Ōtori Tanigorō

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Ōtori Tanigorō
鳳 谷五郎
Otori.jpg
Personal information
BornTakida Akira
(1887-04-03)April 3, 1887
Chiba, Japan
DiedNovember 16, 1956(1956-11-16) (aged 69)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career
StableMiyagino
Record107-49-68-6draws-10holds
(Makuuchi)
DebutMay, 1903
Highest rankYokozuna (February, 1915)
RetiredMay, 1920
Elder nameMiyagino
Championships2 (Makuuchi)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Ōtori Tanigorō (Japanese: 鳳 谷五郎, April 3, 1887 – November 16, 1956) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Inzai, Chiba Prefecture. He was the sport's 24th yokozuna.

Career[]

His real name was Takida Akira (瀧田 明). He fought out of Miyagino stable and made his debut in the jonokuchi division in May 1903, with his shikona name spelled Ōtori (大鳥). In May 1908, he changed his ring name to Ōtori Tanigorō. He reached the top division in January 1909 and won his first tournament championship in his debut tournament at the rank of ōzeki in January 1913. He was undefeated in that tournament, recording seven wins, one draw and one no decision. His second championship in January 1915, which he took with ten straight wins, saw him promoted to yokozuna.

Okuma Shigenobu presented a tachi, or long sword, to him.[1] However, his record at sumo's highest rank was very patchy and he did not manage to win any further championships. He was known for his wide variety of techniques, but at that time the most popular yokozuna was Hitachiyama and so his fighting style was regarded as unacceptable.[2] His record as yokozuna was 35 wins against 24 defeats, compared with 36 wins and only four defeats at ōzeki. He retired in May 1920. In the top makuuchi division, he won 108 bouts and lost 49 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 68.8.

He was head coach of Miyagino stable from 1916 until his death in 1956 (there was no mandatory retirement age for oyakata at that time). He had insisted that his successor had to be a yokozuna, so it became inactive for a while. Eventually yokozuna Yoshibayama revived the stable and assumed the Miyagino name in 1960.

On November 11, 2006, a monument to Ōtori was established in his home city of Inzai.[3]

Top Division Record[]

Ōtori Tanigorō[4]
- Spring Summer
1909 West Maegashira #10
4–3–1
2h

 
West Maegashira #2
7–2
1d

 
1910 West Sekiwake
2–6
2h

 
West Maegashira #3
5–3–1
1h

 
1911 West Komusubi
0–3–6
1h

 
West Maegashira #6
5–1–3
1h

 
1912 East Komusubi
6–2–1
1h

 
West Sekiwake
7–1
2d

 
1913 West Ōzeki
7–0–1
1d 1h

 
East Ōzeki
8–1
1d

 
1914 East Ōzeki
8–2
 
West Ōzeki
3–1–6
 
1915 West Ōzeki
10–0
 
West Yokozuna
2–2–6
 
1916 West Yokozuna
6–3
1d

 
Sat out
1917 East Yokozuna
8–2
 
East Yokozuna
3–2–5
 
1918 West Yokozuna
7–3
 
West Yokozuna
0–1–9
 
1919 West Yokozuna
3–1–5
1h

 
West Yokozuna
3–6–1
 
1920 West Yokozuna
3–4–3
 
East Yokozuna
Retired
0–0–10
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: MakuuchiJūryōMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira

References[]

  1. ^ 鳳 谷五郎 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-06-13.
  2. ^ Atsuo Tsubota. 横綱伝 19代~25代 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  3. ^ まいたいむ北総2006年11月25日号 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  4. ^ "Otori Tanigoro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference.

See also[]


Preceded by
Ōkido Moriemon
24th Yokozuna
1915–1920
Succeeded by
Nishinoumi Kajirō II
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
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