Nishinoumi Kajirō III
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Isesuke Matsuyama | |
| Date of birth | November 2, 1890 | |
| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| Date of death | July 28, 1933 (aged 42) | |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
| Weight | 116 kg (260 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Izutsu | |
| Record | 176-69-121-4draws-2holds (Total) 134-60-116-2draws-2holds (Makuuchi) |
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| Debut | January 1910 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (April 1923) | |
| Retired | October, 1928 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Makuuchi) 1 (Juryo) 1 (Makushita) 1 (Jonidan) |
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| Gold stars | 1 | |
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* Career information is correct as of September 2007. |
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Nishinoumi Kajirō III (西ノ海 嘉治郎, November 2, 1890 - July 28, 1933) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 30th Yokozuna.
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[edit] Career
In April 1923, he was awarded a yokozuna licence. After Ōnishiki Uichirō left the sumo world, there remained only one yokozuna Tochigiyama in Tokyo sumo at that time. He was promoted to that rank without winning any championships in top makuuchi division. Therefore, his promotion was disputed though the wrestlers who won championships before January 1926 weren't given a prize cup and there was less merit on championships.
He won his only championship in May 1925. He was striken down by heart disease in November 1925 and was absent from next tournament. His strength declined and he retired in October 1928.
[edit] Top division record
| January | March | May | October | |
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| 1916 | East Maegashira #13 (9-1) | no tournament held | East Maegashira #3 (2-3-5) | no tournament held |
| 1917 | West Maegashira #5 (4-5-1) | no tournament held | West Maegashira #6 (5-4-1draw) | no tournament held |
| 1918 | East Maegashira #3 (7-2-1) | no tournament held | East Sekiwake (2-8) | no tournament held |
| 1919 | East Maegashira #3 (5-4-1) | no tournament held | East Maegashira #6 (9-1)☆ | no tournament held |
| 1920 | East Komusubi (7-3) | no tournament held | West Komusubi (5-2-3) | no tournament held |
| 1921 | West Sekiwake (7-2-1hold) | no tournament held | East Sekiwake (8-2) | no tournament held |
| 1922 | West Ōzeki (7-3) | no tournament held | Sat out due to injury | no tournament held |
| 1923 | West Ōzeki (8-1-1draw) | no tournament held | East Yokozuna (5-2-4) | no tournament held |
| 1924 | Sat out due to injury | no tournament held | West Yokozuna (5-2-3-1hold) | no tournament held |
| 1925 | West Yokozuna (9-2) | no tournament held | East Yokozuna (9-2) | no tournament held |
| 1926 | Sat out due to injury | no tournament held | West Yokozuna (9-2) | no tournament held |
| 1927 | East Yokozuna (3-2-6) | Sat out due to injury | East Yokozuna (1-2-8) | West Yokozuna (1-2-8) |
| 1928 | West Yokozuna (7-3-1) | Sat out due to injury | Sat out due to injury | Retired |
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament[1]
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament (usually due to injury)
| Green Box=Tournament Championship | ☆= Number of Gold Stars. |
[edit] References
- ^ Nishinoumi Kajiro Rikishi Information (English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved on 2007-10-04.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Japan Sumo Association profile
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