Jinmaku Kyūgorō
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| Real name | ? | |
| Date of birth | June 4, 1829 | |
| Place of birth | Shimane, Japan | |
| Height | 174.0cm (5'8") | |
| Weight | 138.0kg (304lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Hidenoyama | |
| Rank | retired | |
| Record | 7-0-0-2 (as Yokozuna) | |
| Debut | November, 1850 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (July, 1867) | |
| Yushos | 3 (Makuuchi) | |
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* Career information is correct as of January 2007. |
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Jinmaku Kyūgorō (陣幕 久五郎, born June 4, 1829, died October 21, 1903) was a sumo wrestler from what is now Shimane, Japan. He was the sport's 12th Yokozuna.
[edit] Early Life
Jinmaku was born in Ou District, Izumo Province (modern Yatsuka District, Shimane). His real name may have been 石倉槇太郎. In 1847 became a pupil of wrestler Hatsushio Kyūgorō in Onomichi, Hiroshima. When Hatsushio died in 1848 he moved to Osaka and became a pupil of Asahiyama Shirouemon, fighting his first bout in 1850. He entered makuuchi division in January 1858. In 1850 he moved to Edo (modern Tokyo) and became a pupil of Hidenoyama Raigorō, the 9th yokozuna.
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