Kimenzan Tanigorō
Kimenzan Tanigorō (鬼面山 谷五郎, 1826? - September 7 1871) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 13th Yokozuna.
Career
Kimenzan was born in Yoru, Gifu Prefecture, Japan and his real name was Shin'ichi Tanaka. He entered sumo in February 1852 in the second highest juryo division and reached the top makuuchi division in January 1857. He was employed by the Tokushima Domain.He was promoted to Ozeki November 1865. However, he was unenrolled in the November 1866 banzuke. It was reportedly because he had a quarrel with sumo elders. He was promoted to Ozeki again in June 1868.
He was awarded a yokozuna license in February 1869. He became a yokozuna at the age of 43, the oldest ever.
In the top makuuchi division, he won 143 bouts and lost 24 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 85.6.
He retired from an active wrestler in November 1870, but died in the next year. His grave can be found in Sayama, Saitama.
There is a monument to him in Yōrō, Gifu.
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
*Yokozuna were not listed as such on the ranking sheets until 1890
*There was no fusensho system until March 1927
*All top division wrestlers were usually absent on the 10th day until 1909
| First | Second | |
|---|---|---|
| 1857 | East Maegashira #7 (4-3-1) | East Maegashira #4 (6-2-2) |
| 1858 | East Maegashira #2 (8-0-2) | tournament called off due to fire |
| 1859 | East Komusubi (8-0-1-1hold) | East Komusubi (6-2-2) |
| 1860 | East Komusubi (8-1-1) | East Komusubi (6-0-1) |
| 1861 | East Komusubi (3-1-5-1hold) | East Komusubi (6-1-3) |
| 1862 | East Komusubi (6-1-2-1draw) | East Sekiwake (6-3-1) |
| 1863 | East Sekiwake (7-0-1-1draw-1hold) | East Sekiwake (7-0-2draws) |
| 1864 | East Sekiwake (5-0-3-2draws) | East Sekiwake (5-3-2) |
| 1865 | East Sekiwake (5-2-2-1hold) | East Ōzeki (4-0-1-3draws-1hold) |
| 1866 | East Ōzeki (7-0-1-1draw-1hold) | Unenrolled |
| 1867 | East Komusubi (5-0-1-3draws-1hold) | East Komusubi (4-0-5-1draw) |
| 1868 | West Ōzeki (1-2-6-1hold) | West Ōzeki (9-0-1) |
| 1869 | West Ōzeki (7-2-1) | West Ōzeki (6-0-2-2draws) |
| 1870 | West Ōzeki (4-1-5) | retired |
| Green Box=Tournament Championship |
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