List of Ozeki rikishi
Ozeki during Showa and Heisei

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Ozeki prmn: First basho after promotion. If known for every ozeki promotion (and demotion) during career. Bs Oz means "Basho as Ozeki".
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Shikona Birthplace Lifespan Heya  Ozeki First Oz Bs Ozeki Last Retired Ys Shu Kan Gi Ozeki record Makuuchi  record
Tachihikari
Denemon
Hokkaido 1897.03.29-1952.05.15 Tomozuna-- 
Takasago
1923.05. 09 1927.03. 1927.10. 0 b b b 36:13:2d:1a:45y 67-26-6tie-2inv-69y
Onosato
Mansuke
Aomori 1892.04.01-1938.01.22 Wakamatsu-- 
Dewanoumi 
1925.01 24 1932.01 1932.01 0 b b b 145-99-20y 217:147:6tie:4inv:22y
Noshirogata
Kinsaku
Akita 1895.04.05-1973.06.08 Nishikijima  1927.01 
1931.01
13 
09
1930.03 
1932.10
1936.05 1 b b b 122-104-2d-10y 230:171:9tie:1inv:43y
Hitachiiwa
Eitaro
Tokyo 1900.03.09-1957.07.21 Dewanoumi  1927.05 16 1931.03 1931.03 1 b b b 87-53-1d-35y 147-74-3tie-3inv-47y
Toyokuni
Fukuma
Oita 1893.08.26-1942.05.05 Izutsu 1927.10 13 1930.10 1930.10 2 b b b 82-43-18y 162-87-1tie-1inv-31y
Shimizugawa Motokichi Aomori 1900.01.13-1967.07.05 Hatachiyama-- Takasago 1932.05 12 1937.05 1937.05 3 b b b 87-47-0y 193-130-3d-44y
Kagamiiwa Zenshiro Aomori 1902.05.04-1950.08.05 Kumegawa 1937.01 06 1939.05 1939.05 0 b b b 36-42-0y 174-153-4y
Itsutsushima Narao Nagasaki 1912.12.22-1973.05.06 Dewanoumi 1941.01 02 1941.05 1942.01 0 b b b 12-13-5y 86-58-20y
Nayoroiwa Shizuo Hokkaido 1914.09.27-1971.01.26 Tatsunami  1943.01 
1946.11
03 
03
1944.01 
1947.11
1954.09 0 0 2 0 26-31-22y 292-279-33y
Saganohana Katsumi  Saga 1917.12.05-1975.03.28 Nishonoseki  1944.11 15 1951.01 1952.01 1 0 0 0 101-77-7y 200-160-1d-30y
Shionoumi Tadao  Hyogo 1918.03.01-1983.07.18 Dewanoumi  1947.06 
1950.01
04 
05
1948.10 
1951.05
1951.05 0 0 0 0 41-61-16y 125-115-16y
Masuiyama I Daishiro Hyogo 1919.11.03-1985.10.21 Mihogaseki-- 
Dewanoumi
1949.01 04 1950.01 1950.01 2 1 0 1 27-20-11y 138-95-23y
Mitsuneyama Takashi Tokyo 1922.02.07-1989.08.15  Takashima 1953.09 08 1955.05 1960.01 1 5 2 0 63-52-5y 407-354-35y
Ouchiyama Heikichi  Ibaraki 1926.06.19-1985.11.01 Futabayama-- 
Tokitsukaze
1955.05 07 1955.01 1959.03 0 1 0 0 55-40-10y 304-256-53y
Matsunobori Hukutaro  Chiba 1924.07.20-1986.04.21 Oyama  1956.01 15 1958.11 1961.11 0 2 1 0 99-102-24y 358-353-24y
Kotogahama Sadao  Kagawa 1927.10.10-1981.06.07 Nishonoseki-- 
Sadogatake
1958.05 28 1962.11 1962.11 0 2 1 5 185-152-83y 441-352-92y
Wakahaguro 
Tomoaki
Kanagawa 1934.11.25-1969.03.02 Tatsunami  1959.11 13 1961.11 1965.03 1 1 1 2 102-78-15y 423-381-36y
Kitabayama Hidetoshi  Hokkaido 1935.05.17-  Tokitsukaze  1961.07 30 1966.05 1966.05 1 1 2 0 250-179-21y 396-273-21y
Tochihikari 
Masayuki
Kumamoto 1933.08.29-1977.03.28 Kasugano 1962.07 22 1966.01 1966.01 0 3 2 0 188-131-11y 486-403-11y
Yutakayama Katsuo  Niigata 1937.08.18-  Tokitsukaze  1963.03 34 1968.09 1968.09 0 3 4 0 301-201-8y 373-234-8y
Kiyokuni Katsuo Akita 1941.11.20-  Araiso-- 
Isegahama
1969.07 28 1974.01 1974.01 1 3 0 4 233-147-31y 506-384-31y
Maenoyama Taro  Osaka 1945.03.09- Takasago 1970.09 10 1972.03 1974.03 0 3 2 0 67-56-27y 343-305-34y
Daikirin Takayoshi Saga 1942.06.20- Nishonoseki 1970.11 25 1974.11 1974.11 0 5 0 4 189-132-43y 473-337-49y
Takanohana I Mitsuru Aomori 1950.02.19-  Futagoyama 1972.11 50 1981.01 1981.01 2 3 2 4 422-278-42y 578-406-58y
Daiju Hisateru Hokkaido 1950.03.19-  Takashima  1973.09 05 1974.05 1977.05 0 4 1 6 30-32-13y 308-296-26y
Kaiketsu Masateru Yamaguchi 1948.02.16-  Hanakago 1975.03 
1977.03
05 
04
1975.11 
1977.09
1979.01 2 2 7 1 70-65-0y 367-304-0y
Asahikuni Masuo  Hokkaido 1947.04.25-  Tatsunami  1976.01 21 1979.09 1979.09 0 0 1 6 168-122-20y 418-330-57y
Masuiyama II Daishiro Hyogo 1948.11.16-  Mihogaseki  1980.03 07 1981.03 1981.03 0 0 0 5 44-44-7y 422-435-18y
Kotokaze Koki Mie 1957.04.26-  Sadogatake  1981.11 22 1985.05 1985.11 2 3 2 1 212-110-8y 395-249-80y
Wakashimazu Mutsuo  Kagoshima 1957.01.12-  Futagoyama  1983.01 28 1987.07 1987.07 2 0 2 3 250-145-13y 356-219-13y
Asashio V Taro  Kochi 1955.12.09-  Takasago  1983.05 36 1989.03 1989.03 1 10 3 1 294-203-33y 531-371-33y
Hokutenyu Katsuhiko  Hokkaido 1960.08.08-  Mihogaseki  1983.07 44 1990.09 1990.09 2 2 4 1 378-245-29y 513-335-44y
Konishiki Yasokichi  Hawaii 1963.12.31-  Takasago 1987.07 39 1993.11 1997.11 3 4 5 1 345-197-43y 649-476-89y
Kirishima Kazuhiro  Kagoshima 1959.04.03-  Kimigahama-- 
Izutsu
1990.05 16 1992.11 1996.03 1 3 1 4 139-76-25y 518-507-40y
Takanonami Sadahiro Tokyo 1971.10.27-  Fujishima-- 
Futagoyama 
1994.03 
2000.03
35 
02
1999.11 
2000.05
Active 2 0 2 0 361-201-8y 565-372-8y
Chiyotaikai Ryuji Oita 1976.04.29- Kokonoe 1999.03 19   Active 1 1 3 1 139-80-66y 221-133-66y
Dejima Takeharu Ishikawa 1974.03.21- Musashigawa 1999.09 12 2001.07 Active 1 3 3 3 100-71-9y 244-175-46y
Musoyama
Masashi
Ibaraki 1972.02.14- Musashigawa 2000.05 
2000.11
11 2000.07 Active 1 5 4 4 92-58-15y 426-277-77y
Miyabiyama
Tetsushi
Ibaraki 1977.07.28- Musashigawa 2000.07 08 2001.09 Active 0 1 3 0 57-58-5y 140-110-35y
Kaio
Hiroyuki
Fukuoka 1972.07.04- Tomozuna 2000.09 10   Active 3 10 5 0 93-40-17y 448-293-39y
Tochiazuma
Daisuke
Tokyo 1976.11.09- Tamanoi 2002.01 02   Active 1 3 2 7 23-7-0y 278-169-48y

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