Hidenoyama Raigorō
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| Birth name | Tatsugoro Kikuta | |
| Date of birth | 1808 | |
| Place of birth | Miyagi, Japan | |
| Date of death | June 16, 1862 (aged 54) | |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |
| Weight | 135 kg (300 lb) | |
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| Heya | Hidenoyama | |
| Record | 112-21-96 33draws-2holds(Makuuchi) |
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| Debut | March, 1828 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (September 1847) | |
| Retired | March, 1850 | |
| Yusho | 6 (Makuuchi, unofficial) | |
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* Career information is correct as of October 2007. |
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Hidenoyama Raigorō (秀ノ山 雷五郎, 1808 - June 16, 1862) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 9th Yokozuna. He was also known as Amatsukaze Kumoemon (天津風 雲右衞門), Tatsugami Kumoemon (立神 雲右衞門) and Iwamigata Joemon (岩見潟 丈右衞門).
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[edit] Career
In 1823, he attempted to make his debut, but he was completely ignored due to his short height of only 1.51 m (4 ft 111⁄2 in). He left Edo sumo once. He joined Hideniyama stable in 1827 and made his debut in March 1828. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in January 1837. After many years, Hidenoyama was awarded a yokozuna licence in November 1847. His height of 1.64 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in) is lowest among yokozunas.
After his retirement, he was an elder known as Hidenoyama and produced later yokozuna Jinmaku. He served as a judge (naka-aratame, modern shimpan) and gave many opportunities to have bouts to his pupils, but many other wrestlers were angry and struck against him in 1851.[1] It was the first walkout in sumo history. He eventually apologized to them.
[edit] Top division record
*2 tournaments were held yearly in this period, though the actual time they were held was often erratic
*Championships from this period were unofficial
*Yokozuna were not listed as such on the ranking sheets until 1890
*There was no fusensho system until May 1927
*All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day until 1909
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| 1837 | West Maegashira #7 (4-1-5) | West Maegashira #4 (0-3-5-2draws) |
| 1838 | West Maegashira #4 (3-0-3) | West Maegashira #4 (8-0-1-1hold) |
| 1839 | West Maegashira #1 (7-0-2-1draw) | West Komusubi (6-0-2-2draws) |
| 1840 | West Sekiwake (7-1-1-1draw) | West Sekiwake (5-1-2-2draws) |
| 1841 | West Ōzeki (6-1-2-1draw) | West Ōzeki (5-2-1draw) |
| 1842 | West Ōzeki (3-2-1-4draws) | West Sekiwake (5-1-1-3draws) |
| 1843 | West Sekiwake (5-0-4-1draw) | West Sekiwake (5-1-3-1draw) |
| 1844 | West Sekiwake (5-1-2-2draws) | West Ōzeki (8-0-2) |
| 1845 | West Ōzeki (6-0-2-2draws) | West Ōzeki (6-1-2-1draw) |
| 1846 | West Ōzeki (2-0-7-1draw) | Sat out |
| 1847 | West Ōzeki (3-3-1-3draws) | West Ōzeki (4-0-3-3draws) |
| 1848 | West Ōzeki (4-2-3-1draw) | West Ōzeki (5-1-2-1draw-1hold) |
| 1849 | Sat out | Sat out |
| 1850 | retired | x |
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.[2][3]
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament
- an X signifies the wrestler had yet to reach the top division at that point in his career or a tournament after he retired
| Green Box=Tournament Championship |
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