Otori Tanigoro
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Ōtori Tanigorō was a sumo
wrestler from Inzai
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
. He was the sport's 24th Yokozuna.
and made his debut in the jonokuchi division in May 1903. He reached the top division in January 1909 and won his first tournament championship in his debut tournament at ozeki rank 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 Tachi, or long sword, for him. 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. His record as yokozuna was 35 wins against 24 defeats, compared with 36 wins and only four defeats at ozeki rank. 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.
*All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day in January 1909
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!
!January
!May
|-
|1909
|West maegashira #10 (4-3-1-2holds)
|West maegashira #2 (7-2-1draw)*
|-
|1910
|West Sekiwake (2-6-2holds)
|West maegashira #3 (5-3-1-1hold)*
|-
|1911
|West Komusubi (0-3-6-1hold)*
|West maegashira #6 (5-1-3-1hold)*
|-
|1912
|East Komusubi (6-2-1-1hold)
|West Sekiwake (7-1-2draws)
|-
|1913
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Ozeki (7-0-1-1draw-1hold)
|East Ozeki (8-1-1draw)
|-
|1914
|East Ozeki (8-2)
|West Ozeki (3-1-6)
|-
|1915
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Ozeki (10-0)
|West Yokozuna (2-2-6)*
|-
|1916
|West Yokozuna (6-3-1draw)
|bgcolor=gray|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 (3-1-5-1hold)
|West Yokozuna (3-6-1)
|-
|1920
|West Yokozuna (3-4-3)
|bgcolor=gray|retired
|-
*tournament actually held one month later than listed.
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| Green Box=Tournament Championship
|}
Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
wrestler from Inzai
Inzai, Chiba
is a city located in the north-west of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As of late February 2011, the city has an estimated population of 88,652 and a population density of 716 persons/square kilometer. The total area was 128.80 km².-Geography:...
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He was the sport's 24th Yokozuna.
Career
He fought out of Miyagino stableMiyagino stable
is a stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Tatsunami ichimon or group of stables. It was founded by the 43rd Yokozuna Yoshibayama as Yoshibayama dōjō while he was still an active wrestler, before changing to its current name in 1960....
and made his debut in the jonokuchi division in May 1903. He reached the top division in January 1909 and won his first tournament championship in his debut tournament at ozeki rank 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
Okuma Shigenobu
Marquis ; was a statesman in the Empire of Japan and the 8th and 17th Prime Minister of Japan...
presented Tachi, or long sword, for him. 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. His record as yokozuna was 35 wins against 24 defeats, compared with 36 wins and only four defeats at ozeki rank. 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
Monument
A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or simply as an example of historic architecture...
to Ōtori was established in his home city of Inzai.
Top division record
*There was no fusensho system until March 1927*All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day in January 1909
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 120%"
|-
!
!January
!May
|-
|1909
|West maegashira #10 (4-3-1-2holds)
|West maegashira #2 (7-2-1draw)*
|-
|1910
|West Sekiwake (2-6-2holds)
|West maegashira #3 (5-3-1-1hold)*
|-
|1911
|West Komusubi (0-3-6-1hold)*
|West maegashira #6 (5-1-3-1hold)*
|-
|1912
|East Komusubi (6-2-1-1hold)
|West Sekiwake (7-1-2draws)
|-
|1913
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Ozeki (7-0-1-1draw-1hold)
|East Ozeki (8-1-1draw)
|-
|1914
|East Ozeki (8-2)
|West Ozeki (3-1-6)
|-
|1915
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Ozeki (10-0)
|West Yokozuna (2-2-6)*
|-
|1916
|West Yokozuna (6-3-1draw)
|bgcolor=gray|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 (3-1-5-1hold)
|West Yokozuna (3-6-1)
|-
|1920
|West Yokozuna (3-4-3)
|bgcolor=gray|retired
|-
*tournament actually held one month later than listed.
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament (usually due to injury)
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| Green Box=Tournament Championship
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See also
- Glossary of sumo termsGlossary of sumo termsThe following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. azukari : Hold. A kind of draw. After a mono-ii, the gyōji or the shimpan "holds" the result if it was too close to call...
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of sumo tournament winners
- List of yokozuna