Tsunenohana Kan'ichi

Tsunenohana Kan'ichi
常ノ花 寛市
Personal information
Born Kanichi Yamanobe
(1896-11-23)November 23, 1896
Okayama, Japan
Died November 28, 1960(1960-11-28) (aged 64)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 115 kg (254 lb)
Career
Stable Dewanoumi
Record 263-81-66 (8 draws)
Debut January, 1910
Highest rank Yokozuna (January, 1924)
Retired October, 1930
Championships 10 (Makuuchi)
1 (Jūryō)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Tsunenohana Kan'ichi (常ノ花 寛市, November 23, 1896 – November 28, 1960) was a sumo wrestler from Okayama, Japan. He was the sport's 31st yokozuna.

Career

He made his professional debut in January 1910 and reached the top makuuchi division in May 1917. He won his first top division championship in May 1921 from the rank of ōzeki, with a perfect record of ten wins and no losses. After his second championship in May 1923 and a runner-up spot in January 1924, he was promoted to yokozuna. He was to win eight more championships during his yokozuna career, including three in a row in 1927. He was much stronger than his competition and had no serious rivals. As a result, turnout at tournaments tended to be quite poor.[1] His last title came in March 1930. He fought his last bouts in May of that year and officially retired in October. His retirement came very suddenly, as he was at the height of his powers, and it left Miyagiyama as the only yokozuna.[1]

Retirement

After retiring from active competition he was the seventh head of the Dewanoumi stable and from 1944 to 1957 was also the chairman of the Sumo Association. During his tenure as chairman of the Association, in 1956, he performed his kanreki dohyō-iri or '60th year ring entrance ceremony' to commemorate his years as yokozuna. Later on in his tenure, he began to be blamed for the Sumo Association's problems and attempted to commit suicide by a sword and gas in May 1957. He was fortunately rescued but he retired as the chairman of the Sumo Association.[2]

Top Division Record

Tsunenohana[3]
- Spring
Haru basho, varied
Summer
Natsu basho, varied
1917 x West Maegashira #12
63
1h

 
1918 East Maegashira #4
541
 
East Maegashira #1
811
 
1919 East Sekiwake
631
 
East Sekiwake
72
1h

 
1920 East Sekiwake
611
1d 1h

 
Sat out
1921 West Ōzeki
91
 
East Ōzeki
100
 
1922 East Ōzeki
72
1h

 
West Ōzeki
54
1d

 
1923 East Ōzeki
44
2d

 
West Ōzeki
90
1d 1hy

 
1924 West Ōzeki
82
 
East Yokozuna
521
2d 1h

 
1925 East Yokozuna
029
 
West Yokozuna
316
1d

 
1926 West Yokozuna
110
 
Sat out
- Spring
Haru basho, Tokyo
March
Sangatsu basho, varied
Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo
October
Jūgatsu basho, varied
1927 West Yokozuna
74
 
West Yokozuna
101
 
West Yokozuna
101
 
East Yokozuna
101
 
1928 Sat out West Yokozuna
101
 
West Yokozuna
110
 
West Yokozuna
92
 
1929 East Yokozuna
443
 
Sat out East Yokozuna
101
 
East Yokozuna
83
 
1930 East Yokozuna
83
 
East Yokozuna
101
 
East Yokozuna
54
 
West Yokozuna
Retired
000
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. 1 2 Newton, Clyde (1994). Dynamic Sumo. Kodansha. p. 124. ISBN 4-7700-1802-9.
  2. "The Gallery - Rijicho of the Kyokai". The Oyakata Gallery. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  3. "Tsunenohana Kanichi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-09-27.

External links

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31st Yokozuna
1924 - 1930
Next:
Tamanishiki San'emon
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can share the title
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Isamu Takeshita
Chairman of the Japan Sumo Association
1944–1957
Succeeded by
Futabayama Sadaji
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