Akinoumi Setsuo
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Setsuo Nagata | |
| Date of birth | May 30, 1914 | |
| Place of birth | Hiroshima, Japan | |
| Date of death | March 25, 1979 (aged 64) | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 127.5 kg (281 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Dewanoumi | |
| Record | 209-101-38 | |
| Debut | February 1932 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (May 1942) | |
| Retired | November, 1946 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Makuuchi) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
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| Gold stars | 1 (Futabayama) | |
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* Career information is correct as of August 2007. |
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Akinoumi Setsuo (安藝ノ海 節男, May 30, 1914 - March 25, 1979) was a sumo wrestler from Hiroshima, Japan. He was the sport's 37th Yokozuna.
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[edit] Career
Akinoumi made his professional debut in February 1932 and reached the top makuuchi division in January 1938. He was the man who ended Futabayama's record 69 bout winning streak in January 1939. As he was only ranked as a maegashira at the time, it was regarded as an enormous upset. He defeated the yokozuna by sotogake, an outer leg trip. His only top division championship came in May 1941 when he was ranked as a sekiwake. He earned promotion to yokozuna in May 1942 after two runner-up performances. Akinoumi was not a particularly successful yokozuna, lasting only eight tournaments at the rank and not managing to win any further championships. He is arguably better remembered for his victory over Futabayama than his exploits as a grand champion. [1]
He married the daughter of Dewanoumi Oyakata, the former yokozuna Tsunenohana, but was unfaithful to her, his geisha mistress giving birth the same day that his wife did.[1] They were later divorced.
[edit] Retirement from sumo
Akinoumi retired in November 1946, and became an elder of the Sumo Association with the name of Fujishima, but left the sumo world in January 1955. He later remarried.
[edit] Top dvision record
| New Year | Summer | Autumn | |
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| 1938 | West Maegashira #16 (8-5) | West Maegashira #10 (9-4) | no tournament held |
| 1939 | West Maegashira #3 (6-7) ☆ | East Maegashira #4 (10-5) | no tournament held |
| 1940 | West Sekiwake (10-5) | West Sekiwake (14-1) | no tournament held |
| 1941 | East Ōzeki (12-3) | East Ōzeki (9-6) | no tournament held |
| 1942 | West Ozeki (13-2) | West Ozeki (13-2) | no tournament held |
| 1943 | East Yokozuna (12-3) | West Yokozuna (11-4) | no tournament held |
| 1944 | Sat out | West Yokozuna (5-5) | Sat out |
| 1945 | no tournament held | East Yokozuna (6-1) | East Yokozuna (4-6) |
| 1946 | no tournament held | no tournament held | Retired |
The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.[2]
| Green Box=Tournament Championship | ☆= Number of Gold Stars. |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sharnoff, Lorna (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x.
- ^ Akinoumi Setsuo. Sumo Reference. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Japan Sumo Association profile
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