Kimenzan Tanigorō

Kimenzan Tanigorō
鬼面山 谷五郎

Shiranui (left) and Kimenzan (right) in 1869
Personal information
Born Shin'ichi Tanaka
1826
Gifu, Japan
Died September 7, 1871(1871-09-07) (aged 45)
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 140 kg (310 lb)
Career
Stable Takekuma
Record 143-24-63
16draws-8holds(Makuuchi)
Debut February 1852
Highest rank Yokozuna (April 1869)
Retired November, 1870
Championships 7 (Makuuchi, unofficial)
* Up to date as of October 2007.

Kimenzan Tanigorō (鬼面山 谷五郎, 1826? – September 7, 1871) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 13th yokozuna.

Career

Kimenzan was born in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, Japan and his real name was Shin'ichi Tanaka. He entered sumo in February 1852 in the second highest jūryō division and reached the top makuuchi division in January 1857. He was employed by the Tokushima Domain.

He was promoted to ōzeki in November 1865. However, he was unenrolled in the November 1866 banzuke. It was reportedly because he had a quarrel with sumo elders.[1] He was promoted to ōzeki again in June 1868.

He was awarded a yokozuna license in February 1869. He became a yokozuna at the age of 43, the oldest ever.[2]

In the top makuuchi division, he won 143 bouts and lost 24 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 85.6.

He retired as an active wrestler in November 1870, but died in the next year. His grave can be found in Sayama, Saitama.

There is a monument to him in Yōrō, Gifu.[3]

Top division record

Kimenzan Tanigorō[4]
- Spring Winter
1857 East Maegashira #7
802
 
East Maegashira #4
622
 
1858 East Maegashira #2
802
Unofficial

 
Called off due to fire
1859 East Komusubi
801
1h
Unofficial

 
East Komusubi
622
 
1860 East Komusubi
811
 
East Komusubi
601
Unofficial

 
1861 East Komusubi
315
1h

 
East Komusubi
613
 
1862 East Komusubi
612
1d

 
East Sekiwake
631
 
1863 East Sekiwake
701
1d 1h
Unofficial

 
East Sekiwake
702
2d
Unofficial

 
1864 East Sekiwake
503
2d

 
East Sekiwake
532
 
1865 East Sekiwake
522
1h

 
East Ōzeki
403
3d 1h

 
1866 East Ōzeki
701
1d 1h
Unofficial

 
Not enrolled
1867 East Komusubi
501
3d 1h

 
East Komusubi
405
1d

 
1868 West Ōzeki
126
1h

 
West Ōzeki
901
Unofficial

 
1869 West Ōzeki
721
 
West Ōzeki
602
2d

 
1870 West Ōzeki
415
 
West Ōzeki
Retired
0010
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions

Key:   d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り);   nr=no result recorded
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: 
Yokozuna (not ranked as such on banzuke until 1890)
Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament and the above unofficial championships are historically conferred. For more information see yūshō.

See also

References

  1. 横綱の歴史 (in Japanese). History Research Council in Kyoto University. 1997-12-05. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  2. Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
  3. 句歌碑めぐり (in Japanese). Yoro-cho Tourist sightseeing association. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  4. "Kimenzan Tanigoro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-09-27.

External links

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