Senshuyama Yoshihiro

Senshuyama Yoshihiro - 泉州山 喜裕 (born September 1, 1975) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Sakai, Osaka. He made his debut in May 1992 and wrestled for Takasago stable. He reached the juryo division in May 2000. His highest rank was juryo 1 and he retired in January 2007.

## **Early Life**

Yoshihiro Sato was born the second son of parents who owned a fresh fish shop. In junior high school he was a member of the handball club. He dropped out during his first year at Osaka Kaisei Gakuen High School and joined Takasago stable in May 1992.

## **Career**

### **Early Career**

He initially wrestled under the shikona "Suwanishiki" (諏訪錦) before switching to "Senshuyama" (泉州山) in January 1996. He was promoted to sandanme in September 1994 and makushita in March 1998. He steadily climbed the ranks of makushita and after five consecutive winning records he was promoted to juryo in May 2000.

### **Juryo Career**

Senshuyama only managed six wins in his sekitori debut and was demoted back down to makushita. He returned to juryo after only one tournament in makushita. He was only able to stay in juryo for two tournaments in his second stint and was demoted back down in January 2001. He again returned to juryo after one tournament in makushita but was demoted back down after two tournaments in juryo. He returned for his fourth stint in July 2001 and produced his first winning record in this tournament. However, he was demoted again after a disastrous 3-12 record in the following tournament.

He returned back to juryo in March 2002 where he produced two consecutive 10-5 records and was promoted to juryo 3 in July 2002. In this tournament he produced an 8-7 record after defeating Juzan on the final day. As a result he was promoted to the rank of juryo 2 where he produced a strong record of 9-6. This result would usually promote a rikishi to makuuchi, but due to limited slots, Senshuyama was only promoted to the rank of juryo 1. In this tournament he could only manage 5 wins. He remained in juryo for one more year before falling back down to makushita in January 2004.

He returned back to juryo in January 2005 and in March 2005 he produced a career-best 11-4 record. He followed with a 9-6 record and was promoted back to the rank of juryo 1 in July 2005. However, in this tournament he only managed 6 wins and he was demoted back to makushita in July 2006. He spent a total of 26 tournaments in juryo.

## **Retirement from Sumo**

After a disastrous 1-6 record in July 2006 he was demoted to the rank of makushita 36 in September. On January 21st, 2007, he announced he submitted his retirement to the Japan Sumo Association. His danpatsu-shiki, or retirement ceremony, was held on March 4th at the Rihga Royal Hotel in his hometown of Sakai, Osaka.

After retiring, he joined former ozeki Konishiki's entertainment production company where he works as a talent and an actor.

## **Personal Life**

* Senshuyama's hobbies are fishing, biking, and motorcycling.
* Senshuyama never sat out of any tournaments in his whole career except for his very last tournament.

## **Fighting Style**

Senshuyama was a tsuki/oshi specialist, who prefers pushing and thrusting at his opponents rather than fighting on the mawashi or belt. His most common winning kimarite or technique is oshidashi or a straightforward push out.

## **Record**

### **Division Results**

* **Total:** 412-405-7/817 (89 basho)
* **Juryo:** 180-210/390 (26 basho)
* **Makushita:** 105-84-7/189 (28 basho)
* **Sandanme:** 64-62/126 (18 basho)
* **Jonidan:** 55-43/98 (14 basho)
* **Jonokuchi:** 8-6/14 (2 basho)

## **Shikona History**

* Sato (1992.05 - 1992.05)
* Suwanishiki (1992.07 - 1995.11)
* Senshuyama Yoshihiro (1996.01 - 2007.01)

## **Gallery**

### **JSA Profile Pictures and Tegata**

Senshuyama Yoshihiro - 2001 (Retrieved from the Nihon Sumo Kyokai)Senshuyama Yoshihiro - 2000 (Retrieved from the Nihon Sumo Kyokai)Senshuyama's tegata
### **Career Overview**

Senshuyama during his early career before promotion to juryoSenshuyama serves as a tsukebitoSenshuyama during the juryo dohyo-iriSenshuyama after losing a match (c. 2005)Senshuyama serves as yokozuna Asashoryu's flag bearer (c. 2005)Senshuyama's retirement ceremony (c. 2007)
## **Sources**

* Senshuyama Yoshihiro Japanese Wikipedia Article
* Senshuyama Yoshihiro Rikishi Information