Takamiyama Torinosuke

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; October 25, 1873; Choshi, Chiba Prefecture
Died	January 11, 1924 (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 Top Division Runner-up 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