Tochinoumi against Sawahikari, Natsu 1964, day 3

TochinoumiYokozuna 2 East2-1
Finalhikiotoshihand pull down Gold star
SawahikariMaegashira 4 East1-2

Natsu 1964, day 3, 12 May 1964. Makuuchi, bout 18 of 20. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: hikiotoshi

Who else uses it

Hand pull down.

The winner pulls his opponent down with his hands.

A gold star

More on kinboshi

A kinboshi, or gold star, is a maegashira's win over a yokozuna. Sanyaku wrestlers don't earn one for beating a yokozuna, and neither does a win by default or disqualification. Under the association's older pay rules, each kinboshi added to the bonus a wrestler was paid every tournament, for as long as he stayed a sekitori.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
81% TochinoumiSawahikari 19%

An upset by the ratings: Sawahikari won with a 19% chance. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

2 official meetingsCompare careers
Tochinoumi 1Sawahikari 1
  1. Tochinoumi won · Nagoya 1964, day 12yorikiri
  2. Sawahikari won · Natsu 1964, day 3 (this bout)hikiotoshi

This was their first meeting.