Nishinoumi Kajirō II
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Kyuhachi Makise | |
| Date of birth | February 6, 1880 | |
| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | |
| Date of death | January 27, 1931 (aged 50) | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 139 kg (310 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Izutsu | |
| Record | 106-38-70-27draws-9holds (Makuuchi) | |
| Debut | January, 1900 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (February, 1916) | |
| Retired | May, 1918 | |
| Yusho | 1 (Makuuchi) | |
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* Career information is correct as of September 2007. |
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Nishinoumi Kajirō II (西ノ海 嘉治郎, February 6, 1880 - January 27, 1931) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 25th Yokozuna.
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[edit] Career
Nishinoumi was promoted to the top makuuchi division in May 1906. He was awarded a yokozuna licence by the house of Yoshida Tsukasa in February 1916 after winning a championship at January 1916 tournament. He was 36 years old at the time of his promotion, making him the oldest yokozuna in the 20th century.[1]
He favoured the style of dohyo-iri (yokozuna ring entering ceremony) that has come to be known as unryu.[1]
After his retirement, he was an elder known as Izutsu and produced many top division wrestlers, such as yokozuna Nishinoumi Kajirō III. He augmented an effect of izutsu on Japan Sumo Association but he was blamed for using his position unfairly by his opponents. He committed suicide by hanging on January 27, 1931.
His adopted daughter's adopted daughter's sons are Sakahoko Akihiro and Terao Tsunefumi.
[edit] Top division record
| January | May | |
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| 1906 | x | West Maegashira #10 (3-4-1-1draw-1hold) |
| 1907 | West Maegashira #7 (3-1-6) | West Maegashira #8 (6-1-1-2draws) |
| 1908 | West Sekiwake (4-2-1-3draws) | West Sekiwake (7-1-1-1draw) |
| 1909 | East Sekiwake (3-0-7) | East Sekiwake (5-2-1-2draws)* |
| 1910 | East Ōzeki (2-1-2-3draws-2holds) | East Ōzeki (1-1-7-1hold)* |
| 1911 | East Ōzeki (6-1-2draws-1hold) | East Ōzeki (1-2-5-1draw-1hold)* |
| 1912 | West Ōzeki (7-1-2draws) | East Ōzeki (7-2-1draw) |
| 1913 | East Ōzeki (4-3-2draws-1hold) | West Ōzeki (5-3-2draws) |
| 1914 | West Ōzeki (6-2-1draw-1hold) | East Ōzeki (6-3-1draw) |
| 1915 | East Ōzeki (4-1-3-1draw-1hold) | East Ōzeki (6-2-1-1draw)* |
| 1916 | East Ōzeki (8-0-1-1draw) | East Yokozuna (8-2) |
| 1917 | West Yokozuna (2-2-6) | West Yokozuna (2-1-7) |
| 1918 | Sat out due to injury | retired |
*tournament actually held one month later than listed.
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.[2]
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament (usually due to injury)
- an X signifies the wrestler had yet to reach the top division at that point in his career
| Green Box=Tournament Championship |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sharnoff, Lorna (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x.
- ^ Nishinoumi Kajiro Rikishi Informetion (English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
[edit] See also
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