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Nishinoumi Kajirō III (西ノ海 嘉治郎, November 2, 1890 – July 28, 1933) was a sumo wrestler. He was the sport's 30th yokozuna.
Career
He joined Izutsu stable and made a debut in January 1910. He was promoted to the top makuuchi division in January 1916. He was promoted to ōzeki in January 1922.
After Ōnishiki Uichirō left the sumo world, there remained only one yokozuna, Tochigiyama, in Tokyo sumo at that time. The Tokyo Sumo Association wanted to promote one more yokozuna. Although he didn't record significantly superior results, he was awarded a yokozuna licence in April 1923. He was promoted to that rank without winning any championships in the top makuuchi division. Therefore, his promotion was controversial, although championships (yūshō) before January 1926 were officially awarded by not the Sumo Association but a newspaper, the Osaka Mainichi Shimbun.
He won his only championship in May 1925. He was stricken by heart disease in November 1925 and was absent from the next tournament. His strength continued to decline and he retired in October 1928. In the top makuuchi division, he won 134 bouts and lost 60 bouts, recording a winning percentage of 69.1.
Top division record
- In 1927 Tokyo and Osaka sumo merged and four tournaments a year in Tokyo and other locations began to be held.
| - | Spring Haru basho, varied | Summer Natsu basho, varied | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | East Maegashira #13 9–1 | East Maegashira #3 2–3–5 | ||||
| 1917 | West Maegashira #5 4–5–1 | West Maegashira #6 5–4 1d | ||||
| 1918 | East Maegashira #3 7–2–1 | East Sekiwake 2–8 | ||||
| 1919 | East Maegashira #3 5–4–1 | East Maegashira #6 9–1 | ||||
| 1920 | East Komusubi 7–3 | West Komusubi 5–2–3 | ||||
| 1921 | West Sekiwake 7–2 1h | East Sekiwake 8–2 | ||||
| 1922 | West Ōzeki 7–3 | Sat out | ||||
| 1923 | West Ōzeki 8–1 1d | East Yokozuna 5–2–4 | ||||
| 1924 | Sat out | West Yokozuna 5–2–3 1h | ||||
| 1925 | West Yokozuna 9–2 | East Yokozuna 9–2 | ||||
| 1926 | Sat out | West Yokozuna 9–2 | ||||
| - | Spring Haru basho, Tokyo | March Sangatsu basho, varied | Summer Natsu basho, Tokyo | October Jūgatsu basho, varied | ||
| 1927 | East Yokozuna 3–2–6 | Sat out | East Yokozuna 1–2–8 | West Yokozuna 1–2–8 | ||
| 1928 | West Yokozuna 7–3–1 | Sat out | Sat out | East Yokozuna Retired 0–0 | ||
| Record given as win-loss-absent Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions Key:d=Draw(s) (引分); h=Hold(s) (預り) | ||||||