Kimenzan Tanigorō
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| Birth name | Shin'ichi Tanaka | |
| Date of birth | 1826 | |
| Place of birth | Gifu, Japan | |
| Date of death | September 7, 1871 (aged 45) | |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 140 kg (310 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Takakuma | |
| Record | 143-24-63 16draws-8holds(Makuuchi) |
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| Debut | February 1852 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (April 1869) | |
| Retired | November, 1870 | |
| Yusho | 7 (Makuuchi, unofficial) | |
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* Career information is correct as of October 2007. |
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Kimenzan Tanigorō (鬼面山 谷五郎, 1826? - September 7, 1871) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 13th Yokozuna.
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[edit] Career
Kimenzan was born in Yoru, Gifu Prefecture, Japan and his real name was Shin'ichi Tanaka. He entered sumo in February 1852 in the second highest juryo division and reached the top makuuchi division in January 1857.
He was awarded a yokozuna license in February 1869. He was employed by the Tokushima Domain.
He became a yokozuna at the age of 43, the oldest ever.[1]
His grave can be found in Sayama, Saitama.
There is a monument to him in Yōrō, Gifu.[2]
[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
| First | Second | |
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| 1857 | East Maegashira #7 (4-3-1) | East Maegashira #4 (6-2-2) |
| 1858 | East Maegashira #2 (8-0-2) | tournament called off due to fire |
| 1859 | East Komusubi (8-0-1-1hold) | East Komusubi (6-2-2) |
| 1860 | East Komusubi (8-1-1) | East Komusubi (6-0-1) |
| 1861 | East Komusubi (3-1-5-1hold) | East Komusubi (6-1-3) |
| 1862 | East Komusubi (6-1-2-1draw) | East Sekiwake (6-3-1) |
| 1863 | East Sekiwake (7-0-1-1draw-1hold) | East Sekiwake (7-0-2draws) |
| 1864 | East Sekiwake (5-0-3-2draws) | East Sekiwake (5-3-2) |
| 1865 | East Sekiwake (5-2-2-1hold) | East Ozeki (4-0-1-3draws-1hold) |
| 1866 | East Ozeki (7-0-1-1draw-1hold) | Unenrolled |
| 1867 | East Komusubi (5-0-1-3draws-1hold) | East Komusubi (4-0-5-1draw) |
| 1868 | West Ozeki (1-2-6-1hold) | West Ozeki (9-0-1) |
| 1869 | West Ozeki (7-2-1) | West Ozeki (6-0-2-2draws) |
| 1870 | West Ozeki (4-1-5) | retired |
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.[3][4]
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament
| Green Box=Tournament Championship |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Sharnoff, Lorna (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x.
- ^ 句歌碑めぐり (Japanese). Yoro-cho Tourist sightseeing association. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ Kimenzan Tanigoro Rikishi Information (English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
- ^ 大相撲優勝力士 (Japanese). ja.wikipedia. Retrieved on 2008-05-28.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Kimenzan Tanigoro tournament results
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