Re: multiple sanyaku holders

[John Tilley <John@tilley.demon.co.uk>]

In your message dated Tuesday 29, August 1995 you wrote :
> Tuesday, August 29, 4:39 p.m. Japan Standard Time
>
> Dear sumo archivists out there:
>
> The banzuke list for the 1995 Aki Basho was announced yesterday.  According to
> the newspaper, Kotonishiki made it to komusubi (just barely, in my opinion.)
> This marks the 22nd time he's occupied either sekiwake (15 times) or komusubi
> (7 times), putting him 3rd, in a tie with Daikirin, on the all-time list in
theShowa-era to the present.
>
> So, who's No. 1 & No. 2?  (Would Takamiyama, Kurama, Sakahoko be one of them?)
>
> How do Akinoshima, Kirishima (notwithstanding his ozeki experience), Terao,
andTochinowaka fare on the all-time list?
>
> This should get your appetites whetted.
>
Ken
    Takamiyama was Sekiwake=8  and Komusubi=19 for a total of 27
    Sakahoko   was Sekiwake=12 and Komusubi=4 for a total of 16
               (also was Sekiwake for 9 consecutive times = record)
    Kurama    was Sekiwake=1 and Komusubi=6 for a total of 7

    I can't find any other rikishi between 1973 and 1995 with more
    than 19 appearances, so the identity of the third man plus was
    he 1 or 2 on the list remains a mystery.

John Tilley