大沢 · Maegashira · Takasago stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Takasago stable |
| From | Ehime-ken, Yawatahama-shi |
| Born | 1936-01-11 |
| Height | 177 cm |
| Weight | 117 kg |
| First tournament | May 1951 |
| Retired | 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 大沢. Taken character by character:
| 大 | big, great |
| 沢 | a marsh, a mountain stream |
These are the dictionary meanings of the characters, not a statement about why this particular name was chosen — that is the stablemaster’s business, and we do not guess at it. How ring names are put together →
Osawa has fought 194 recorded bouts, winning 89 and losing 105 — a winning rate of 45.9%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 27 | 30.3% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 9 | 10.1% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 8 | 9.0% |
| Slap down | 叩き込み | 8 | 9.0% |
| Hand pull down | 引き落とし | 7 | 7.9% |
| Frontal thrust down | 突き倒し | 5 | 5.6% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 4 | 4.5% |
| Under shoulder swing down | 肩すかし | 4 | 4.5% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oginohana Masaaki | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Futatsuryu Tokuyoshi | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Tatsumi# Tokusaburo | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Izuminada Tatsuo | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Kashiwado Tsuyoshi | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Kiryugawa Mitsuo | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Hoshikabuto Yoshio | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Shionishiki Yoshiaki | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| January 1962 | Makushita 64 West | 0–3–4 |
| November 1961 | Makushita 30 East | 0–3–4 |
| September 1961 | Makushita 17 West | 2–5 |
| July 1961 | Makushita 9 East | 2–5 |
| May 1961 | Makushita 14 East | 4–3 |
| March 1961 | Makushita 9 East | 3–4 |
| January 1961 | Makushita 23 West | 6–1 |
| November 1960 | Makushita 7 West | 0–7 |
| September 1960 | Juryo 18 West | 2–13 |
| July 1960 | Juryo 5 West | 0–0 |
| May 1960 | Maegashira 13 East | 0–3–12 |
| March 1960 | Maegashira 16 West | 8–7 |
| January 1960 | Maegashira 8 West | 2–4–9 |
| November 1959 | Maegashira 3 West | 5–10 |
| September 1959 | Maegashira 15 West | 11–4 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Osawa: tournament-by-tournament results, every bout he has fought, head-to-head records against all opponents, a breakdown of his winning techniques, a reading of his fighting style, and his records.