Takamiyama Torinosuke

Takamiyama Torinosuke
髙見山酉之助

The grave of Takimiyama in his birthplace of Chōshi City
Personal information
Born Yoshioka Torinosuke
(1873-10-25)October 25, 1873
Choshi, Chiba Prefecture
Died January 11, 1924(1924-01-11) (aged 50)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 139 kg (306 lb)
Career
Stable Takasago
Record 43-29-55-13draws (makuuchi)
Debut June 1895
Highest rank Sekiwake (January 1910)
Retired May 1913
Championships 1 (Makuuchi)
* Up to date as of July 2008.

Takamiyama Torinosuke (髙見山酉之助, October 25, 1873 – January 11, 1924) was a Japanese sumo wrestler.

Career

He joined Takasago stable, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1907. In the June 1909 tournament, he defeated ozeki Tachiyama and won the first official championship in the history of professional sumo. He reached his highest rank of sekiwake in January 1910. He reportedly feared facing the small but fierce Tamatsubaki Kentaro.[1] After he retired in May 1913, he left the sumo world and returned to his hometown.

Top Division Record

Takamiyama Torinosuke[2]
- Spring Summer
1907 West Maegashira #14
5–3–1
1d

 
West Maegashira #9
5–3–1
1d

 
1908 West Maegashira #5
5–4–1
 
West Maegashira #3
6–3–1
 
1909 Sat out East Maegashira #7
7–0
3d

 
1910 East Sekiwake
1–6–1
2d

 
East Maegashira #5
5–2–1
2d

 
1911 East Komusubi
3–3–3
1d

 
Sat out
1912 Sat out East Maegashira #12
6–2
2d

 
1913 East Maegashira #2
0–3–6
1d

 
West Maegashira #12
Retired
0–0–10
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. ↑ 高見山 酉之助 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  2. ↑ "Takamiyama Torinosuke Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference.


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