| 常ノ花 寛市 Tsunenohana Kan'ichi |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Kanichi Yamanobe November 23, 1896 Okayama, Japan |
| Died | November 28, 1960 (aged 64) |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 115 kg (250 lb) |
| Career | |
| Heya | Dewanoumi |
| Record | 263-81-66 (8 draws) |
| Debut | January, 1910 |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (January, 1924) |
| Retired | October, 1930 |
| Yūshō | 10 (Makuuchi) |
| * Career information is correct as of July 2007. | |
Tsunenohana Kan'ichi (常ノ花 寛市, November 23, 1896 – November 28, 1960) was a sumo wrestler from Okayama, Japan. He was the sport's 31st Yokozuna.
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He made his professional debut in January 1910 and reached the top makuuchi division in May 1917. He won his first top division championship in May 1921 from the rank of ozeki, with a perfect record of ten wins and no losses. After his second championship in May 1923 and a runner-up spot in January 1924, he was promoted to yokozuna. He was to win eight more championships during his yokozuna career, including three in a row in 1927. He was much stronger than his competition and had no serious rivals. As result, turnout at tournaments was quite poor.[1] His last title came in March 1930. He fought his last bouts in May of that year and officially retired in October. His retirement came very suddenly, as he was at the height of his powers, and it left Miyagiyama as the only yokozuna.[1]
After retiring from active competition he was the seventh head of the Dewanoumi stable and from 1944 to 1957 was also the head of the Sumo Association. However, he was blamed for Sumo Association's problems and attempted to commit suicide by a sword and gas in May 1957. He was fortunately rescued but he retired from the head of the Sumo Association.
| January | March | May | October | |
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| 1917 | x | no tournament held | West Maegashira #12 (6-3-1-hold) | no tournament held |
| 1918 | East Maegashira #4 (5-4-1) | no tournament held | East Maegashira #1 (8-1-1) | no tournament held |
| 1919 | East Sekiwake (6-3-1) | no tournament held | East Sekiwake (7-2-1hold) | no tournament held |
| 1920 | East Sekiwake (6-1-1draw-1hold) | no tournament held | Sat out due to injury | no tournament held |
| 1921 | West Ōzeki (9-1) | no tournament held | East Ōzeki (10-0) | no tournament held |
| 1922 | East Ōzeki (7-2-1hold) | no tournament held | West Ōzeki (5-4-1draw) | no tournament held |
| 1923 | East Ōzeki (4-4-2draws) | no tournament held | West Ōzeki (9-0-1draw-1hold) | no tournament held |
| 1924 | West Ōzeki (8-2) | no tournament held | East Yokozuna (5-2-1-2draws-1hold) | no tournament held |
| 1925 | East Yokozuna (0-2-9) | no tournament held | West Yokozuna (3-1-6-1draw) | no tournament held |
| 1926 | West Yokozuna (11-0) | no tournament held | Sat out due to injury | no tournament held |
| 1927 | West Yokozuna (7-4) | West Yokozuna (10-1) | West Yokozuna (10-1) | East Yokozuna (10-1) |
| 1928 | Sat out due to injury | West Yokozuna (10-1) | West Yokozuna (11-0) | West Yokozuna (9-2) |
| 1929 | East Yokozuna (4-4-3) | Sat out due to injury | East Yokozuna (10-1) | East Yokozuna (8-3)* |
| 1930 | East Yokozuna (8-3) | East Yokozuna (10-1) | East Yokozuna (5-4) | Retired |
*tournament actually held one month earlier
| Green Box=Tournament Championship |
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| Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can share the title | ||