Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke

Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke (Japanese: 阿武松 緑之助, 1794 – January 20, 1852) was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Noto Province. He was the sport's 6th yokozuna. He trained ōzeki Tsurugizan Taniemon.

阿武松 緑之助
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke
1840s woodblock print of Ōnomatsu by Kunisada
Personal information
BornSasaki Jokichi
1794
Shitsumi, Noto, Japan
Died(1852-01-20)January 20, 1852
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight135 kg (298 lb)
Career
StableTakekuma
Record142-31-37
24draws-8holds-1no result
(Makuuchi)
DebutMarch, 1815
Highest rankYokozuna (February, 1828)
RetiredNovember, 1835
Championships5 (Makuuchi, unofficial)
* Up to date as of October 2007.

Early career

He was born in Shitsumi, Noto and went to Edo in 1815. His birth name remains ambiguous, but was claimed to be Sasaki Jokichi (佐々木 長吉). He made his debut under the shikona Koyanagi Jokichi (小柳 長吉) in March 1815. He reached the top makuuchi division in October 1822. In January 1824, he was defeated by Inazuma, but defeated others at the maegashira #2 rank and was promoted to komusubi.

In the summer of 1825, he defeated Inazuma at the Hirakawa Tenjin Shrine.[1] He was promoted to ōzeki in October 1826. He changed his ring name to Ōnomatsu in March 1827.

Yokozuna

Ōnomatsu was awarded a yokozuna license in February 1828. On March 25, 1829, Ienari Tokugawa saw that Ōnomatsu defeated Inazuma.[1]

Because he grew up in a poor family, he attempted to win bouts by fair means or foul.[2] To shake competitors' confidence, he would often do matta, or waiting, at the initial charge, or tachi-ai of his sumo bouts. He was often criticized for his fighting style. Even so, he was popular in Edo.

He retired in November 1835. In the top makuuchi division, he won 142 bouts and lost 31 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 82.1. The 7th yokozuna Inazuma was his rival. His overall career record was quite far behind Inazuma, but his record over Inazuma was five wins (including two other than honbasho), four losses, five draws and one hold.

Top division record

  • The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.
Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke[3]
- Spring Winter
1822 x East Maegashira #7
631
1d

 
1823 East Maegashira #5
42
1nr

 
East Maegashira #2
72
1d

 
1824 East Maegashira #2
811
Unofficial

 
East Komusubi
622
 
1825 East Komusubi
82
Unofficial

 
East Sekiwake
622
 
1826 East Sekiwake
513
1h

 
East Ōzeki
801
1d
Unofficial

 
1827 East Ōzeki
411
1h

 
East Ōzeki
60
Unofficial

 
1828 East Ōzeki
332
1d 1h

 
East Ōzeki
712
 
1829 East Ōzeki
501
1d

 
East Ōzeki
601
2d 1h

 
1830 East Ōzeki
711
1h

 
East Ōzeki
314
2h

 
1831 East Ōzeki
404
2d

 
East Ōzeki
305
 
1832 Not held East Ōzeki
711
1d

 
1833 East Ōzeki
501
4d

 
East Ōzeki
22
3d 1h

 
1834 East Ōzeki
611
2d

 
East Ōzeki
531
1d

 
1835 East Ōzeki
701
2d
Unofficial

 
East Ōzeki
Retired
422
2d
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions

Key:   d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り);   nr=no result recorded
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: 
Yokozuna (not ranked as such on banzuke until 1890)
Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament, and the unofficial championships above are historically conferred. For more information, see yūshō.

See also

References

  1. 阿武松緑之助 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  2. 稲妻雷五郎の像 (in Japanese). Joyo Living. 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
  3. "Onomatsu Midorinosuke Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference.
Preceded by
Onogawa Kisaburō
6th Yokozuna
1828–1835
Succeeded by
Inazuma Raigorō
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once


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