Kinkaiyama Ryū

Kinkaiyama Ryū
金開山 龍
Personal information
BornRyusui Kin
(1976-01-07) 7 January 1976 (age 48)
Ōmura, Nagasaki, Japan
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight156 kg (344 lb)
Career
StableDewanoumi
Record469-453-35
DebutMarch, 1991
Highest rankMaegashira 6 (November, 2003)
RetiredMay, 2006
Elder nameTakasaki
Championships3 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Kinkaiyama Ryū (born 7 January 1976 as Ryusui Kin) is a former sumo wrestler from Ōmura, Nagasaki, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1991, and reached the top division in July 1998. His highest rank was maegashira 6. He retired in May 2006, and as of 2016 he is an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Takasaki.[1]

He was responsible for the "Ozumo Beyond 2020 Tournament" held in the Ryogoku Kokugikan in October 2017 to increase awareness of sumo among minority groups such as foreigners and people with disabilities, in preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[2]

He was married in February 2005.[3]

Career record

Kinkaiyama Ryū[4]
Year January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1991 x (Maezumo) East Jonokuchi #14
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #114
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #83
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #96
4–3
 
1992 West Jonidan #70
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #89
5–2
 		 East Jonidan #47
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #22
2–5
 		 East Jonidan #57
6–1
 		 West Sandanme #94
5–2
 
1993 East Sandanme #57
2–5
 		 West Sandanme #86
3–4
 		 West Jonidan #4
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #67
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #17
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #4
2–5
 
1994 West Sandanme #28
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #45
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #65
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #15
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #2
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #20
4–3
 
1995 East Sandanme #8
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #31
6–1
 		 East Makushita #52
4–3
 		 East Makushita #42
4–3
 		 West Makushita #34
1–6
 		 West Makushita #55
6–1
 
1996 East Makushita #28
2–5
 		 West Makushita #50
3–4
 		 West Sandanme #8
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #24
5–2
 		 West Makushita #56
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #10
6–1
 
1997 East Makushita #39
4–3
 		 West Makushita #29
4–3
 		 West Makushita #21
4–3
 		 West Makushita #15
6–1
 		 East Makushita #5
4–3
 		 West Makushita #3
4–3
 
1998 West Jūryō #13
12–3
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 East Jūryō #2
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #15
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #1
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #1
8–7
 
1999 West Maegashira #14
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #3
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #5
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #2
10–5–PP
Champion
 		 East Maegashira #13
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #1
10–5
 
2000 East Maegashira #14
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #2
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #10
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #14
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #13
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #1
12–3
Champion
 
2001 East Maegashira #11
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #13
3–5–7
 		 West Jūryō #6
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15		 West Jūryō #6
2–13
 		 West Makushita #4
4–3
 		 East Makushita #3
3–4
 
2002 West Makushita #7
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Makushita #7
3–4
 		 West Makushita #11
5–2
 		 East Makushita #4
6–1–PP
Champion
 		 West Jūryō #10
11–4–P
 		 West Jūryō #4
8–7
 
2003 East Jūryō #1
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #12
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #2
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #15
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #6
6–9
 
2004 West Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #7
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #12
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #1
4–11
 		 West Jūryō #7
8–7
 
2005 West Jūryō #5
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #7
6–9
 		 West Jūryō #9
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #10
5–10
 		 West Makushita #1
3–4
 		 East Makushita #5
4–3
 
2006 West Makushita #1
2–5
 		 East Makushita #8
3–4
 		 East Makushita #13
Retired
0–1–6		 x x x
Record given as wins–losses–absences    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oyakata (Coaches)". Nihon Sumo Kyokai. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Sumo venue holds barrier-free event, aims for inclusive 2020 Tokyo Games". Mainichi Daily News. The Mainichi. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ Kintamayama (4 February 2005). "Kinkaiyama gets married". Sumo Forum. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Kinkaiyama Ryū Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 3 September 2012.


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