Tamagaki Gakunosuke IV (1784 – August 29, 1824) was a Japanese
sumo
is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a ''rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring (''dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by thr ...
wrestler from
Minamitakaki,
Nagasaki
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,
Japan
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. His highest rank was ''
ōzeki''.
Career
He made a professional debut in 1806 and was promoted to the top ''
makuuchi'' division in 1810. In April 1814, he was ranked at ''
maegashira'' 1, but in the very next November 1814 tournament, he was ranked at ''ōzeki''. The reason was that the ''
banzuke
A , officially called is a document listing the rankings of professional sumo wrestlers published before each official tournament (''honbasho''). The term can also refer to the rankings themselves. The document is normally released about two w ...
'' (the sumo wrestlers' hierarchy) was changed to that based on real ability.
In June 1823, Tamagaki and Kashiwado were awarded ''
yokozuna'' licences by the Gojo family. However, after Kashiwado rejected the licence, he also rejected his. In the next year, he died while being an active wrestler.
In the top ''makuuchi'' division, he achieved the best record in only four tournaments, but his win ratio finally reached .815. Rival Kashiwado won 16 tournaments, but he recorded the win ratio .810.
Top division record
*''The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.''
''*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
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List of past sumo wrestlers
This is a list of prominent past wrestlers (either retired or deceased) in the sport of professional sumo. They are listed in order of the year and tournament month that they made their professional debuts. The information listed below was gleaned ...
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Glossary of sumo terms
References
External links
Tamagaki Gakunosuke Tournament results
1784 births
1824 deaths
Japanese sumo wrestlers
Ōzeki
Sumo people from Nagasaki Prefecture
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