Tamaryū Daizō (born 22 July 1954 as Daizō Nagata) is a former sumo wrestler from Nagasaki, Japan. He made his debut in 1970, retiring in 1992. He was one of the lighter sekitori wrestlers. His highest rank was komusubi. He was a member of Kataonami stable.
Tamaryū Daizō
玉龍 大蔵
Personal information
Born
Daizo Nagata (1954-07-22) 22 July 1954 (age 69) Nagasaki, Japan
He was the second son of a forester. He did judo at the Higashi-Nagasaki junior high school. In his third year of junior high he was persuaded by the former head coach of Nishonoseki stable, the former sekiwake Tamanoumi Umekichi, to try sumo. He was initially reluctant, but was persuaded by the fact that Tamanoumi Umekichi, by then a well-known NHK sumo commentator, was also from Nagasaki. He joined an offshoot of Nishonoseki stable, Katonami, set up by another former sekiwake, Tamanoumi Daitarō.
He made his professional debut in January 1970. Due to his small size, (he was only 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) and 75 kg (165 lb) when he first joined) he made slow progress through the divisions. In March 1972 he changed his shikona from his family name of Nagata to Tamaryū ("jewelled dragon"). By 1974 he was 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) tall, but still only 100 kg (220 lb). He did not reach sekitori status until May 1979 when he was promoted to the jūryō division. Due to a fractured finger he was able to score only three wins in his jūryō debut and was demoted. He finally managed to return to jūryō in July 1981, and he reached the top makuuchi division in May 1982. It had taken 73 tournaments from his professional debut, or 12+1⁄2 years.
He fought in the middle to the lower half of the maegashira ranks for the next year and a half, but due to a long-standing elbow injury he dropped back to jūryō at the end of 1983. He was the last man to fight Takamiyama, the first foreigner to win a top division tournament, in May 1984. He continued to struggle and in November 1984 he fell back to the makushita division. He was over 30 years old by this time, but won the makushita championship or yūshō with a perfect 7–0 record. He followed this up by winning the jūryō division championship in March 1985 and was promoted back to makuuchi. In June 1985 he participated with other top division wrestlers in a three-day exhibition tournament at Madison Square Garden, the first time a tournament had been held in New York.[1]
In March 1986 he reached his highest rank to date of maegashira 2, and though he only scored 5–10 he defeated the tournament winner Hoshi and ōzekiAsashio. In November 1986 on the fourth day he defeated Chiyonofuji to earn his first (and only) kinboshi for a win over a yokozuna, in his 102nd career tournament, which is the slowest ever. His highest rank was komusubi which he held for one tournament in November 1987 at the age of 33. It had taken him 108 tournaments from his professional debut to reach the rank, which is also the slowest ever. Although he had only scored 8–7 from maegashira 5 in September, the lack of success from other maegashira around him had given him an opening. He scored only three wins in his sanyaku debut, but one of those was over yokozuna Hokutoumi on the opening day. His 30th and last makuuchi appearance came in March 1989, and he had been unable to win a special prize in that time. He continued to fight for another three years. Following the retirement of Kurama in September 1989 he became the oldest man in any of the professional sumo divisions, and he was the last active sumo wrestler born in the Showa 20s (1945 to 1954).
Retirement from sumoedit
He retired in January, 1992 after a 22-year career, having fallen into the makushita division for the first time in seven years. As he had been unable to purchase or borrow elder stock in the Japan Sumo Association he had to leave the sumo world. He managed a sumo tea house in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, until it closed in 2013.
Fighting styleedit
Tamaryū was a yotsu-sumo wrestler who specialized in fighting on the mawashi or belt. He preferred a migi-yotsu grip (left hand outside, right hand inside) and his favourite kimarite were yorikiri (force out), uwatenage (outer arm throw) and leg trips.
^Schonberg, Harold (17 June 1985). "Crowd Flips Over Sumo Final". New York Times. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
^"Tamaryū Daizō Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
April 28, 2024
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Tamaryu Daizō born 22 July 1954 as Daizō Nagata is a former sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Japan He made his debut in 1970 retiring in 1992 He was one of the lighter sekitori wrestlers His highest rank was komusubi He was a member of Kataonami stable Tamaryu Daizō玉龍 大蔵Personal informationBornDaizo Nagata 1954 07 22 22 July 1954 age 69 Nagasaki JapanHeight1 91 m 6 ft 3 in Weight122 kg 269 lb CareerStableKataonamiRecord700 714 7DebutJanuary 1970Highest rankKomusubi November 1987 RetiredJanuary 1992Championships1 Juryō 1 Makushita Gold Stars1 Chiyonofuji Up to date as of August 2012 Contents 1 Career 2 Retirement from sumo 3 Fighting style 4 Career record 5 See also 6 ReferencesCareer editHe was the second son of a forester He did judo at the Higashi Nagasaki junior high school In his third year of junior high he was persuaded by the former head coach of Nishonoseki stable the former sekiwake Tamanoumi Umekichi to try sumo He was initially reluctant but was persuaded by the fact that Tamanoumi Umekichi by then a well known NHK sumo commentator was also from Nagasaki He joined an offshoot of Nishonoseki stable Katonami set up by another former sekiwake Tamanoumi Daitarō He made his professional debut in January 1970 Due to his small size he was only 177 cm 5 ft 9 1 2 in and 75 kg 165 lb when he first joined he made slow progress through the divisions In March 1972 he changed his shikona from his family name of Nagata to Tamaryu jewelled dragon By 1974 he was 190 cm 6 ft 3 in tall but still only 100 kg 220 lb He did not reach sekitori status until May 1979 when he was promoted to the juryō division Due to a fractured finger he was able to score only three wins in his juryō debut and was demoted He finally managed to return to juryō in July 1981 and he reached the top makuuchi division in May 1982 It had taken 73 tournaments from his professional debut or 12 1 2 years He fought in the middle to the lower half of the maegashira ranks for the next year and a half but due to a long standing elbow injury he dropped back to juryō at the end of 1983 He was the last man to fight Takamiyama the first foreigner to win a top division tournament in May 1984 He continued to struggle and in November 1984 he fell back to the makushita division He was over 30 years old by this time but won the makushita championship or yushō with a perfect 7 0 record He followed this up by winning the juryō division championship in March 1985 and was promoted back to makuuchi In June 1985 he participated with other top division wrestlers in a three day exhibition tournament at Madison Square Garden the first time a tournament had been held in New York 1 In March 1986 he reached his highest rank to date of maegashira 2 and though he only scored 5 10 he defeated the tournament winner Hoshi and ōzeki Asashio In November 1986 on the fourth day he defeated Chiyonofuji to earn his first and only kinboshi for a win over a yokozuna in his 102nd career tournament which is the slowest ever His highest rank was komusubi which he held for one tournament in November 1987 at the age of 33 It had taken him 108 tournaments from his professional debut to reach the rank which is also the slowest ever Although he had only scored 8 7 from maegashira 5 in September the lack of success from other maegashira around him had given him an opening He scored only three wins in his sanyaku debut but one of those was over yokozuna Hokutoumi on the opening day His 30th and last makuuchi appearance came in March 1989 and he had been unable to win a special prize in that time He continued to fight for another three years Following the retirement of Kurama in September 1989 he became the oldest man in any of the professional sumo divisions and he was the last active sumo wrestler born in the Showa 20s 1945 to 1954 Retirement from sumo editHe retired in January 1992 after a 22 year career having fallen into the makushita division for the first time in seven years As he had been unable to purchase or borrow elder stock in the Japan Sumo Association he had to leave the sumo world He managed a sumo tea house in Utsunomiya Tochigi Prefecture until it closed in 2013 Fighting style editTamaryu was a yotsu sumo wrestler who specialized in fighting on the mawashi or belt He preferred a migi yotsu grip left hand outside right hand inside and his favourite kimarite were yorikiri force out uwatenage outer arm throw and leg trips Career record editTamaryu Daizō 2 Year JanuaryHatsu basho Tokyo MarchHaru basho Osaka MayNatsu basho Tokyo JulyNagoya basho Nagoya SeptemberAki basho Tokyo NovemberKyushu basho Fukuoka 1970 Maezumo East Jonokuchi 10 5 2 West Jonidan 59 3 4 West Jonidan 66 3 4 West Jonidan 71 4 3 West Jonidan 54 4 3 1971 East Jonidan 30 3 4 East Jonidan 39 5 2 East Jonidan 5 3 4 East Jonidan 14 5 2 West Sandanme 60 3 4 West Sandanme 71 3 4 1972 West Sandanme 78 5 2 West Sandanme 46 4 3 East Sandanme 37 3 4 West Sandanme 42 2 5 West Sandanme 58 5 2 East Sandanme 28 3 4 1973 West Sandanme 42 3 4 East Sandanme 51 4 3 East Sandanme 41 5 2 West Sandanme 11 5 2 East Makushita 47 2 5 West Sandanme 8 5 2 1974 West Makushita 48 1 6 West Sandanme 12 5 2 West Makushita 51 1 6 West Sandanme 20 5 2 West Makushita 48 3 4 West Makushita 55 3 4 1975 West Sandanme 8 3 4 East Sandanme 17 4 3 East Sandanme 60 5 2 West Makushita 47 3 4 West Makushita 59 3 4 West Sandanme 10 6 1 1976 West Makushita 38 1 6 West Sandanme 3 4 3 West Makushita 53 6 1 West Makushita 22 3 4 West Makushita 29 5 2 West Makushita 12 Sat out due to injury0 0 7 1977 West Makushita 48 4 3 West Makushita 36 3 4 East Makushita 45 3 4 West Makushita 52 6 1 West Makushita 24 5 2 East Makushita 12 2 5 1978 West Makushita 30 4 3 East Makushita 24 3 4 East Makushita 31 5 2 East Makushita 18 4 3 East Makushita 14 3 4 East Makushita 22 5 2 1979 West Makushita 13 6 1 P West Makushita 2 4 3 East Juryō 13 3 12 East Makushita 10 5 2 East Makushita 2 2 5 West Makushita 15 2 5 1980 West Makushita 32 5 2 West Makushita 20 4 3 East Makushita 16 3 4 East Makushita 23 4 3 East Makushita 16 5 2 East Makushita 7 2 5 1981 East Makushita 22 5 2 East Makushita 12 4 3 West Makushita 5 6 1 P East Juryō 12 9 6 East Juryō 10 8 7 West Juryō 7 7 8 1982 East Juryō 8 10 5 East Juryō 2 11 4 East Maegashira 11 5 10 East Juryō 1 8 7 East Maegashira 13 8 7 East Maegashira 8 6 9 1983 East Maegashira 11 8 7 West Maegashira 7 4 11 East Maegashira 13 8 7 East Maegashira 8 6 9 West Maegashira 11 7 8 West Maegashira 12 3 12 1984 East Juryō 7 7 8 West Juryō 7 10 5 East Juryō 4 7 8 West Juryō 6 5 10 East Juryō 11 3 12 West Makushita 9 7 0Champion 1985 East Juryō 12 9 6 West Juryō 4 12 3Champion East Maegashira 13 8 7 West Maegashira 9 8 7 East Maegashira 4 4 11 East Maegashira 14 9 6 1986 West Maegashira 7 9 6 East Maegashira 2 5 10 East Maegashira 7 8 7 West Maegashira 2 4 11 West Maegashira 10 9 6 West Maegashira 2 5 10 1987 East Maegashira 9 8 7 West Maegashira 4 5 10 East Maegashira 10 8 7 East Maegashira 4 7 8 East Maegashira 5 8 7 West Komusubi 1 3 12 1988 West Maegashira 8 5 10 East Juryō 1 8 7 East Maegashira 14 8 7 East Maegashira 12 5 10 East Juryō 3 8 7 West Juryō 1 9 6 1989 West Maegashira 12 7 8 West Maegashira 13 7 8 West Juryō 1 5 10 East Juryō 7 8 7 East Juryō 6 8 7 West Juryō 5 6 9 1990 East Juryō 9 9 6 West Juryō 4 7 8 East Juryō 5 8 7 West Juryō 1 6 9 East Juryō 5 7 8 East Juryō 6 8 7 1991 East Juryō 4 8 7 East Juryō 2 7 8 East Juryō 4 7 8 East Juryō 6 9 6 West Juryō 2 3 12 East Juryō 10 6 9 1992 East Makushita 1 Retired0 0 0 x x x x x Record given as wins losses absencies Top division champion Top division runner up Retired Lower divisions Non participation 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 komusubiReferences edit Schonberg Harold 17 June 1985 Crowd Flips Over Sumo Final New York Times Retrieved 23 August 2021 Tamaryu Daizō Rikishi Information Sumo Reference Retrieved 28 August 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tamaryu Daizō amp oldid 1169902434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
