MaegashiraTakahanada wins his firstmakuuchiyusho with a 14-1 record, the youngest ever to do so. He wins all threespecial prizes for Technique, Outstanding Performance and Fighting Spirit. Runner-up isAkebono on 13-2, who shares the Outstanding Performance and Fighting Spirit prizes.OzekiKonishiki, who won the previous tournament in November 1991 and is aiming foryokozuna promotion, can only manage third place with a 12-3 score. Takahanada's brotherWakahanada shares the Technique prize.Toyonoumi wins thejuryo division championship. Veteran formerkomusubiTamaryu retires.
Konishiki wins his third career championship with a 13-2 record, but is not promoted toyokozuna. The chairman of theYokozuna Deliberation Council, Hideo Ueda says, "We want to make doubly sure that Konishiki is worthy to be a grand champion. Therefore, we decided to wait for another tournament."[1] After this, Konishiki never won more than 10 bouts in a single tournament again.
Hokutoumi announces his retirement, leaving noyokozuna for the first time in over 60 years. He is the fourthyokozuna in a year to retire, followingChiyonofuji in May 1991,Onokuni in July 1991, and Asahifuji in January.
Akebono wins the championship with a 13-2 record and is promoted toozeki. He also receives the Outstanding Performance award. Konishiki can manage only a 9-6 record, meaning he is no longer on ayokozuna promotion run and must start over. The runner-up is Wakahanada on 11-4, who wins his third Technique Award. VeteranMisugisato wins his first (and only) special prize in his career, for Fighting Spirit. FormersekiwakeOzutsu andTochitsukasa, and formerkomusubiTakanofuji, all retire. Another formersekiwake,Kotogaume, wins thejuryo championship. FormerNihon University championSakamotoyama wins themakushita division title with a perfect 7-0 record.
MaegashiraMitoizumi is the surprise winner of the championship with a 13-2 record.[4] He is the fourthmaegashira-rankedyusho winner in a year, followingKotofuji in July 1991,Kotonishiki in September 1991, and Takahanada in January. He finishes two wins ahead ofMusashimaru, who wins his first Technique Award, andozekiKirishima on 11-4. Mitoizumi also receives his sixth Fighting Spirit prize. The Outstanding Performance prize goes toKyokudozan for defeating the two highest ranked wrestlers on thebanzuke (Kirishima and Konishiki). Thejuryo championship goes toWakashoyo. FormermaegashiraWakasegawa retires.
Takahanada wins his second championship with a 14–1 record from the rank ofkomusubi. He also wins his fourth Outstanding Performance prize. His closest challengers are two maegashira,Kotonishiki andDaishoho, both on 11-4. Daishoho shares the Fighting Spirit prize withKyokudozan, who gets awinning record in his komusubi debut.Kotobeppu wins the juryo championship, while 28 year old ex-teacher and amateur championNarimatsu wins the makushita championship.Izutsu stable'sSakahoko andSasshunada both retire.
