Ōzutsu Man'emon
| 大砲 万右衛門 Ōzutsu Man'emon | |
|---|---|
 Ōzutsu (3rd from left) around the time of his championship and promotion to sekiwake | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
Manji Kakubari December 30, 1869 Miyagi, Japan |
| Died | May 27, 1918 (aged 48) |
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 131 kg (289 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Oguruma |
| Record |
98-29-138-51draws-4holds (Makuuchi) |
| Debut | January, 1885 |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (April, 1901) |
| Retired | January, 1908 |
| Championships | 2 (Makuuchi, unofficial) |
| Gold Stars | 2 |
| * Career information is correct as of October 2007. | |
Ōzutsu Man'emon (大砲 万右衛門, December 30, 1869 – May 27, 1918) was a sumo wrestler from Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He was the sport's 18th Yokozuna.
Career
Ōzutsu was a taller sumo wrestler compared with other wrestlers at that time. Although he was not very strong at first, he was rapidly promoted and reached sekiwake only three tournament after entering the top makuuchi division. He became strong and was promoted to ōzeki in May 1899.
He had never lost any bouts as ōzeki and was awarded a yokozuna licence by the house of Yoshida Tsukasa in April 1901. He won the tournament with no defeat in May 1902. However, his strength rapidly declined after taking part in the Russo-Japanese War. He was absent from three tournaments due to the war. However, former yokozuna Umegatani Tōtarō I had taught him that yokozuna must not be defeated, so he recorded many draws late in his career. In the May 1907 tournament, he drew in all of nine bouts.[1] He retired on the next tournament. In the top makuuchi division, he won 98 bouts and lost 29 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 77.2. He also recorded 51 draws.
Ōzutsu (大砲) means "cannon" in Japanese but its reading is usually Taihō, and the name of yokozuna Taihō (大鵬) means "big phoenix".
Top division record
| - | Spring | Summer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | x | West Maegashira #6 3–6–1 |
||||
| 1893 | Sat out | West Maegashira #2 5–4–1 |
||||
| 1894 | West Sekiwake 2–2–6 |
West Maegashira #1 4–2–2 2d |
||||
| 1895 | West Komusubi 2–1–7 |
West Komusubi 7–0–2 1d Unofficial |
||||
| 1896 | West Sekiwake 3–1–5 1d |
Sat out | ||||
| 1897 | West Maegashira #1 6–2–1 1d |
West Komusubi 4–3–1 2d |
||||
| 1898 | West Komusubi 4–0–2 4d |
West Sekiwake 6–0–2 2d |
||||
| 1899 | West Sekiwake 4–1–1 4d |
West Ōzeki 1–0–6 2d 1h |
||||
| 1900 | Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 |
West Ōzeki 6–0–1 2d 1h |
||||
| 1901 | West Ōzeki 7–0–2 1d |
East Yokozuna 6–1–1 1draw 1h |
||||
| 1902 | East Yokozuna 6–2–1 1d |
East Yokozuna 8–0–1 1d Unofficial |
||||
| 1903 | East Yokozuna 7–1–1 1d |
Sat out for military service | ||||
| 1904 | Sat out for military service | Sat out for military service | ||||
| 1905 | East Yokozuna 3–1–5 1h |
East Yokozuna 2–1–1 6d |
||||
| 1906 | East Yokozuna 1–0–1 8d |
Sat out | ||||
| 1907 | East Yokozuna 1–1–6 2d |
East Yokozuna 0–0–1 9d |
||||
| 1908 | East Yokozuna Retired 0–0 |
|||||
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Key: ★=Kinboshi(s); d=Draw(s) (引分); h=Hold(s) (預り) |
||||||
*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the summer 1909 tournament, and the above championships are unofficial. For more information, see yūshō.
References
- ↑ "「横綱は決して負けてはいけないと聞かされていたもので…」（第18代横綱・大砲）" (in Japanese). Japan Sumo Association. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ "Ozutsu Manemon Rikishi Information" (in English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ↑ "大相撲優勝力士" (in Japanese). ja.wikipedia. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
See also
- Glossary of sumo terms
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of Yokozuna
|
|
|
| Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can share the title | ||