Hanahikari Setsuo

花光 節夫
Personal information
Born| Setsuo Endo
(1940-06-21) 21 June 1940 (age 82)
Matsuo, Iwate, Japan
Height| 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight| 125 kg (276 lb)
Career
Stable| Hanakago
Record| 462-435-17
Debut| May, 1958
Highest rank| Maegashira 3 (January, 1968)
Retired| September, 1970
Elder name| Ōtake
Championships| 1 (Jūryō)
1 (Sandanme)
1 (Jonokuchi)
Gold Stars| 1 (Kashiwado)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Hanahikari Setsuo (born 21 June 1940 as Setsuo Endo) is a former sumo wrestler from Matsuo, Iwate, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1958 and reached the top division in November 1965. His highest rank was maegashira 3\. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Ōtake. He left the Sumo Association in May 1975.[1]

## Career record[edit]

Hanahikari Setsuo[2] Year in sumo | January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo | March
Haru basho, Osaka | May
Natsu basho, Tokyo | July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya | September
Aki basho, Tokyo | November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka

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1958 | x | x | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #6
8-0
Champion
| East Jonidan #37
5-3
| West Jonidan #18
6-2

1959 | Sandanme #102
2-6
| East Jonidan #5
6-2
| East Sandanme #82
5-3
| East Sandanme #69
4-4
| East Sandanme #66
7-1
| East Sandanme #25
8-0
Champion

1960 | West Makushita #53
4-4
| East Makushita #47
3-5
| East Makushita #53
4-4
| West Makushita #50
6-1
| West Makushita #31
5-2
| East Makushita #23
3-4

1961 | West Makushita #28
4-3
| East Makushita #21
5-2
| East Makushita #13
3-4
| West Makushita #14
3-4
| East Makushita #19
4-3
| East Makushita #13
4-3

1962 | West Makushita #10
3-4
| West Makushita #13
4-3
| East Makushita #9
6-1
| East Makushita #2
6-1
| East Jūryō #14
8-7
| East Jūryō #11
8-7

1963 | East Jūryō #6
12-3
| East Jūryō #1
8-7
| East Jūryō #1
6-9
| West Jūryō #3
6-9
| East Jūryō #5
7-8
| East Jūryō #6
9-6

1964 | East Jūryō #1
5-10
| East Jūryō #6
7-8
| East Jūryō #7
8-7
| East Jūryō #6
7-8
| East Jūryō #7
5-10
| East Jūryō #13
12-3

1965 | East Jūryō #5
11-4
| East Jūryō #2
5-10
| East Jūryō #6
8-7
| East Jūryō #4
7-8
| West Jūryō #5
12-3
Champion
| East Maegashira #14
8-7

1966 | East Maegashira #14
9-6
| West Maegashira #10
9-6
| East Maegashira #7
5-10
| West Maegashira #12
7-8
| East Maegashira #13
4-11
| West Jūryō #3
12-3

1967 | West Maegashira #11
8-7
| West Maegashira #8
8-7
| West Maegashira #5
6-9
| West Maegashira #6
6-9
| West Maegashira #9
7-8
| West Maegashira #9
9-6

1968 | East Maegashira #3
5-10
| West Maegashira #8
9-6
| West Maegashira #3
7-8
★ | West Maegashira #3
4-11
| West Maegashira #8
8-7
| West Maegashira #6
6-9

1969 | East Maegashira #9
6-9
| East Maegashira #11
9-6
| East Maegashira #5
6-9
| West Maegashira #9
7-8
| East Maegashira #10
7-8
| East Maegashira #11
8-7

1970 | East Maegashira #7
2-13
| East Jūryō #3
0-5-10
| West Jūryō #13
9-6
| West Jūryō #7
2-13
| West Makushita #7
Retired
0-0-7
Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

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

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna -- Ōzeki -- Sekiwake -- Komusubi -- Maegashira

## See also[edit]

* Glossary of sumo terms
* List of past sumo wrestlers
* List of sumo tournament second division champions

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Hanahikari Setsuo Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
2. ^ "Hanahikari Setsuo Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

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