- Ryōgoku Yūjirō
Sumo wrestler infobox
wrestlername = 両國 勇治郎Ryōgoku Yūjirō
realname = Yujiro Nishimura
dateofbirth = birth date|1892|3|18
placeofbirth = Daisen, Akita, Japan
dateofdeath = death date and age|1960|8|10|1892|3|18
height = height|meters=1.73
weight = convert|90|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
heya = Dewanoumi
rank =
record = 92-72-34-2draws-1hold (makuuchi)
debut = June 1909
highestrank = Sekiwake (June 1915)
retireddate = January 1924
yushos = 1 (Makuuchi)
prizes =
goldstars =
update = June 2008Ryogoku Yujiro (両國 勇治郎,
March 18 ,1892 -August 10 ,1960 ) was a Japanesesumo wrestler. His highest rank was "sekiwake ".Career
He made a debut in June 1909. He reached the top "
makuuchi " division in May 1914 and won the championship with a 9-0-1 record. [cite web|url=http://www.fsinet.or.jp/~sumo/profile/1/19140501.htm|title=両國 梶之助|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-05-19] He is the only wrestler since 1909 to win the top division championship at his first attempt. After the win, he changed his "shikona " to Ryōgoku Kajinosuke. He reached "sekiwake" rank in January 1915 but was unable to climb any higher and spent most of the rest of his career as a "maegashira ." He retired in January 1924. After retirement, he worked under the name Takekuma in the Dewanoumi "ichimon", and recruitedMusashiyama . However, he later left the Dewanoumi ichimon and established Takekuma stable.Top division record
References
ee also
*
Glossary of sumo terms
*List of past sumo wrestlers
*List of sumo tournament winners External links
* [http://sumodb.sumogames.com/Rikishi.aspx?r=3641 Tournament results]
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