Ōnishiki Daigorō

Ōnishiki Daigorō (Japanese: 大錦 大五郎, 1883 – May 18, 1943) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 28th yokozuna.

Ōnishiki Daigorō
大錦 大五郎
Personal information
BornYamada Daigorō
1883
Aichi, Japan
DiedMay 18, 1943(1943-05-18) (aged 60)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career
StableAsahiyama
Record162-50-74
14draws-10holds
(Makuuchi in Osaka)
DebutNovember 1898
Highest rankYokozuna (April 1918)
RetiredJanuary 1922
Championships6 (Osaka Makuuchi, unofficial)
* Up to date as of October 2007.

Career

He was born Yamada Daigorō (山田 大五郎) in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, in what is now Yatomi City. There are several conflicting sources as to his specific birth date in 1883, and he later changed his surname to Torii (鳥井)

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.[1] 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

  • Osaka sumo existed independently for many years before merging with Tokyo sumo in 1926. 1–2 tournaments were held yearly, though the actual time they were held was often erratic.
Ōnishiki Daigorō[2]
First Second
1906 East Maegashira #8
521
1d 1h

 
East Maegashira #5
415
 
1907 West Maegashira #1
521
2h

 
West Komusubi
631
 
1908 West Sekiwake
631
 
West Sekiwake
811
 
1909 West Sekiwake
532
 
West Sekiwake
712
 
1910 West Sekiwake
323
1d 1h

 
West Ōzeki
531
1d

 
1911 West Ōzeki
234
1d

 
West Ōzeki
811
Unofficial

 
1912 West Ōzeki
711
1d

 
Not held
1913 West Ōzeki
721
 
West Ōzeki
721
Unofficial

 
1914 West Ōzeki
613
 
West Ōzeki
801
1d
Unofficial

 
1915 East Ōzeki
622
 
East Ōzeki
802
Unofficial

 
1916 East Ōzeki
522
1h

 
Not held
1917 East Ōzeki
80
2h
Unofficial

 
East Ōzeki
71
1d 1h

 
1918 West Ōzeki
81
1h
Unofficial

 
East Yokozuna
243
1d

 
1919 West Yokozuna
118
 
West Yokozuna
62
2d

 
1920 West Yokozuna
118
 
East Yokozuna
43
2d 1h

 
1921 Sat out East Yokozuna
405
1d

 
1922 West Yokozuna
324
1d

 

Retired
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

*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.

References

  1. Atsuo Tsubota. 横綱伝 26代~31代 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  2. 横綱力士幕内星取表 (in Japanese).

See also

Preceded by
Tochigiyama Moriya
28th Yokozuna
1918–1922
Succeeded by
Miyagiyama Fukumatsu
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
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