Tamatsubaki Kentaro
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| Personal information | ||
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| Birth name | Morino Kenjiro | |
| Date of birth | November 10, 1883 | |
| Place of birth | Toyama, Japan | |
| Date of death | September 19, 1928 (aged 44) | |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |
| Weight | 73 kg (160 lb) | |
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| Heya | Ikazuchi | |
| Record | 91-82-52-34draws-17noresult | |
| Debut | January, 1897 | |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (June, 1909) | |
| Retired | January, 1916 | |
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* Career information is correct as of February 2008. |
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Tamatsubaki Kentaro (玉椿憲太郎 Tamatsubaki Kentarō?, 10 November 1883 - 19 September 1928) was a sumo wrestler from Toyama, Japan. He was known for his techniques, which covered his small size. Although his height was only 158cm, he afflicted Hitachiyama and was called "mite".[1] He was the shortest wrestler in sumo history,[2] and also one of the lightest at 73 kg. His highest rank was sekiwake. After retirement he was known as Shiratama-oyakata.
[edit] References
- ^ 甚句会と趣味の会 (Japanese). Tomoko Office.
- ^ Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill, 225. ISBN 0-8348-0283-x.
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