| 西ノ海 嘉治郎 Nishinoumi Kajirō |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Isesuke Matsuyama November 2, 1890 Kagoshima, Japan |
| Died | July 28, 1933 (aged 42) |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 116 kg (260 lb) |
| Career | |
| Heya | Izutsu |
| Record | 176-69-121-4draws-2holds (Total) 134-60-116-2draws-2holds (Makuuchi) |
| Debut | January 1910 |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (April 1923) |
| Retired | October, 1928 |
| Yūshō | 1 (Makuuchi) 1 (Juryo) 1 (Makushita) 1 (Jonidan) |
| Kinboshi | 1 (Ōtori) |
| * Career information is correct as of September 2007. | |
Nishinoumi Kajirō III (西ノ海 嘉治郎, November 2, 1890 – July 28, 1933) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 30th Yokozuna.
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He joined Izutsu stable and made a debut in January 1910. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in January 1916. He was promoted to Ozeki in January 1922.
After Ōnishiki Uichirō left the sumo world, there remained only one yokozuna Tochigiyama in Tokyo sumo at that time. Tokyo Sumo Association wanted to get one more yokozuna. Although he didn't record good results, he was awarded a yokozuna licence in April 1923. He was promoted to that rank without winning any championships in top makuuchi division. Therefore, his promotion was controversial, although championships (Yūshō) before January 1926 were officially awarded by not the Sumo Association but a newspaper, the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.
He won his only championship in May 1925. He was striken down by heart disease in November 1925 and was absent from next tournament. His strength declined and he retired in October 1928. In the top makuuchi division, he won 134 bouts and lost 60 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 69.1.
| January | March | May | October | |
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| 1916 | East Maegashira #13 (9-1) | no tournament held | East Maegashira #3 (2-3-5) | no tournament held |
| 1917 | West Maegashira #5 (4-5-1) | no tournament held | West Maegashira #6 (5-4-1draw) | no tournament held |
| 1918 | East Maegashira #3 (7-2-1) | no tournament held | East Sekiwake (2-8) | no tournament held |
| 1919 | East Maegashira #3 (5-4-1) | no tournament held | East Maegashira #6 (9-1)☆ | no tournament held |
| 1920 | East Komusubi (7-3) | no tournament held | West Komusubi (5-2-3) | no tournament held |
| 1921 | West Sekiwake (7-2-1hold) | no tournament held | East Sekiwake (8-2) | no tournament held |
| 1922 | West Ōzeki (7-3) | no tournament held | Sat out due to injury | no tournament held |
| 1923 | West Ōzeki (8-1-1draw) | no tournament held | East Yokozuna (5-2-4) | no tournament held |
| 1924 | Sat out due to injury | no tournament held | West Yokozuna (5-2-3-1hold) | no tournament held |
| 1925 | West Yokozuna (9-2) | no tournament held | East Yokozuna (9-2) | no tournament held |
| 1926 | Sat out due to injury | no tournament held | West Yokozuna (9-2) | no tournament held |
| 1927 | East Yokozuna (3-2-6) | Sat out due to injury | East Yokozuna (1-2-8) | West Yokozuna (1-2-8) |
| 1928 | West Yokozuna (7-3-1) | Sat out due to injury | Sat out due to injury | Retired |
| Green Box=Tournament Championship | ☆= Number of Kinboshi. |
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| Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can share the title | ||