Ōnishiki Daigorō
| Ōnishiki Daigorō | |
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| 大錦 大五郎 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Kichisaburo Yamada 1883 Aichi, Japan |
| Died | May 18, 1943 (aged 60) |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Asahiyama |
| Record | 162-50-74 14draws-10holds (Makuuchi in Osaka) |
| Debut | November 1898 |
| Highest rank | Yokozuna (April 1918) |
| Retired | January 1922 |
| Championships | 6 (Osaka Makuuchi, unofficial) |
| * Up to date as of October 2007. | |
Ōnishiki Daigorō (大錦 大五郎, 1883 – May 18, 1943) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 28th yokozuna.
Ōnishiki was born in Ama District, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, in what is now Yatomi City. There are several conflicting sources as to his birth date.
He started sumo in Kyoto in 1898, later moving to Osaka. He entered the top makuuchi division in February 1906. He was promoted to ōzeki in June 1910. In April 1918 he became the 28th yokozuna (the third in Osaka sumo). The reason for his promotion to yokozuna was cited as being because of his great dignity. He fought in eight tournaments as yokozuna, retiring after the January 1922 basho.
After retirement he ran a tea house in Osaka.
Some of his memorabilia is on display in a museum in Yatomi City.
Key:d=Draw(s) (引分); h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi
*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded in Osaka sumo before its merger with Tokyo sumo, and the unofficial championships above are historically conferred. For more information, see yūshō.
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