Mienoumi Tsuyoshi
Mienoumi Tsuyoshi (Japanese三重ノ海 剛司), own Ishiyama Gorō (石山 五郎; born February 4, 1948 in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture) is a former Japanese sumo wrestler. He was the 57th yokozuna.
Mienoumi came as fighters of the old and renowned Dewanoumi wrestler Stalls in July 1963 for the first time at a sumo tournament at. In September 1969, he fought for the first time in the Makuuchi division, the highest league in Japanese Profisumō. In July 1970 he reached for the first time sanyaku ranks by promotion to komusubi, in the next tournament even to sekiwake. A 6- 9- make- koshi in September 1970, however, let him fall back into the table. It was not until next November he reached the upper echelon again and defended until next July successfully its placement as sekiwake haridashi, ie additional sekiwake - usually available at this rank usually only two fighters, then there were five. Then Mienoumi rose in the ranks of the maegashira from, could fight again high and dismounted again. In 1975, Mienoumi as sekiwake with 13 wins not only get the technicians price and the award for special achievement in 15 encounters, but also his first tournament victory ( Yusho ) reach, after which it was classified as ozeki.
However, the "elevator career" Mienoumis not ended; in his second and third tournament, the accumulated losses. After that, he was demoted back to sekiwake. However, he already enforced in July 1976 with a good 10-5 result the promotion back to the second highest rank after the then newly introduced rule. The title of ozeki he held until his second tournament victory in 1979, when he at the age of 31 years, several excellent results, but no tournament victory, achieved what the charge was enough to get him at the same time acting alongside Wajima, Kitanoumi and Wakanohana the fourth yokozuna to appoint.
His other active career was initially promising, the November tournament of the year, he won 14-1, the following Hatsu basho in January - even with sovereign 15 wins. With the year 1980 but also ended Mienoumis Ringer career after nominally eight tournaments in which he had suffered make- koshi and as often as he had been absent was contested battles. His record recorded 695 victories, 525 defeats and a draw ( against Futagotake ). 56 times he did not present himself. To date, he was the last of the yokozuna Dewanoumi - Beya.
As is usual in the sumo world, Mienoumi took over after his time as a wrestler duties as a sports official in the Nihon Sumō Kyokai. After he had initially purchased the Yamashina - share, he founded the Musashigawa - Beya as own stables. He was outstanding successful. His school sprang not only the yokozuna Musashimaru, but also the ozeki Dejima, Musōyama and Miyabiyama.