Weight 112 kg (247 lb) Highest rank Yokozuna (April 1918) Name Onishiki Daigoro Died May 18, 1943 Height 1.76 m | Debut November 1898 Retired January 1922 Role Sumo Wrestler Makuuchi rank Yokozuna Parents Matsujiro Yamada | |
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Record 162-50-74
14draws-10holds
(Makuuchi in Osaka) Championships 6 (Osaka Makuuchi, unofficial) Stables Asahiyama stable (1902–1922), Iroha stable (1898–1902) Similar People Miyagiyama Fukumatsu, Ayagawa Goroji, Sakaigawa Namiemon, Akinoumi Setsuo, Tsunenohana Kan\'ichi | ||
Ōnishiki Daigorō (大錦 大五郎, 1883 – May 18, 1943) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 28th yokozuna.
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Career
Ōnishiki was born in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in what is now Yatomi City. There are several conflicting sources as to his birth date.
He started sumo in Kyoto in 1898, later moving to Osaka. He entered the top makuuchi division in February 1906. He was promoted to ōzeki in June 1910. In April 1918 he became the 28th yokozuna (the third in Osaka sumo). The reason for his promotion to yokozuna was cited as being because of his great dignity. He fought in eight tournaments as yokozuna, retiring after the January 1922 basho.
After retirement he ran a tea house in Osaka.
Some of his memorabilia is on display in a museum in Yatomi City.
Osaka sumo top division record
*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded in Osaka sumo before its merger with Tokyo sumo, and the unofficial championships above are historically conferred. For more information, see yūshō.