Tamagaki Gakunosuke

Sumo wrestler infobox
wrestlername = 玉垣 額之助 Tamagaki Gakunosuke


realname = Tanaka Kisaku
dateofbirth = 1784
placeofbirth = Nagasaki, Japan
dateofdeath = death date and age|1824|8|29|1784|1|1
height = height|meters=1.76
weight = convert|105|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
heya = Tamagaki
rank =
record = 119-27-62
13draws-1hold-14noresults
(Makuuchi)
debut = October 1806
highestrank = Ozeki (November 1814)
retireddate = August 1824
yushos = 4 (Makuuchi, unofficial)
prizes =
goldstars =
update = July 2008

Tamagaki Gakunosuke IV (1784 - August 29, 1824) was Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was Ozeki. Kashiwado Risuke was his rival.

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 next November 1814 tournament, he was ranked at "Ozeki". The reason was that the "banzuke" (the sumo wrestlers' hierarchy) 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 this. In the next year, he died while being an active wrestler.

In the top "makuuchi" division, he won only four tournament, but his win ratio finally reached .815. Kashiwado won 16 tournaments, but he recorded the win ratio .810.

Top division record

"*2 tournaments were held yearly in this period, though the actual time they were held was often erratic"
"*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 "*In April 1819, March 1820 and October 1822, he was tied with east "ozeki" Kashiwado Risuke, so several historians include those championships

References

ee also

*List of past sumo wrestlers
*Glossary of sumo terms

External links

*ja icon [http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~sumo/profile/1/18101002.htm Tamagaki Gakunosuke Tournament results]