Kimenzan Tanigorō

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In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Kimenzan.
Kimenzan Tanigorō
鬼面山 谷五郎
Sumo-Yokozuna-Shiranui-and-Kimenzan-1869.png
Shiranui (left) and Kimenzan (right) in 1869
Personal information
BornTanaka Shin'ichi
1826
, Mino, Japan
DiedSeptember 7, 1871(1871-09-07) (aged 45)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight140 kg (310 lb)
Career
Stable
Record143-24-63
16draws-8holds(Makuuchi)
DebutFebruary 1852
Highest rankYokozuna (April 1869)
RetiredNovember, 1870
Elder nameKimenzan
Championships7 (Makuuchi, unofficial)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Kimenzan Tanigorō (鬼面山 谷五郎, 1826? – September 7, 1871) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 13th yokozuna.

Career[]

Kimenzan was born in , Mino Province and his real name was Tanaka Shin'ichi (田中 新一). He entered sumo in February 1852 in the second highest jūryō division and reached the top makuuchi division in January 1857. He was employed by the Tokushima Domain.

He was promoted to ōzeki in November 1865. However, he was unenrolled in the November 1866 banzuke. It was reportedly because he had a quarrel with sumo elders.[1] He was promoted to ōzeki again in June 1868.

He was awarded a yokozuna license in February 1869. He became a yokozuna at the age of 43, the oldest ever.[2]

In the top makuuchi division, he won 143 bouts and lost 24 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 85.6.

He retired as an active wrestler in November 1870, but died the next year. His grave can be found in Sayama, Saitama.

There is a monument to him in Yōrō, Gifu.[3]

Top division record[]

  • The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.
Kimenzan Tanigorō[4]
- Spring Winter
1857 East Maegashira #7
8–0–2
 		 East Maegashira #4
6–2–2
 
1858 East Maegashira #2
8–0–2
Unofficial
 		 Called off due to fire
1859 East Komusubi
8–0–1
1h
Unofficial
 		 East Komusubi
6–2–2
 
1860 East Komusubi
8–1–1
 		 East Komusubi
6–0–1
Unofficial
 
1861 East Komusubi
3–1–5
1h
 		 East Komusubi
6–1–3
 
1862 East Komusubi
6–1–2
1d
 		 East Sekiwake
6–3–1
 
1863 East Sekiwake
7–0–1
1d 1h
Unofficial
 		 East Sekiwake
7–0–2
2d
Unofficial
 
1864 East Sekiwake
5–0–3
2d
 		 East Sekiwake
5–3–2
 
1865 East Sekiwake
5–2–2
1h
 		 East Ōzeki
4–0–3
3d 1h
 
1866 East Ōzeki
7–0–1
1d 1h
Unofficial
 		 Not enrolled
1867 East Komusubi
5–0–1
3d 1h
 		 East Komusubi
4–0–5
1d
 
1868 West Ōzeki
1–2–6
1h
 		 West Ōzeki
9–0–1
Unofficial
 
1869 West Ōzeki
7–2–1
 		 West Ōzeki
6–0–2
2d
 
1870 West Ōzeki
4–1–5
 		 West Ōzeki
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);   nr=no result recorded
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: 
Yokozuna (not ranked as such on banzuke until 1890)
Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament and the above unofficial championships are historically conferred. For more information see yūshō.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy" 横綱の歴史 (in Japanese). History Research Council in Kyoto University. 1997-12-05. Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2008-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.
  3. ^ 句歌碑めぐり (in Japanese). Yoro-cho Tourist sightseeing association. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  4. ^ "Kimenzan Tanigoro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2007-09-27.

External links[]


Preceded by
Jinmaku Kyūgorō 		13th Yokozuna
1869–1870 		Succeeded by
Sakaigawa Namiemon
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
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