Tenryū Saburō

Tenryū Saburō
天竜 三郎
Personal information
Born	Saburō Wakuta November 1, 1903 Shizuoka prefecture, Japan
Died	August 20, 1989 (aged 85)
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	116 kg (256 lb)
Career
Stable	Dewanoumi
Record	171-85-18-6draws
Debut	May, 1920
Highest rank	Sekiwake (May, 1930)
Retired	January, 1932
Championships	1 (Jūryō), 1 (Sandanme)
* Up to date as of July 2013.

Tenryū Saburō, (November 1, 1903 – August 20, 1989) born Saburō Wakuta in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, was a professional sumo wrestler with the Dewanoumi stable. As the ring-leader of the so called "Shunjūen Incident", in which many wrestlers went on strike, he was expelled by the Japan Sumo Association in 1932.

Career record

Tenryū Saburō^[1]

-	Spring Haru basho, varied	Summer Natsu basho, varied
1920	(Maezumo)	East Jonokuchi #18 0–0–5
1921	East Jonokuchi #11 1–2–2	East Jonokuchi #9 2–2 1d
1922	East Jonidan #26 4–1	West Sandanme #27 1–3 1d
1923	East Sandanme #40 6–3 1d	East Sandanme #18 4–2
1924	East Sandanme #4 4–0 1d Championship	East Makushita #14 4–2
1925	East Makushita #3 3–3	West Makushita #5 2–3 1d
1926	West Makushita #9 4–2	West Makushita #5 2–4

-	Spring Haru basho, Tokyo	March Sangatsu basho, varied	Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo	October Jūgatsu basho, varied
1927	East Makushita #19 5–1	East Makushita #19 5–1	East Jūryō #10 3–3	West Jūryō #10 6–5
1928	East Jūryō #10 10–1 Championship	East Jūryō #2 7–4	West Maegashira #13 9–2	West Maegashira #13 8–3
1929	East Maegashira #2 0–0–11	East Maegashira #2 6–5	East Maegashira #6 8–3	East Maegashira #6 6–5
1930	East Maegashira #1 7–4	East Maegashira #1 10–1	East Sekiwake 6–4	East Sekiwake 8–3
1931	West Sekiwake 8–3	West Sekiwake 8–3	East Sekiwake 6–5	East Sekiwake 8–3
1932	West Sekiwake – Expelled
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

References

1. "Tenryu Saburo Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-07-12.