Chiyonoyama Masanobu
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Masaharu Sugimura | |
| Date of birth | June 2, 1926 | |
| Place of birth | Fukushima, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
| Date of death | October 29, 1977 (aged 51) | |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Weight | 122 kg (270 lb) | |
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| Heya | Dewanoumi | |
| Record | 403-158-147 (2 draws) | |
| Debut | January 1942 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (May 1951) | |
| Retired | January 1959 | |
| Yusho | 6 (Makuuchi) 2 (Juryo) |
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| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (1) Fighting Spirit (1) |
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| Gold stars | 3 | |
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* Career information is correct as of July 2007. |
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Chiyonoyama Masanobu (千代の山 雅信, June 2, 1926 - October 29, 1977) was a sumo wrestler from Fukushima, Hokkaidō, Japan. He was the sport's 41st Yokozuna.
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[edit] Career
The son of a fisherman, he joined Dewanoumi stable in January 1942. His injured his knee in his first tournament, an injury that was to trouble him for the rest of his career.[1] He reached the second highest juryo division in November 1944 and made his debut in the top makuuchi division in November 1945. In his first tournament he won all ten of his bouts but was denied the championship as in the absence of any playoff system in the event of a tie, it was simply awarded to the wrestler higher in rank (in this case, Yokozuna Haguroyama). [2]In May 1949 he defeated three yokozuna, finishing with a 12-3 record, and was promoted to ozeki. He won two consecutive championships in October 1949 and January 1950 but was denied promotion to yokozuna as the Sumo Association felt he was rather young at twenty three and with his second championship being "only" a 12-3 they wanted to wait until they were sure he was ready.[3] He was eventually promoted in May 1951 after winning his third championship with a 14-1 record. He is the first yokozuna to be promoted without being awarded a licence by the house of Yoshida Tsukasa. During his yokozuna career he missed many bouts through injury and in 1953 even asked to be demoted back to ozeki so he could start over again. The Sumo Association refused this unprecedented request. [2] Chiyonoyama finally took his first championship as a yokozuna in January 1955 and won two more thereafter, in March 1955 and January 1957. He announced his retirement in January 1959.
[edit] After Retirement
Chiyonoyama had expected to take over as head coach of Dewanoumi stable after the death of the former boss Tsunenohana Kan'ichi in 1960, but he lost a succession battle to former maegashira Dewanohana. After yokozuna Sadanoyama married Dewanohana's daughter, Chiyonoyama realised he had no chance to take over and so asked to leave and set up his own stable. This was allowed on the condition that he also leave the Dewanoumi ichimon (group of stables). [2]In March 1967 he set up Kokonoe stable, taking ozeki (later yokozuna) Kitanofuji and nine other recruits with him. In 1970 future yokozuna Chiyonofuji joined the stable. Chiyonoyama died of liver cancer aged fifty one in 1977.
[edit] Top division record
Note: Two tournaments a year were held in 1945, one in 1946, two in 1947 and 1948, three in 1949-52, four in 1953-56, five in 1957 and six in 1958.
| January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
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| 1945 | x | x | (Jūryō) | x | East Maegashira #10 10–0 |
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| 1946 | x | x | x | x | East Maegashira #1 10–3 |
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| 1947 | x | x | Sat out due to injury | x | West Maegashira #1 8–3 ★ |
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| 1948 | x | x | West Sekiwake 4–6–1draw |
x | West Maegashira #1 8–3 F★★ |
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| 1949 | West Sekiwake 8–5 |
x | East Sekiwake 12–3 O |
x | West Ōzeki 13–2 |
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| 1950 | East Ōzeki 12–3 |
x | East Ōzeki 9–6 |
x | East Ōzeki 11–4 |
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| 1951 | East Ōzeki 8–7 |
x | East Ōzeki 14–1 |
x | West Yokozuna 9–6 |
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| 1952 | West Yokozuna 13–2 |
x | West Yokozuna 10–5 |
x | West Yokozuna 11–4 |
x |
| 1953 | East Yokozuna 4–4–7 |
West Yokozuna 1–5–9 |
Sat out due to injury | x | West Yokozuna 11–4 |
x |
| 1954 | West Yokozuna 10–5 |
East Yokozuna 10–5 |
West Yokozuna 12–3 |
x | East Yokozuna 12–3 |
x |
| 1955 | East Yokozuna 12–3 |
East Yokozuna 13–2 |
East Yokozuna 8–7 |
x | East Yokozuna 10–4–1draw |
x |
| 1956 | West Yokozuna 4–1–10 |
West Yokozuna 8–7 |
West Yokozuna 11–4 |
x | Sat out due to injury | x |
| 1957 | West Yokozuna 15–0 |
East Yokozuna 10–5 |
Sat out due to injury | x | West Yokozuna 5–8–2 |
Sat out due to injury |
| 1958 | East Yokozuna 12–3 |
East Yokozuna 12–3 |
East Yokozuna 12–3 |
Sat out due to injury | East Yokozuna 1–4–10 |
Sat out due to injury |
| 1959 | East Yokozuna 3–3–retired |
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| Record given as win-loss-absent Championship Retired Demoted from makuuchi Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi |
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[edit] References
- ^ Kuroda, Joe (December 2005). Rikishi of Old (English). sumofanmag.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ a b c Sharnoff, Lorna (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x.
- ^ Kuroda, Joe (December 2005). Rikishi of Old (English). sumofanmag.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ Chiyonoyama Masanobu Rikishi Information (English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.
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