Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Stable Izutsu Name Nishinoumi III | Weight 116 kg (256 lb) Debut January 1910 | |
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Born Isesuke Matsuyama
November 2, 1890
Kagoshima, Japan ( 1890-11-02 ) Died July 28, 1933(1933-07-28) (aged 42) Record 176-69-121-4draws-2holds (Total)
134-60-116-2draws-2holds (Makuuchi) | ||
Nishinoumi Kajirō III (西ノ海 嘉治郎, November 2, 1890 – July 28, 1933) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 30th yokozuna.
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Career
He joined Izutsu stable and made a debut in January 1910. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in January 1916. He was promoted to ōzeki in January 1922.
After Ōnishiki Uichirō left the sumo world, there remained only one yokozuna, Tochigiyama, in Tokyo sumo at that time. The Tokyo Sumo Association wanted to promote one more yokozuna. Although he didn't record significantly superior results, he was awarded a yokozuna licence in April 1923. He was promoted to that rank without winning any championships in the top makuuchi division. Therefore, his promotion was controversial, although championships (yūshō) before January 1926 were officially awarded by not the Sumo Association but a newspaper, the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.
He won his only championship in May 1925. He was stricken by heart disease in November 1925 and was absent from the next tournament. His strength continued to decline and he retired in October 1928. In the top makuuchi division, he won 134 bouts and lost 60 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 69.1.