Ōnoumi Hisamitsu

Ōnoumi Hisamitsu (大ノ海　久光, Ōnoumi Hisamitsu, 20 March 1916 – 20 September 1981) was a sumo wrestler from Minamiakita District, Akita, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1937. He fought in the top makuuchi division for 16 tournaments and his highest rank was maegashira 3.[1] He was a member of Nishonoseki stable and recruited the future yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji I while still an active wrestler. After his retirement from active competition in 1952 he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association under the name Hanakago and established the Hanakago stable, taking Wakanohana with him. He was later the coach of yokozuna Wajima, who eventually married Hanakago's daughter and took over control of the stable shortly before Hanakago's death in 1981.

"Onoumi" redirects here. For the maegashira of the 1970s, see Takashi Ishikawa.

Ōnoumi Hisamitsu
大ノ海　久光
Personal information
BornHisamitsu Kudo
(1916-03-20)20 March 1916
Akita Prefecture, Japan
Died20 September 1981(1981-09-20) (aged 65)
Height176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight99.5 kg (219 lb)
Career
StableNishonoseki
Record172-174-6-3draws
DebutJanuary 1937
Highest rankMaegashira 3 (January 1950)
RetiredMay 1952
Elder nameHanakago

In 1951 he took part in an exhibition tournament in Los Angeles, the first visit by professional sumo wrestlers to the United States since World War II, alongside Yakatayama, Fujitayama and retired former yokozuna Maedayama.[2]

Career record

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

Ōnoumi Hisamitsu[1]
- Spring
Haru basho, Tokyo		 Summer
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 Autumn
Aki basho, Tokyo
1937 (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #14
5–2
 		 x
1938 West Jonidan #13
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #25
3–4
 		 x
1939 West Sandanme #27
5–2
 		 East Makushita #41
5–3
 		 x
1940 West Makushita #21
3–1
 		 West Makushita #17
4–4
 		 x
1941 West Makushita #12
3–5
 		 East Makushita #19
4–4
 		 x
1942 East Makushita #18
4–4
 		 East Makushita #10
7–1
 		 x
1943 West Jūryō #14
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #5
6–9
 		 x
1944 East Jūryō #10
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #3
7–3
 		 East Maegashira #16
4–5–1draw
 
1945 x West Maegashira #12
3–4
 		 West Maegashira #17
5–4–1draw
 
1946 x x West Maegashira #8
3–10
 
1947 x East Maegashira #12
8–2
 		 East Maegashira #6
2–9
 
1948 x East Maegashira #16
7–3–1draw
 		 East Maegashira #11
6–5
 
1949 East Maegashira #9
7–6
 		 East Maegashira #8
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #12
11–4
 
1950 West Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #8
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #10
7–8
 
1951 East Maegashira #11
3–12
 		 East Maegashira #18
5–8–2
 		 West Jūryō #1
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15
1952 West Jūryō #6
3–12
 		 West Jūryō #13
Retired
0–0–0		 x
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

References
  1. "Onoumi Hisamitsu Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "Sumo team from Japan : first to arrive from Japan after World War II". Japanese American National Museum. Retrieved 24 August 2018.


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