砂浜 · Juryo · Takasago stable · retired
| Highest rank | Juryo |
| Stable | Takasago stable |
| From | U.S.A., Hawaii, Oahu |
| Born | 1971-07-22 |
| Height | 183.5 cm |
| Weight | 178 kg |
| First tournament | September 1990 |
| Retired | 1997-05-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 砂浜. Taken character by character:
| 浜 | beach |
⚠️The character 砂 is left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for it that we are sure of, and we would rather show a gap than a guess.
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 →
Sunahama Shoji has fought 345 recorded bouts, winning 193 and losing 152 — a winning rate of 55.9%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 90 | 51.7% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 28 | 16.1% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 18 | 10.3% |
| Frontal push down | 押し倒し | 9 | 5.2% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 8 | 4.6% |
| Frontal thrust out | 突き出し | 5 | 2.9% |
| Arm lock throw | 小手投げ | 4 | 2.3% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 4 | 2.3% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamato Go | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Asahisato Kenji | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Wakanojo Munehiko | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Kotogaume Tsuyoshi | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Mutetsuyama Go | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Toyonoumi Shinji | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Ganyu Kenji | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Wakahayato Koji | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Juryo 12 West | 0–0–15 |
| March 1997 | Juryo 7 West | 5–10 |
| January 1997 | Juryo 10 West | 8–7 |
| November 1996 | Juryo 8 East | 6–9 |
| September 1996 | Juryo 9 West | 8–7 |
| July 1996 | Juryo 8 East | 7–8 |
| May 1996 | Juryo 10 West | 8–7 |
| March 1996 | Juryo 5 East | 5–10 |
| January 1996 | Juryo 6 East | 8–7 |
| November 1995 | Juryo 12 East | 10–5 |
| September 1995 | Makushita 4 East | 6–1 |
| July 1995 | Makushita 4 West | 4–3 |
| May 1995 | Makushita 8 West | 4–3 |
| March 1995 | Makushita 15 West | 5–2 |
| January 1995 | Makushita 26 West | 5–2 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Sunahama Shoji: 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.