Sadanoyama Shinmatsu

Sadanoyama Shinmatsu (Japanese佐田の山 晋松, own Shinmatsu Ichikawa (市 川 晋 松), born February 18, 1938 at Shinkamigoto today in Nagasaki Prefecture ) is a former Japanese sumo wrestler. He was the 50th Yokozuna, and later Chairman of the Japanese Sumōverbands.

Sadanoyama was a fighter of the renowned wrestler Stalls Dewanoumi - Beya. In 1956 he appeared for the first time as a wrestler and took in 1961 in his first Makuuchi tournament. In May of that year he already successfully fought a tournament victory in March 1962 another, so that he was promoted after a relatively short time in the top division in the rank of ozeki, he led the seventeen tournaments long. In the first half of 1965 brought him 39 fights won three tournaments in two Yusho (tournament wins) and the appointment of the yokozuna.

The rise Sadanoyamas in a time that was dominated by the competition of large wrestlers as Taiho and Kashiwado can be credited to him as a remarkable achievement. However, Sadanoyama could never solve quite from their shadows. Around the turn of the year 1967/68, he won two more tournaments, but resigned shortly thereafter surprisingly back.

After the end of his athletic career Sadanoyama took over the management of the Dewanoumi - Beya by his equerry, who had now also become his father and to his role as Chairman ( Rijicho ) wanted to focus the Sumōverbands. Himself In 1992 this took office, he exchanged his share in a similar manner with the then Sakaigawa Oyakata and thus rendered this the post of equerry at Dewanoumi. In 1998, he applied no longer a re-election because he had differences over the direction of the association with the other senior officials. Shortly before his retirement in 2003 he exchanged the Sakaigawa share with the equerry of Nakadachi - Beya.

This and That

1967, Sadanoyama a brief voice role in the James Bond film " You Only Live Twice " in which other known wrestler this time can be seen.