Noshirogata Kinsaku | |
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能代潟 錦作 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Iwamatsu Ishida May 4, 1895 Yamamoto, Akita Prefecture Japan |
Died | June 8, 1973 | (aged 78)
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19.5 st) |
Career | |
Stable | Nishikijima |
Debut | January 1915 |
Highest rank | Ōzeki (January 1927) |
Retired | May 1936 |
Elder name | Tatsutayama |
Championships | 1 (Makuuchi) 1 (Jūryō) |
Gold Stars | 1 (Tamanishiki) |
* Up to date as of April 12, 2023. |
Noshirogata Kinsaku (Japanese: 能代潟 錦作, born Iwamatsu Ishida (石田 岩松), April 5, 1895 – June 8, 1973) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Yamamoto (now Mitane), Akita Prefecture.[1] Known as a tenacious wrestler,[2] he reached the makuuchi division in May 1921 and is the first wrestler from Akita Prefecture to have reached the rank of ōzeki before Terukuni in 1942 and Kiyokuni in 1969.[3] He retired in May, 1936 and died in June, 1973.