Tachiyama Mineemon | |
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太刀山 峯右衞門 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Oimoto Yajirō August 15, 1877 Toyama, Japan |
Died | March 4, 1941 | (aged 63)
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 150 kg (331 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Tomozuna |
Record | 211-30-73(11 draws) |
Debut | May, 1900 |
Highest rank | Yokozuna (February, 1911) |
Retired | January, 1918 |
Elder name | Azumazeki |
Championships | 9 (Makuuchi, official) 2 (Makuuchi, unofficial) |
* Up to date as of June 25, 2020. |
Tachiyama Mineemon (Japanese: 太刀山 峯右衞門, August 15, 1877 – April 3, 1941) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture. He was the sport's 22nd yokozuna. He was well known for his extreme strength and skill. He won 99 out of 100 matches from 1909 to 1916 (not counting draws), and also won eleven top division tournament championships (two of them unofficial as they were before the championship system was established in 1909).