Konishiki Yasokichi I
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Konishiki Yasokichi I was a sumo
wrestler from Sanbu District
, Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
. He was the sport's 17th Yokozuna.
division in May 1888. He won 39 bouts in a row after his makuuchi debut. Konishiki was promoted to ozeki in May 1890, and awarded a yokozuna licence by the house of Yoshida Tsukasa in March 1896. He was somewhat weak on technical skills, but had great speed.
Around the time of his promotion to yokozuna, his stablemaster Takasago Uragoro suffered an illness, and so Konishiki took care of him. In spite of his amazing debut, he did not win any championships as yokozuna. On April 8, 1900, his stablemaster died. Konishiki was absent from the next tournament and retired in January 1901. In the top makuuchi division, he won 119 bouts and lost 24 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 83.2.
The Hawaii
an born ozeki Konishiki Yasokichi
was named after him. Ozeki Konishiki was actually the 6th Konishiki, and three wrestlers named Konishiki have been promoted to the top makuuchi division.
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!May
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|1888
!x
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Maegashira #9 (8-0-1-1hold)
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|1889
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Maegashira #1 (7-0-1-1draw-1hold)
|West Komusubi (7-0-1-1draw-1hold)
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|1890
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Komosubi (8-0-2)
|East Ōzeki (1-0-9)
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|1891
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (8-0-1-1draw)
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out due to injury
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|1892
|East Ōzeki (1-1-8)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (8-0-1-1hold)
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|1893
|East Ōzeki (7-2-1)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (7-0-3)
|-
|1894
|East Ōzeki (5-2-3)
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out due to injury
|-
|1895
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (8-1-1)
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out due to injury
|-
|1896
|East Ōzeki (7-1-2)
|East Yokozuna (8-1-1)
|-
|1897
|East Yokozuna (5-3-1-1hold)
|East Yokozuna (6-2-1-1draw)
|-
|1898
|East Yokozuna (3-3-1-3draws)
|East Yokozuna (3-1-4-2holds)
|-
|1899
|East Yokozuna (6-2-1-1draw)
|East Yokozuna (1-2-7)
|-
|-
|1900
|East Yokozuna (5-3-1-1draw)
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out due to injury
|-
|1901
|bgcolor=gray|Retired
! x
|-
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| Green Box=Tournament Championship
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Sumo
is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
wrestler from Sanbu District
Sanbu District, Chiba
is a district located in Chiba, Japan.As of September 2010, the district had an estimated population of 100,954 and a population density of 525 persons per km²...
, Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He was the sport's 17th Yokozuna.
Career
Konishiki made his professional debut in May 1883 and reached the top makuuchiMakuuchi
or is the top division of professional sumo. Its size is fixed at 42 wrestlers , ordered into five ranks according to their ability as defined by their performance in previous tournaments....
division in May 1888. He won 39 bouts in a row after his makuuchi debut. Konishiki was promoted to ozeki in May 1890, and awarded a yokozuna licence by the house of Yoshida Tsukasa in March 1896. He was somewhat weak on technical skills, but had great speed.
Around the time of his promotion to yokozuna, his stablemaster Takasago Uragoro suffered an illness, and so Konishiki took care of him. In spite of his amazing debut, he did not win any championships as yokozuna. On April 8, 1900, his stablemaster died. Konishiki was absent from the next tournament and retired in January 1901. In the top makuuchi division, he won 119 bouts and lost 24 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 83.2.
The Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
an born ozeki Konishiki Yasokichi
Konishiki Yasokichi
----, is a Hawaiian-born Japanese–Samoan former sumo wrestler. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach ozeki, the second highest rank in the sport...
was named after him. Ozeki Konishiki was actually the 6th Konishiki, and three wrestlers named Konishiki have been promoted to the top makuuchi division.
Top division record
- Championships from this period were unofficial
- There was no fusensho system until March 1927
- All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day until 1909
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!January
!May
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|1888
!x
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Maegashira #9 (8-0-1-1hold)
|-
|1889
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Maegashira #1 (7-0-1-1draw-1hold)
|West Komusubi (7-0-1-1draw-1hold)
|-
|1890
|bgcolor=#66FF00|West Komosubi (8-0-2)
|East Ōzeki (1-0-9)
|-
|1891
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (8-0-1-1draw)
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out due to injury
|-
|1892
|East Ōzeki (1-1-8)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (8-0-1-1hold)
|-
|1893
|East Ōzeki (7-2-1)
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (7-0-3)
|-
|1894
|East Ōzeki (5-2-3)
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out due to injury
|-
|1895
|bgcolor=#66FF00|East Ōzeki (8-1-1)
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out due to injury
|-
|1896
|East Ōzeki (7-1-2)
|East Yokozuna (8-1-1)
|-
|1897
|East Yokozuna (5-3-1-1hold)
|East Yokozuna (6-2-1-1draw)
|-
|1898
|East Yokozuna (3-3-1-3draws)
|East Yokozuna (3-1-4-2holds)
|-
|1899
|East Yokozuna (6-2-1-1draw)
|East Yokozuna (1-2-7)
|-
|-
|1900
|East Yokozuna (5-3-1-1draw)
|bgcolor=gray|Sat out due to injury
|-
|1901
|bgcolor=gray|Retired
! x
|-
- The wrestler's East/West designation, rank, and win/loss record are listed for each tournament.
- A third figure in win-loss records represents matches sat-out during the tournament (usually due to injury)
- an X signifies the wrestler had yet to reach the top division at that point in his career or a tournament after he retired
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| Green Box=Tournament Championship
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See also
- Glossary of sumo termsGlossary of sumo termsThe following words are terms used in sumo wrestling in Japan. azukari : Hold. A kind of draw. After a mono-ii, the gyōji or the shimpan "holds" the result if it was too close to call...
- List of past sumo wrestlers
- List of yokozuna