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Aogiyama Hideki
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Personal information
BornHideki Teraki
(1970-02-18)18 February 1970(age 54)
Hikone, Shiga, Japan
Height1.82 m (5 ft11+1⁄2in)
Weight148 kg (326 lb)
Career
StableTokitsukaze
Record628-645-79
DebutMarch, 1985
Highest rankMaegashira 1 (July, 1996)
RetiredNovember, 2003
Elder nameEdagawa
Championships2 (Jūryō)
Special PrizesFighting Spirit (1)
Gold Stars2 (Takanohana II)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Aogiyama Hideki(born 18 February 1970 asHideki Teraki) is a formersumowrestler fromHikone, Shiga,Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1985, and reached thetop divisionin March 1993. His highest rank wasmaegashira1. He retired in November 2003, and he is anelderin theJapan Sumo Associationunder the name Edagawa.[1]

Career

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He was born in the city ofHikoneinShiga Prefecture,the second son of a restaurant owner. He playedbaseballin his youth but decided to join professional sumo after his elder brother, who had joinedTokitsukaze stablea year previously, quit sumo. He had an inauspicious debut, losing all threemaezumobouts in March 1985 and then all seven bouts in his first official tournament appearance in the lowestjonokuchidivision in the following tournament in March. He missed two tournaments from injury in July and September 1989 which saw him fall from themakushitadivision to thesandanmedivision, but upon his return he rose steadily upmakushitaand was promoted tosekitoristatus in November 1991 upon reaching thejuryodivision. To mark the occasion he changed hisshikonaor fighting name from his own surname of Teraki to Aogiyama. His first tournament injuryowas unsuccessful but he returned to the division in May 1992 and in January 1993 he won his firstyushoor tournament championship with an 11–4 record. This saw him promoted to the topmakuuchidivision for the March 1993 tournament. However, he could score only six wins against nine losses in his top division debut and he also failed to win a majority of bouts in two subsequent attempts inmakuuchiin July 1993 and March 1994. He did not establish himself as a top division regular until his fourth promotion to the division in November 1995. He reached what was to be his highest rank ofmaegashira1 in July 1996. He won twokinboshifor defeatingyokozunaTakanohanain the July 1997 and January 1998 tourneys. Takanohana subsequently withdrew from the latter tournament, and Aogiyama was asked to take part in thesanyaku soroibumiritual on the final day even though he was not ranked insanyakuhimself, because of a shortage of available wrestlers – an unusual occurrence. In the following March 1998 tournament he won the Fighting SpiritAwardfor his strong 11–4 record.

Aogiyama missed the March 2000 tournament after rupturing hisAchilles tendon,and after two losing scores upon his return he was demoted back tojuryoafter a run of 29 straight tournaments ranked in the top division. He returned to themaegashiraranks in September 2001 after taking his secondjuryochampionship with a 12–3 record, but he was finding it more difficult to hold his own inmakuuchi.His 38th and final top division tournament was in July 2003, and his overall record inmakuuchiwas 223 wins against 314 losses, with 33 absences due to injury.

Retirement from sumo

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He announced his retirement from sumo on the tenth day of the November 2003 tournament, having lost all nine of his previous matches and facing demotion to themakushitadivision. He remained in sumo as anelderof theJapan Sumo Associationunder the name Edagawa, which was formerly owned by ex-ozekiKitabayamaof the Tokitsukaze stable and was being borrowed by the formerZaonishiki.Hisdanpatsu-shikior official retirement ceremony took place on October 3, 2004, at theRyogoku Kokugikanwith around 320 guests taking part in the hair-cutting ritual. Edagawa works as a coach at Tokitsukaze stable and in thejungyo(regional tour) department of the Sumo Association, and regularly tours the country promotingjungyoevents. From March 2012 he has also worked as ajudgeof tournament bouts. He was seen as a candidate to take over the running of Tokitsukaze stable in 2007 when the previous head coach, the formerFutatsuryū,was dismissed as an elder in thestable's hazing scandal,but instead the job went toTokitsuumiwho retired from active competition. It is unknown whether Edagawa personally declined or was passed over for the role.

He stood in for Tokitsukaze Oyakata in September 2020 when two Sumo Association directors visited the stable to informShōdaiof his promotion to ōzeki, due to the stablemaster's illness.[2]

Fighting style

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Aogiyama was anoshi-sumospecialist who preferred pushing and thrustingtechniquesto fighting on themawashior belt. As well as a straightforwardoshi-dashior push out he also regularly usedhiki-otoshi,the pull down andhataki-komi,the slap down.

Personal life

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He is a fan of theHanshin Tigers,and his other interests includepachinko,video games and listening to music.

Career record

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Aogiyama Hideki[3]
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
1985 x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #25
0–7
 West Jonokuchi #54
3–4
 East Jonokuchi #39
4–3
 East Jonokuchi #11
3–4
1986 East Jonokuchi #20
4–3
 East Jonidan #125
2–5
 West Jonidan #145
4–3
 East Jonidan #96
3–4
 West Jonidan #111
5–2
 West Jonidan #62
3–4
1987 East Jonidan #79
4–3
 West Jonidan #51
3–4
 East Jonidan #71
5–2
 East Jonidan #33
5–2
 West Jonidan #5
3–4
 East Jonidan #18
6–1
1988 West Sandanme #66
5–2
 West Sandanme #351
3–4
 West Sandanme #53
4–3
 West Sandanme #35
4–3
 West Sandanme #19
5–2
 East Makushita #53
3–4
1989 West Sandanme #5
3–4
 West Sandanme #18
4–3
 West Sandanme #3
4–3
 East Makushita #50
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Sandanme #30
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Sandanme #91
4–0–3
1990 West Sandanme #64
6–1
 East Sandanme #16
6–1
 East Makushita #43
6–1–PP
 East Makushita #20
4–3
 East Makushita #15
5–2
 East Makushita #6
2–5
1991 West Makushita #19
1–6
 East Makushita #45
5–2
 West Makushita #28
5–2
 West Makushita #15
5–2
 West Makushita #6
5–2
 East Jūryō #13
4–11
1992 West Makushita #6
4–3
 East Makushita #3
5–2
 West Jūryō #12
10–5
 East Jūryō #4
8–7
 West Jūryō #2
7–8
 East Jūryō #4
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15
1993 East Jūryō #4
11–4
Champion
 East Maegashira #13
6–9
 East Jūryō #2
9–6
 West Maegashira #15
5–10
 East Jūryō #5
9–6
 East Jūryō #2
9–6
1994 West Jūryō #1
9–6
 East Maegashira #16
4–11
 East Jūryō #7
11–4
 East Jūryō #1
7–8
 East Jūryō #4
5–4–6
 West Jūryō #9
9–6
1995 East Jūryō #4
8–7
 East Jūryō #3
7–8
 West Jūryō #5
8–7
 West Jūryō #3
9–6
 East Jūryō #1
8–7
 West Maegashira #15
9–6
1996 West Maegashira #11
8–7
 West Maegashira #2
4–11
 West Maegashira #7
8–7
 West Maegashira #1
3–12
 East Maegashira #6
6–9
 East Maegashira #10
8–7
1997 East Maegashira #7
6–9
 East Maegashira #11
8–7
 West Maegashira #6
8–7
 East Maegashira #2
6–9
★		 East Maegashira #4
3–12
 East Maegashira #10
8–7
1998 West Maegashira #5
6–9
★		 West Maegashira #7
11–4
F		 West Maegashira #1
3–12
 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 East Maegashira #4
5–10
 East Maegashira #7
8–7
1999 West Maegashira #3
4–11
 East Maegashira #8
8–7
 West Maegashira #4
7–8
 East Maegashira #5
5–10
 West Maegashira #8
8–7
 West Maegashira #4
6–9
2000 West Maegashira #6
4–10–1
 East Maegashira #13
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 East Maegashira #13
7–8
 East Maegashira #14
6–9
 West Jūryō #3
7–8
 East Jūryō #6
5–10
2001 West Jūryō #10
10–5
 West Jūryō #2
8–4–3
 East Jūryō #2
5–10
 West Jūryō #7
8–7
 West Jūryō #5
12–3–P
Champion
 East Maegashira #13
4–11
2002 East Jūryō #4
6–9
 East Jūryō #7
8–7
 East Jūryō #3
10–5
 West Maegashira #12
6–7–2
 West Maegashira #14
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 West Maegashira #14
6–9
2003 West Jūryō #2
7–8
 West Jūryō #3
10–5–P
 West Maegashira #12
7–8
 West Maegashira #14
4–11
 East Jūryō #6
6–9
 West Jūryō #8
Retired
0–10–5
Record given aswins–losses–absencesTop division championTop division runner-upRetiredLower divisionsNon-participation

Sanshōkey:F=Fighting spirit;O=Outstanding performance;T=Technique Also shown:★=Kinboshi;P=Playoff(s)
Divisions:Makuuchi—Jūryō—Makushita—Sandanme—Jonidan—Jonokuchi

Makuuchiranks:Yokozuna—Ōzeki—Sekiwake—Komusubi—Maegashira

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Oyakata (Coaches)".Nihon Sumo Kyokai.Retrieved17 August2016.
  2. ^"Shodai Promoted to 2nd-Highest Sumo Rank of Ozeki".Nippon.30 September 2020.Retrieved30 September2020.
  3. ^"Aogiyama Hideki Rikishi Information".Sumo Reference.Retrieved3 September2012.
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