Miyagino Nishikinosuke

Template:Template other Miyagino Nishikinosuke (宮城野 錦之助, 1744 – July 18, 1798) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was sekiwake. He was an active top makuuchi division wrestler at the age of 52, which is the all-time recognized record.

Career

His shikona was named after Miyagino because he worked under the Sendai Domain. He made his debut in October 1766. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in March 1781. He was demoted to jūryō in November 1794, but returned to makuuchi in March 1796 at the age of 52. After that tournament, he retired. His relatively uninterrupted career lasted 30 years, a record broken only in 2016 by Hanakaze and Hokutōryū , who both made their debuts in 1986.

After retiring, he became a toshiyori (or sumo elder), but died only two years later. The modern Miyagino stable was named after him and he is regarded as the first Miyagino oyakata.

Top Division Record

• The actual time the tournaments were held during the year in this period often varied.

1781 West Maegashira #1
6–0–3
1h
  West Maegashira #3
5–1
1d 1h 2nr
  1782 West Komusubi
4–0–4
1d 1h
  West Komusubi
2–1–4
2d 1nr
  1783 West Maegashira #1
3–2–3
1d 1nr
  West Komusubi
5–1–4
  1784 West Komusubi
2–1–7
  West Komusubi
4–1–3
1d 1nr
  1785 Not held Not held 1786 West Sekiwake
3–0–7
  West Sekiwake
4–2–3
1d
  1787 Called off due to bad harvest Not enrolled 1788 West Maegashira #5
1–1–6
1d 1nr
  Sat out 1789 West Maegashira #1
2–5–1
2nr
  West Komusubi
2–3–1
1d 1h 2nr
  1790 West Komusubi
4–1–1
3d
  West Maegashira #1
3–2–2
1d 2h
  1791 West Maegashira #1
3–2–3
1d 1nr
  Sat out 1792 West Sekiwake
5–1–3
1nr
  Sat out 1793 Not enrolled Not enrolled 1794 West Maegashira #3
2–3–5
  West Jūryō #3
1–1
2d
  1795 West Jūryō #3
1–3
1d
  West Jūryō #1
1–3
1d
  1796 West Maegashira #7
Retired
1–3–6 x Template:Sumo record box end pre-1890

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers

References

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