Nishinoumi Kajirō III

Nishinoumi Kajirō III
西ノ海 嘉治郎
Personal information
Born Isesuke Matsuyama
(1890-11-02)November 2, 1890
Kagoshima, Japan
Died July 28, 1933(1933-07-28) (aged 42)
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 116 kg (256 lb)
Career
Stable 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
Championships 1 (Makuuchi)
1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Jonidan)
* Up to date 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.

Career

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 ōzeki in January 1922.

After Ōnishiki Uichirō left the sumo world, there remained only one yokozuna, Tochigiyama, in Tokyo sumo at that time. The Tokyo Sumo Association wanted to promote one more yokozuna. Although he didn't record significantly superior results, he was awarded a yokozuna licence in April 1923. He was promoted to that rank without winning any championships in the 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 stricken by heart disease in November 1925 and was absent from the next tournament. His strength continued to decline 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.

Top division record

Nishinoumi[1]
- Spring
Haru basho, varied
Summer
Natsu basho, varied
1916 East Maegashira #13
91
 
East Maegashira #3
235
 
1917 West Maegashira #5
451
 
West Maegashira #6
54
1d

 
1918 East Maegashira #3
721
 
East Sekiwake
28
 
1919 East Maegashira #3
541
 
East Maegashira #6
91
 
1920 East Komusubi
73
 
West Komusubi
523
 
1921 West Sekiwake
72
1h

 
East Sekiwake
82
 
1922 West Ōzeki
73
 
Sat out
1923 West Ōzeki
81
1d

 
East Yokozuna
524
 
1924 Sat out West Yokozuna
523
1h

 
1925 West Yokozuna
92
 
East Yokozuna
92
 
1926 Sat out West Yokozuna
92
 
- Spring
Haru basho, Tokyo
March
Sangatsu basho, varied
Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo
October
Jūgatsu basho, varied
1927 East Yokozuna
326
 
Sat out East Yokozuna
128
 
West Yokozuna
128
 
1928 West Yokozuna
731
 
Sat out Sat out East Yokozuna
Retired
00
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

See also

References

  1. "Nishinoumi Kajiro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-10-04.

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