"Tamanoumi" redirects here. For the earlier sumo wrestler, see Tamanoumi Daitaro.
In this Japanese shikona name, the surname is Tamanoumi.
Tamanoumi Masahiro (Japanese: 玉の海 正洋, February 5, 1944 – October 11, 1971) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Aichi. He was the sport's 51st yokozuna. Making his professional debut in 1959, he reached the top makuuchi division in 1964. He won six tournament championships and was runner-up in 12 others. Earlier in his career he also earned six special prizes and four gold stars. He was promoted to yokozuna simultaneously with his friend and rival Kitanofuji in January 1970 and the two men represented the dawning of a new era after the dominance of Taihō. He died suddenly in October 1971 after a delayed appendectomy.
He was born Taniguchi Masao (谷口正夫) in Osaka, but due to the bombing raids of that city he was evacuated to Gamagōri (Aichi Prefecture) where he grew up. He excelled at judo in junior high school. The future Katsuhikari was one year senior to him in his judo club. After being adopted into the Takeuchi (竹内) family, he changed his family name accordingly. Although planning to become a police officer, he was invited by former sekiwakeTamanoumi Daitaro to join Nishonoseki stable, the same stable as yokozuna Taihō.
He began his professional sumo career in March 1959, using the shikona, or ring name, surname Tamanoshima (玉乃嶋). In 1962 his coach, Tamanoumi Daitaro, set up his own Kataonami stable and Tamanoshima joined it. He reached the top makuuchi division in March 1964. In May 1964, he changed the spelling of his shikona surname to 玉乃島. In 1965 a change in the rules meant that wrestlers from the same group of stables could meet each other in tournament competition, and Tamanoshima defeated Taihō in their first official match. He was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of ōzeki in November 1966 at the age of 22. At first, he was unable to reach a score in double figures at ōzeki rank, but his results began to improve significantly from November 1967. In May 1968, after three runner-up performances in a row, he finally captured his first yūshō, or tournament title, with a 13–2 record. The Yokozuna Deliberation Committee decided against promotion to yokozuna after this result due to the absence of both Taihō and Kashiwado from the tournament and his two losses to low-rankers in the first week. His second title came in September 1969. In November 1969 he posted a 10–5 record, and in January 1970 he took part in a playoff for the title with fellow ōzekiKitanofuji. Tamanoshima lost the match, but after the tournament both Kitanofuji and Tamanoshima were promoted to the yokozuna rank.[1] With Kashiwado already retired, and Taihō soon to follow, the two ushered in a new Kita-Tama era.
Upon reaching yokozuna Tamanoshima changed his ring name to Tamanoumi Masahiro, taking his coach's old shikona surname. His first tournament championship as a yokozuna came in September 1970 and he followed it up with another victory in November, defeating Taihō in a playoff. In July 1971 Tamanoumi won his sixth and final championship, his first with a perfect 15–0 record.
Fighting styleEdit
At 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) and 135 kg (298 lb) Tamanoumi was not particularly large, but he had great strength and agility. His favoured kimarite were yori kiri (force out), uwatenage (overarm throw) and tsuri dashi (lift out). He preferred a migi yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) grip on his opponent's mawashi.
Original tegata of the 51st Yokozuna Tamanoumi
DeathEdit
Tamanoumi's handprint displayed on a monument in Ryōgoku, Tokyo
Tamanoumi had needed an appendectomy since at least July 1971, but he felt the responsibility of a yokozuna's duties and had not wanted to withdraw from the September 1971 tournament. After competing there taking painkillers and remarkably managing a 12-3 record, he went into hospital only after being an attendant at Taihō's retirement ceremony on October 2.[2] Due to the delay in having the operation he was on the brink of peritonitis. The procedure seemed to have gone well and he was due to leave hospital on October 12, but on the morning of the 11th he collapsed and could not be saved. It emerged he had suffered a pulmonary embolism.[2] He was only the fourth man in history to die whilst an active yokozuna.[3] Kitanofuji was a good friend of Tamanoumi as well as a rival and was shocked by his death. He was just 27 years old and considered to be in his prime and likely to have won many more championships had he lived. In his last seven tournaments he had won four and been runner-up in the other three, and had lost only nine out of 105 bouts. His winning percentage as a yokozuna was .867, second only to Futabayama in the 20th century,[3] and he gave away only threekinboshi in that time.
Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
October 25, 2023
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Tamanoumi redirects here For the earlier sumo wrestler see Tamanoumi Daitaro In this Japanese shikona name the surname is Tamanoumi Tamanoumi Masahiro Japanese 玉の海 正洋 February 5 1944 October 11 1971 was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Aichi He was the sport s 51st yokozuna Making his professional debut in 1959 he reached the top makuuchi division in 1964 He won six tournament championships and was runner up in 12 others Earlier in his career he also earned six special prizes and four gold stars He was promoted to yokozuna simultaneously with his friend and rival Kitanofuji in January 1970 and the two men represented the dawning of a new era after the dominance of Taihō He died suddenly in October 1971 after a delayed appendectomy Tamanoumi Masahiro玉の海 正洋Tamanoumi in 1970 or 1971Personal informationBornTaniguchi Masao 1944 02 05 February 5 1944AichiDiedOctober 11 1971 1971 10 11 aged 27 Height1 77 m 5 ft 9 1 2 in Weight135 kg 298 lb CareerStableKataonami formerly NishonosekiRecord619 305DebutMarch 1959Highest rankYokozuna January 1970 Championships6 Makuuchi 1 Jonidan Special PrizesOutstanding Performance 4 Fighting Spirit 2 Gold Stars4Tochinoumi 2 Sadanoyama 2 Up to date as of July 2007 Contents 1 Career 2 Fighting style 3 Death 4 Career record 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksCareer EditHe was born Taniguchi Masao 谷口正夫 in Osaka but due to the bombing raids of that city he was evacuated to Gamagōri Aichi Prefecture where he grew up He excelled at judo in junior high school The future Katsuhikari was one year senior to him in his judo club After being adopted into the Takeuchi 竹内 family he changed his family name accordingly Although planning to become a police officer he was invited by former sekiwake Tamanoumi Daitaro to join Nishonoseki stable the same stable as yokozuna Taihō He began his professional sumo career in March 1959 using the shikona or ring name surname Tamanoshima 玉乃嶋 In 1962 his coach Tamanoumi Daitaro set up his own Kataonami stable and Tamanoshima joined it He reached the top makuuchi division in March 1964 In May 1964 he changed the spelling of his shikona surname to 玉乃島 In 1965 a change in the rules meant that wrestlers from the same group of stables could meet each other in tournament competition and Tamanoshima defeated Taihō in their first official match He was promoted to sumo s second highest rank of ōzeki in November 1966 at the age of 22 At first he was unable to reach a score in double figures at ōzeki rank but his results began to improve significantly from November 1967 In May 1968 after three runner up performances in a row he finally captured his first yushō or tournament title with a 13 2 record The Yokozuna Deliberation Committee decided against promotion to yokozuna after this result due to the absence of both Taihō and Kashiwado from the tournament and his two losses to low rankers in the first week His second title came in September 1969 In November 1969 he posted a 10 5 record and in January 1970 he took part in a playoff for the title with fellow ōzeki Kitanofuji Tamanoshima lost the match but after the tournament both Kitanofuji and Tamanoshima were promoted to the yokozuna rank 1 With Kashiwado already retired and Taihō soon to follow the two ushered in a new Kita Tama era Upon reaching yokozuna Tamanoshima changed his ring name to Tamanoumi Masahiro taking his coach s old shikona surname His first tournament championship as a yokozuna came in September 1970 and he followed it up with another victory in November defeating Taihō in a playoff In July 1971 Tamanoumi won his sixth and final championship his first with a perfect 15 0 record Fighting style EditAt 1 77 m 5 ft 9 1 2 in and 135 kg 298 lb Tamanoumi was not particularly large but he had great strength and agility His favoured kimarite were yori kiri force out uwatenage overarm throw and tsuri dashi lift out He preferred a migi yotsu left hand outside right hand inside grip on his opponent s mawashi nbsp Original tegata of the 51st Yokozuna TamanoumiDeath Edit nbsp Tamanoumi s handprint displayed on a monument in Ryōgoku TokyoTamanoumi had needed an appendectomy since at least July 1971 but he felt the responsibility of a yokozuna s duties and had not wanted to withdraw from the September 1971 tournament After competing there taking painkillers and remarkably managing a 12 3 record he went into hospital only after being an attendant at Taihō s retirement ceremony on October 2 2 Due to the delay in having the operation he was on the brink of peritonitis The procedure seemed to have gone well and he was due to leave hospital on October 12 but on the morning of the 11th he collapsed and could not be saved It emerged he had suffered a pulmonary embolism 2 He was only the fourth man in history to die whilst an active yokozuna 3 Kitanofuji was a good friend of Tamanoumi as well as a rival and was shocked by his death He was just 27 years old and considered to be in his prime and likely to have won many more championships had he lived In his last seven tournaments he had won four and been runner up in the other three and had lost only nine out of 105 bouts His winning percentage as a yokozuna was 867 second only to Futabayama in the 20th century 3 and he gave away only threekinboshi in that time Career record EditTamanoumi Masahiro 4 Year in sumo JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka 1959 x Maezumo West Jonokuchi 27 6 2 West Jonidan 105 8 0Champion East Sandanme 104 5 3 West Sandanme 72 4 4 1960 West Sandanme 71 4 4 East Sandanme 61 5 3 West Sandanme 40 6 2 West Sandanme 9 3 4 West Sandanme 19 6 1 West Makushita 77 4 3 1961 East Makushita 70 5 2 East Makushita 48 6 1 East Makushita 22 4 3 East Makushita 20 5 2 East Makushita 14 3 4 West Makushita 18 4 3 1962 East Makushita 17 4 3 East Makushita 15 4 3 West Makushita 11 4 3 West Makushita 8 1 6 East Makushita 27 4 3 West Makushita 22 3 4 1963 West Makushita 25 6 1 West Makushita 14 4 3 East Makushita 12 6 1 East Makushita 4 6 1 East Juryō 18 9 6 West Juryō 15 10 5 1964 West Juryō 4 11 4 East Maegashira 15 9 6 West Maegashira 9 8 7 West Maegashira 6 8 7 West Maegashira 4 8 7 West Maegashira 1 9 6 1965 East Komusubi 1 5 10 East Maegashira 3 9 6 O West Komusubi 1 8 7 O West Sekiwake 1 6 9 West Maegashira 1 7 8 West Maegashira 2 4 11 1966 West Maegashira 8 13 2 F East Maegashira 1 9 6 West Sekiwake 1 10 5 F West Sekiwake 1 9 6 O East Sekiwake 1 11 4 O West Ōzeki 9 6 1967 West Ōzeki 1 9 6 West Ōzeki 1 7 8 West Ōzeki 1 8 7 East Ōzeki 1 9 6 West Ōzeki 1 9 6 West Ōzeki 1 11 4 1968 East Ōzeki 1 12 3 East Ōzeki 1 12 3 East Ōzeki 1 13 2 East Ōzeki 1 10 5 West Ōzeki 1 10 5 East Ōzeki 1 12 3 1969 East Ōzeki 1 12 3 East Ōzeki 1 10 5 West Ōzeki 1 8 7 West Ōzeki 2 9 6 West Ōzeki 2 13 2 East Ōzeki 1 10 5 1970 West Ōzeki 1 13 2 P West Yokozuna 1 13 2 East Yokozuna 2 12 3 East Yokozuna 2 9 6 West Yokozuna 1 14 1 East Yokozuna 1 14 1 P 1971 East Yokozuna 1 14 1 P East Yokozuna 1 14 1 East Yokozuna 1 13 2 West Yokozuna 1 15 0 East Yokozuna 1 12 3 xRecord given as win loss absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner up Retired Lower Divisions Sanshō key F Fighting spirit O Outstanding performance T Technique Also shown Kinboshi P Playoff s Divisions Makuuchi Juryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi MaegashiraSee also EditGlossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of sumo tournament top division champions List of sumo tournament top division runners up List of yokozunaReferences Edit Newton Clyde 2002 03 10 Two Ozeki aiming to boost promotion hopes in Osaka The Japan Times Retrieved 2012 10 06 a b Kuroda Joe June 2008 The 51st Yokozuna Tamanoumi Masashiro 1944 1971 PDF Sumo Fan Magazine Retrieved 2008 07 11 a b Sharnoff Lora 1993 Grand Sumo Weatherhill ISBN 0 8348 0283 X Tamanoumi Masahiro Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 2012 07 29 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tamanoumi Masahiro Japanese Sumo Association Biography Preceded bySadanoyama Shinmatsu 51st YokozunaJanuary 1970 October 1971 Succeeded byKitanofuji KatsuakiYokozuna is not a successive rank and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tamanoumi Masahiro amp oldid 1103877230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
