Ryōgoku Kajinosuke II

Ryōgoku Kajinosuke II (両國 勇治郎, March 18, 1892 – August 10, 1960) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was sekiwake.

Ryōgoku Kajinosuke II
両國 勇治郎
Personal information
BornYujiro Nishimura
(1892-03-18)March 18, 1892
Daisen, Akita, Japan
DiedAugust 10, 1960(1960-08-10) (aged 68)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Career
StableDewanoumi
Record92-72-34-2draws-1hold (makuuchi)
DebutJune 1909
Highest rankSekiwake (June 1915)
RetiredJanuary 1924
Elder nameTakekuma
Championships1 (Makuuchi)
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Career

He made a debut in June 1909. He reached the top makuuchi division in May 1914 and won the championship with a 9-0-1 record.[1] He is the only wrestler since 1909 to win the top division championship at his first attempt. After the win, he changed his shikona from Ryōgoku Yūjirō to Ryōgoku Kajinosuke. He reached sekiwake rank in January 1915 but was unable to climb any higher and spent most of the rest of his career as a maegashira. He retired in January 1924. After retirement, he worked under the name Takekuma in the Dewanoumi ichimon, and recruited Musashiyama. However, he later left the Dewanoumi ichimon and established Takekuma stable.

Top division record

Ryōgoku[2]
- Spring Summer
1914 x East Maegashira #14
901
 
1915 East Maegashira #3
721
1d

 
East Sekiwake
451
 
1916 East Maegashira #2
82
 
East Maegashira #1
54
1h

 
1917 West Komusubi
64
 
West Sekiwake
54
1d

 
1918 East Sekiwake
37
 
Sat out
1919 East Maegashira #8
721
 
East Maegashira #4
235
 
1920 East Maegashira #8
73
 
West Maegashira #3
73
 
1921 West Maegashira #1
82
 
East Komusubi
361
 
1922 East Maegashira #3
19
 
West Maegashira #6
37
 
1923 East Maegashira #10
64
 
West Maegashira #2
155
 
1924 West Maegashira #8
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

See also

References

  1. "両國 梶之助" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-05-19.
  2. "Ryogoku Yujiro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2013-06-11.



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