Ōnishiki Daigorō

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大錦大五郎
Ōnishiki Daigorō
Personal information
Birth name	Kichisaburo Yamada
Date of birth	1883
Place of birth	Aichi, Japan
Date of death	May 18, 1943
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+¹⁄₂ in)
Weight	112 kg (250 lb)
Career*
Heya	Asahiyama
Record	162-50-74 14draws-10holds (Makuuchi in Osaka)
Debut	November 1898
Highest rank	Yokozuna (April 1918)
Retired	January 1922
Yusho	6 (Makuuchi in Osaka)
* Career information is correct as of October 2007.

Ōnishiki Daigorō (大錦大五郎, 1883 - May 18, 1943) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 28th Yokozuna.

1 Career
2 Record in Osaka sumo
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Career

Ōnishiki was born in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in what is now Yatomi City. There are several theories about his birth date.

He started sumo in Kyoto in 1898, later moving to Osaka. He entered the top makuuchi division in February 1906. He was promoted to ōzeki in June 1910. In April 1918 he became the 28th yokozuna (the third in Osaka sumo). The reason was his dignity.^[1] He fought in eight tournaments as yokozuna, retiring after the January 1922 basho.

After retirement he ran a tea house in Osaka.

Some memorabilia is on display in a museum in Yatomi City.

[edit] Record in Osaka sumo

Note:Championships are unofficial.

tournament	rank	wins	losses	absent	draws	no decision	championship
February 1906	maegashira 8	5	2	1	1	1	-
May 1906	maegashira 5	4	1	5	-	-	-
January 1907	maegashira 1	5	2	1	-	2	-
June 1907	Komusubi	6	3	1	-	-	-
January 1908	Sekiwake	6	3	1	-	-	-
June 1908	Sekiwake	8	1	1	-	-	-
January 1909	Sekiwake	5	3	2	-	-	-
May 1909	Sekiwake	7	1	2	-	-	-
January 1910	Sekiwake	3	2	3	1	1	-
June 1910	Ozeki	5	3	1	1	-	-
February 1911	Ozeki	2	3	4	1	-	-
October 1911	Ozeki	8	1	1	-	-	yusho
May 1912	Ozeki	7	1	1	1	-	-
January 1913	Ozeki	7	2	1	-	-	-
May 1913	Ozeki	7	2	1	-	-	yusho
January 1914	Ozeki	6	1	3	-	-	-
May 1914	Ozeki	8	0	1	1	-	yusho
January 1915	Ozeki	6	2	2	-	-	-
January 1916	Ozeki	8	0	2	-	-	yusho
June 1916	Ozeki	5	2	2	-	1	-
January 1917	Ozeki	8	0	0	-	2	yusho
June 1917	Ozeki	7	1	0	1	1	-
January 1918	Ozeki	8	1	0	-	1	yusho
May 1918	Yokozuna	2	4	3	1	-	-
January 1919	Yokozuna	1	1	8	-	-	-
May 1919	Yokozuna	6	2	0	2	-	-
January 1920	Yokozuna	1	1	8	-	-	-
May 1920	Yokozuna	4	3	0	2	1	-
January 1921	Yokozuna	0	0	10	-	-	-
June 1921	Yokozuna	4	0	5	1	-	-
January 1922	Yokozuna	3	2	4	1	-	-
total		162	50	74	14	10	6