Ōnishiki Uichirō
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| Birth name | Uichiro Hosokawa | |
| Date of birth | November 25, 1891 | |
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | |
| Date of death | May 13, 1941 (aged 49) | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Weight | 139 kg (310 lb) | |
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| Heya | Dewanoumi | |
| Record | 119-16-32-3draws (Makuuchi) | |
| Debut | January, 1910 | |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (May, 1917) | |
| Retired | January, 1923 | |
| Yusho | 5 (Makuuchi) 1 (Juryo) 1 (Jonidan) |
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Ōnishiki Uichirō (大錦 卯一郎, November 25, 1891 - May 13, 1941) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 26th Yokozuna.
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[edit] Career
Born in Osaka, he trained under former yokozuna Hitachiyama Taniemon, joining his Dewanoumi stable.[1] He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in January 1915. He reached the top yokozuna rank after only 5 tournaments, which is the all-time record.
He lost only 16 bouts in his entire career. He won five top division tournament championships and was runner-up in four others. He was very smart in comparison with most sumo wrestlers of his era, and so he was very strong and had high winning average.
However, his career suddenly closed. In January 1923, sumo wrestlers struck against the Tokyo Sumo Association. The walkout is called Mikawajima-Incident (三河島事件, Mikawajima-Jiken). Because he felt responsibility for the incident, he retired from an active sumo wrestler and left the sumo world. He was critical about tradition in the sumo world.
After his retirement, he entered Waseda University. After the graduation, he worked in Hochi Shimbun as a sumo essayist.
[edit] Top division record
| January | May | |
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| 1915 | East Maegashira #12 (8-2-1) | East Komusubi (9-1) |
| 1916 | East Ōzeki (8-2) | East Ōzeki (7-3) |
| 1917 | West Ōzeki (10-0) | West Yokozuna (9-1) |
| 1918 | East Yokozuna (8-1-1) | Sat out due to injury |
| 1919 | East Yokozuna (8-2) | East Yokozuna (8-2) |
| 1920 | East Yokozuna (8-1-1draw) | West Yokozuna (9-1) |
| 1921 | West Yokozuna (10-0) | East Yokozuna (9-0-1draw) |
| 1922 | Sat out due to injury | West Yokozuna (8-1-1draw) |
| 1923 | retired | x |
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.[2]
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament (usually due to injury)
| Green Box=Tournament Championship |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Journal of Combative Sport: Sumo by Tittle
- ^ Onishiki Uichiro (English). Sumo Reference. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
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