大木戸 森右衛門 Ōkido Moriemon |
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Born | Mitsuzo Uchida November 2, 1878 Hyogo, Japan |
Died | November 7, 1930 | (aged 52)
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 125 kg (280 lb) |
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Heya | Minato |
Record | 143-20-22-10draws (Makuuchi) |
Debut | September 1899 |
Highest rank | Yokozuna (December 1912) |
Retired | January 1914 |
Yūshō | 10 (Osaka sumo) |
* Career information is correct as of August 2008. |
Ōkido Moriemon (大木戸 森右衛門, November 2, 1878 – November 7, 1930) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 23rd Yokozuna. He was second yokozuna to be recognised from Osaka sumo, and the only yokozuna who spent his whole active career in Osaka.
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Okido made a debut in Osaka sumo in September 1899. Between January 1908 and May 1909, he recorded 28 consecutive wins without any draw or hold. The Osaka Sumo Association attempted to promote him to yokozuna, but they hated Tokyo sumo's Hitachiyama, who had friendship with Okido.
In January 1910, he was promoted to yokozuna by the Osaka Sumo Association, without agreements of Tokyo sumo and the house of Yoshida Tsukasa. The house of Yoshida Tsukasa became very angry and the Osaka Sumo Association apologized to the house. He was awarded a yokozuna licence officially in December 1912.
However, he suffered from cerebral hemorrhage and retired from an active sumo wrestler in January 1914.
*Championships from Osaka sumo were unofficial
*There was no fusensho system until March 1927
*All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day until January 1910 and on the first day between May 1910 and January 1913 in Osaka.
January | May | |
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1903 | West maegashira #6 (6-3) | West maegashira #1 (6-2-1) |
1904 | West Komusubi (8-0-1draw) | West Sekiwake (8-0-1-1hold) |
1905 | West Ōzeki (9-0-1) | West Ōzeki (6-1-1-2draw)* |
1906 | Wast Ōzeki (9-0-1)* | West Ōzeki (8-1-1) |
1907 | East Ōzeki (3-1-4-2holds) | East Ōzeki (7-0-2-1hold)* |
1908 | East Ōzeki (7-2-1) | East Ōzeki (9-0-1)* |
1909 | East Ōzeki (9-0-1) | East Ōzeki (9-0-1) |
1910 | East Yokozuna (6-2-1-1draw) | East Yokozuna (8-1-1)* |
1911 | East Yokozuna (7-1-1-1draw)* | East Yokozuna (6-2-2)** |
1912 | East Yokozuna (7-1-1-1draw) | no tournament held |
1913 | East Yokozuna (5-3-2) | Sat out |
1914 | Retired | x |
*tournament actually held one month later than listed.
**tournament actually held in October.
Green Box=Tournament Championship |
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Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can share the title |