Raiden Tameemon
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Not to be confused with Raiden Shin'emon.
Raiden Tameemon (雷電爲右衞門), born Seki Tarōkichi (January 1767 – 11 February, 1825), was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Tōmi, Nagano Prefecture. He is considered one of the greatest rikishi in history, although he was never promoted to yokozuna. To date, he holds the record for best top division win ratio of all time.
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Raiden Tameemon | |
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雷電爲右衞門 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Seki Tarōkich January 1767 Tōmi, Nagano, Japan |
Died | February 11, 1825(1825-02-11) (aged 58) |
Height | 197 cm (6 ft 5.6 in) |
Weight | 169 kg (373 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Urakaze (Isenoumi) |
Record | 254–10–41 |
Debut | November 1790 |
Highest rank | Ōzeki (March 1795) |
Retired | February 1811 |
Championships | 28 (Makuuchi, unofficial) |
* Up to date as of June 2013. |
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