Kiminishiki Toshimasa - 君錦 利正 (born July 6, 1937 - July 16, 2013) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kisarazu, Chiba. He made his debut in May 1953 and wrestled for Tatsunami stable. He reached the makuuchi division in July 1961. His highest rank was maegashira 3 and he retired in May 1968.
Career[]
Early Career[]
After graduating from junior high school, he was recruited into professional sumo by former juryo wrestler Kirinohana. He joined Tatsunami stable and made his professional debut in May 1953. He initially wrestled under many different shikona before settling with "Kiminishiki" (君錦) in March 1954. He was promoted to sandanme in May 1954 and makushita in March 1956. After seven years in the unsalaried ranks he was promoted to juryo in March 1960.
Juryo Career[]
In his first tournament as a sekitori, Kiminishiki finished with an 8-7 record. After a series of unspectacular results, Kiminishiki finished with an eleven win performance in May 1961 at the rank of juryo 5 and was promoted to makuuchi for the May 1961 tournament.
Makuuchi Career[]
Kiminishiki was ranked in makuuchi for a total of 21 tournaments, reaching as high as maegashira 3 in May 1963. He never managed to defeat a yokozuna or ozeki and never won a special prize. In July 1963 he sprained his left ankle and was demoted back down to juryo. He returned to makuuchi in September 1964, but could only last for a little over a year after re-spraining his left ankle. In March 1966 he won the juryo yusho with a 13-2 record and was promoted back to makuuchi in May 1966, but he could only retain his top division status for two tournaments.
Retirement from Sumo[]
After falling back down to juryo, Kiminishiki remained in the division for two years before announcing his retirement in May 1968. After retiring, he ran a chanko restaurant in his hometown of Kisarazu, Chiba, called "Kiminishiki" (君錦). The restaurant closed down in 2008.
He died on July 16, 2013, at the age of 76.
Fighting Style[]
Kiminishiki was a yotsu-sumo wrestler who prefers grappling to pushing and thrusting techniques. He favored a migi-yotsu (left hand outside, right hand inside) position when gripping his opponent's mawashi (belt). His most common kimarite was yorikiri, or force out.
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 506-470-9-1d/975 (82 basho)
- Makuuchi: 138-168-9/304 (21 basho)
- Juryo: 222-197-1d/420 (29 basho)
- Makushita: 97-71/168 (21 basho)
- Sandanme: 33-23/56 (7 basho)
- Jonidan: 14-10/24 (3 basho)
- Shinjo: 2-1/3 (1 basho)
Championships[]
- 1 Juryo Championship (March 1966)
Shikona History[]
- Gomi Toshimasa (1953.05 - 1953.05)
- Boshuyama (1953.09 - 1953.09)
- Chibanonami (1954.01 - 1954.01)
- Kiminishiki Toshimasa (1954.03 - 1968.05)
Gallery[]
