Gyokuzan - 玉山 (born November 1, 1952) is a former Taiwanese professional sumo wrestler from Taipei. He made his debut in November 1966 and wrestled for Tatsunami stable. His highest rank was sandanme 75 and his last tournament was March 1972.
Career[]
Taiwanese, Huang Keng Ming joined Tatsunami stable in November 1966 at the age of fourteen. He wrestled under the shikona Gyokuzan (玉山) which means Precious Mountain for majority of his career. He did not reach the sandanme division until September 1971, however, he pulled out of the next four tournaments and fell off the banzuke after the March 1972 tournament. He never returned to maezumo or any of the lower divisions which makes it unclear when he retired.
Personal Life[]
- His parents lived in Brazil and they operated a trading business with Taiwan.
- The Associated Press described him as a "nationalist Chinese Sumo Wrestler".
- His English sumo database profile consists of many errors. His shikona is shown as "Tamayama", however, the Associated Press listed his shikona as "Gyokuzan". The sumo database also lists his name as Akira Yokonoe which is a Japanese name, while the Associated Press lists his name as Huang Keng Ming which is a Chinese name.
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 73-95-28/168 (30 basho)
- Sandanme: 0-0-7/0 (1 basho)
- Jonidan: 67-87-14/154 (24 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 6-8-7/14 (3 basho)
Achievements[]
- 1st Taiwanese sumo wrestler
Shikona History[]
- Tamayama or Gyokuzan (1966.11 - 1972.03)
Gallery[]
Gyokuzan plays Japanese chess with a son of his stablemaster