Miyagino Nishikinosuke

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.[1]

Miyagino Nishikinosuke
宮城野 錦之助
Miyagino to the right, depicted next to his more well-known contemporary, Tanikaze
Personal information
BornDaihachi Koshima
1744
Esashi, Iwate, Japan
DiedJuly 18, 1798(1798-07-18) (aged 54)
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb)
Career
StableSanoyama
Record61-30-86
14draws-6holds-12no results
DebutOctober 1766
Highest rankSekiwake (March 1786)
RetiredMarch 1796
* Up to date as of May 2017.

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.
Miyagino Nishikinosuke[2]
- Spring Winter
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
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions

Key:   d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り);   nr=no result recorded
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: 
Yokozuna (not ranked as such on banzuke until 1890)
Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References
  1. Suzuki, Kensuke (18 July 2020). "Hanakaze, at 50, longest-serving sumo wrestler since Showa Era". Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. "Miyagino Nishikinosuke Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference.


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