Tamanoumi Masahiro
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| Birth name | Takeuchi Masao | |
| Date of birth | February 5, 1944 | |
| Place of birth | Aichi | |
| Date of death | October 11, 1971 (aged 27) | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
| Weight | 135 kg (300 lb) | |
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| Heya | Kataonami, formerly Nishonoseki | |
| Record | 619-305-0 | |
| Debut | March, 1959 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (January, 1970) | |
| Yusho | 6(Makuuchi) 1 (Jonidan) |
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| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (4) Fighting Spirit (2) |
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| Gold stars | 4 (Tochinoumi (2), Sadanoyama (2)) |
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* Career information is correct as of July 2007. |
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Tamanoumi Masahiro (玉の海 正洋, February 5, 1944 - October 11, 1971), was a sumo wrestler, born in Aichi, Japan. He was the sport's 51st yokozuna.
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[edit] Career
Born in Gamanori, he played judo in his youth. Tamanoumi began his professional career in March 1959, joining the same stable as the great yokozuna Taihō. At that stage he used a different shikona, or fighting name: Tamanoshima. In 1962 his coach, Kataonami, set up a new stable and Tamanoshima joined it. He reached the top makuuchi division in March 1964. He was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of ozeki in November 1966. In May 1968, after three runner-up performances in a row, he finally captured his first yusho, or tournament title, with a 13-2 record. His second title came in September 1969. In November he posted a 10-5 record, and in January 1970 he took part in a playoff for the title with fellow ozeki Kitanofuji. Tamanoshima lost the match, but after the tournament both Kitanofuji and Tamanoshima were promoted to the yokozuna rank.
Upon reaching yokozuna Tamanoshima changed his name to Tamanoumi, his coach's old shikona. His first tournament championship as a yokozuna came in September 1970 and he followed it up with another victory in November, defeating Taihō in a playoff. In July 1971 Tamanoumi won his sixth and final championship, his first with a perfect 15-0 record.
On October 11th 1971, Tamanoumi underwent an appendectomy but suffered a fatal heart attack during the procedure.[1] He was only the fourth man in history to die whilst an active yokozuna. [1]Kitanofuji was a good friend of Tamanoumi as well as a rival and was shocked by his death. He was just 27 years old and would undoubtedly have won many more championships had he lived.
[edit] Top division record
| 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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| 1964 | x | East Maegashira #15 9–6 |
West Maegashira #9 8–7 |
West Maegashira #6 8–7 |
West Maegashira #4 8–7 |
West Maegashira #1 9–6 |
| 1965 | East Komusubi 5–10 |
East Maegashira #3 9–6 O★★ |
West Komusubi 8–7 O |
West Sekiwake 6–9 |
West Maegashira #1 7–8 ★ |
West Maegashira #2 4–11 |
| 1966 | West Maegashira #8 13–2 F |
East Maegashira #1 9–6 ★ |
West Sekiwake 10–5 F |
West Sekiwake 9–6 O |
East Sekiwake 11–4 O |
West Ōzeki 9–6 |
| 1967 | West Ōzeki 9–6 |
West Ōzeki 7–8 |
West Ōzeki 8–7 |
East Ōzeki 9–6 |
West Ōzeki 9–6 |
West Ōzeki 11–4 |
| 1968 | East Ōzeki 12–3 |
East Ōzeki 12–3 |
East Ōzeki 13–2 |
East Ōzeki 10–5 |
West Ōzeki 10–5 |
East Ōzeki 12–3 |
| 1969 | East Ōzeki 12–3 |
East Ōzeki 10–5 |
West Ōzeki 8–7 |
West Ōzeki 9–6 |
West Ōzeki 13–2 |
East Ōzeki 10–5 |
| 1970 | West Ōzeki 13–2 |
West Yokozuna 13–2 |
East Yokozuna 12–3 |
East Yokozuna 9–6 |
West Yokozuna 14–1 |
East Yokozuna 14–1 |
| 1971 | East Yokozuna 14–1 |
East Yokozuna 14–1 |
East Yokozuna 13–2 |
West Yokozuna 15–0 |
East Yokozuna 12–3 |
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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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