira #8 4–11 | East Maegashira #12 6–9 | East Jūryō #3 10–5 |
| 1983 | East Maegashira #12 6–9 | East Jūryō #1 6–9 | West Jūryō #3 10–5 | East Maegashira #12 7–8 | West Jūryō #1 11–4 | West Maegashira #9 5–10 |
| 1984 | East Jūryō #1 8–7 | West Maegashira #13 8–7 | East Maegashira #8 7–8 | East Maegashira #10 2–13 | West Jūryō #6 4–11 | East Makushita #1 4–3 |
| 1985 | East Jūryō #13 5–10 | West Makushita #5 2–5 | West Makushita #24 3–4 | East Makushita #36 7–0 Champion | West Makushita #5 6–1 | East Makushita #1 4–3 |
| 1986 | East Jūryō #11 5–10 | West Makushita #3 3–4 | West Makushita #7 4–3 | West Makushita #4 3–4 | West Makushita #9 2–5 | West Makushita #22 Retired 0–0–7 |
| 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 |||||||