Tamatsubaki Kentarō
玉椿憲太郎
Personal information
BornMorino Kenjiro
(1883-11-10)10 November 1883
Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Died19 September 1928(1928-09-19) (aged 44)
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Career
StableIkazuchi
Record91-82-52-34draws-17noresult
DebutJanuary, 1897
Highest rankSekiwake (June, 1909)
RetiredJanuary, 1916
Elder nameShiratama
* Up to date as of June 2020.

Tamatsubaki Kentarō (玉椿憲太郎, Tamatsubaki Kentarō, 10 November 1883 – 19 September 1928) was a sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Japan. He was known for his techniques, which accommodated his small size. Although his height was only 158 cm, he gave the likes of Hitachiyama and others a real challenge and was called the "mite".[1] He was the shortest wrestler in sumo history,[2] and also one of the lightest at 73 kg. His highest rank was sekiwake. After retirement he was known as Shiratama-oyakata.

Top division record

- Spring Summer
1903 x East Maegashira #13
431
1d 1h

 
1904 East Maegashira #9
631
 
East Maegashira #8
0010
 
1905 East Maegashira #11
306
1h

 
East Maegashira #4
151
1d 2h

 
1906 East Maegashira #8
421
3d

 
East Maegashira #2
431
1d 1h

 
1907 East Komusubi #1
321
5d

 
East Komusubi #1
321
3d 1h

 
1908 East Komusubi #1
241
2d 1h

 
East Maegashira #2
532
 
1909 West Komusubi #1
333
1d

 
West Sekiwake #1
181
1d

 
1910 West Maegashira #1
22
3d 3h

 
West Maegashira #1
431
1d 2h

 
1911 West Sekiwake #1
241
2d 1h

 
West Maegashira #1
53
1d 1h

 
1912 West Sekiwake #1
53
2d

 
West Komusubi #1
45
1d

 
1913 West Komusubi #1
521
1d 1h

 
East Komusubi #1
63
1d

 
1914 East Sekiwake #1
145
 
West Maegashira #2
0010
 
1915 West Maegashira #7
36
1d

 
East Maegashira #11
343
 
1916 West Maegashira #13
25
2d 1h

 
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

See also

References

  1. 甚句会と趣味の会 (in Japanese). Tomoko Office (Go Awazu's Memorial Website). Retrieved 8 May 2009.
  2. Sharnoff, Lora (1993). Grand Sumo. Weatherhill. p. 225. ISBN 0-8348-0283-X.


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