Tamanishiki Sanemon

Tamanishiki Sanemon was a professional sumo wrestler from Kochi Prefecture whose highest rank was yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo. Born on 15 December 1903, he made his professional debut in January 1919, and his last stable as an active wrestler was Nishonoseki stable. Spending 39 tournaments in makuuchi, the top division, he posted a top-division record of 308 wins and 92 losses, winning nine top-division championships and earning one kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). Over 53 career tournaments he compiled a record of 350 wins and 114 losses. The May 1938 tournament was his final grand tournament, and on 4 December of the same year he died at the age of 34 while still an active yokozuna.