Wakakoma Kenzo

Wakakoma Kenzo
若駒 健三
Personal information
Born	Kenzo Ito April 20, 1937 Gojōme, Akita, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)
Career
Stable	Nishonoseki → Shibatayama → Hanakago
Record	219-153-48
Debut	May, 1952
Highest rank	Maegashira 8 (November, 1961)
Retired	March, 1962
Championships	1 (Jūryō) 1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Wakakoma Kenzo (born 20 April 1937 as Kenzo Ito) is a former sumo wrestler from Gojōme, Akita, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1952 and reached the top division in September 1961. His highest rank was maegashira 8. He left the sumo world upon retirement from active competition in March 1962.

Pre-modern career record

• In 1953 the New Year tournament was begun and the Spring tournament began to be held in Osaka.

Wakakoma Kenzo^[1]

-	Spring Haru basho, Tokyo	Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo	Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo
1952	Not held	Shinjo 2–1	East Jonidan #27 0–0–8

-	New Year Hatsu basho, Tokyo	Spring Haru basho, Osaka	Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo	Autumn Aki basho, Tokyo
1953	East Jonokuchi #1 0–0–8	(Banzukegai)	(Banzukegai)	Shinjo 2–1
1954	East Jonidan #57 6–2	East Jonidan #16 7–1	East Sandanme #60 5–3	East Sandanme #43 4–4
1955	East Sandanme #37 5–3	East Sandanme #14 6–2	West Makushita #52 5–3	West Makushita #44 6–2
1956	West Makushita #30 7–1	West Makushita #14 4–4	East Makushita #13 4–4	East Makushita #13 4–4
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

Modern career record

• Since the addition of the Kyushu tournament in 1957 and the Nagoya tournament in 1958, the yearly schedule has remained unchanged.

Year in sumo	January Hatsu basho, Tokyo	March Haru basho, Osaka	May Natsu basho, Tokyo	July Nagoya basho, Nagoya	September Aki basho, Tokyo	November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1957	West Makushita #12 4–4	West Makushita #10 4–4	West Makushita #9 5–3	Not held	West Makushita #6 4–4	East Makushita #6 4–4
1958	East Makushita #7 4–4	East Makushita #6 6–2	East Makushita #1 0–2–6	West Makushita #13 4–1–3	East Makushita #11 0–0–8	West Makushita #26 0–0–8
1959	East Makushita #46 5–3	West Makushita #39 4–4	East Makushita #39 6–2	East Makushita #21 1–7	West Makushita #37 0–1–7	West Makushita #62 7–1
1960	East Makushita #40 4–4	East Makushita #35 5–3	East Makushita #26 6–2	East Makushita #13 7–0 Champion	West Jūryō #15 8–7	West Jūryō #14 12–3 Champion
1961	West Jūryō #4 10–5	East Jūryō #1 4–11	East Jūryō #8 10–5	East Jūryō #2 10–5	East Maegashira #13 9–6	West Maegashira #8 6–9
1962	East Maegashira #12 3–12	East Jūryō #4 Retired –
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers
• List of sumo tournament second division champions

References

1. "Wakakoma Kenzo Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-19.