嶋錦 · Maegashira · Takasago stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Takasago stable |
| From | Osaka-fu, Osaka-shi |
| Born | 1928-09-26 |
| Height | 174 cm |
| Weight | 135 kg |
| First tournament | May 1943 |
| Retired | 1960-03-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 嶋錦. Taken character by character:
| 錦 | brocade |
⚠️The character 嶋 is left out above: we do not yet have a meaning for it that we are sure of, and we would rather show a gap than a guess.
These are the dictionary meanings of the characters, not a statement about why this particular name was chosen — that is the stablemaster’s business, and we do not guess at it. How ring names are put together →
Shimanishiki Hiroshi has fought 176 recorded bouts, winning 69 and losing 107 — a winning rate of 39.2%.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 35 | 50.7% |
| Frontal crush out | 寄り倒し | 18 | 26.1% |
| Over arm throw | 上手投げ | 5 | 7.2% |
| Frontal lift out | 吊り出し | 4 | 5.8% |
| Outside leg trip | 外掛け | 3 | 4.3% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 3 | 4.3% |
| Arm lock throw | 小手投げ | 1 | 1.4% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshakayama# Tsunenori | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Tsunenishiki Toshihide | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Koinose Torao | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Hoshikabuto Yoshio | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Hajimayama Masanobu | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Oginohana Masaaki | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Osegawa Hangoro | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Wakabayama Sadao | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| March 1960 | Makushita 2 East | 0–0–8 |
| January 1960 | Juryo 12 West | 2–9–4 |
| November 1959 | Juryo 11 West | 7–8 |
| September 1959 | Juryo 7 West | 4–11 |
| July 1959 | Juryo 3 East | 4–11 |
| May 1959 | Maegashira 15 East | 2–13 |
| March 1959 | Maegashira 12 East | 6–9 |
| January 1959 | Maegashira 9 East | 6–9 |
| November 1958 | Maegashira 15 West | 10–5 |
| September 1958 | Maegashira 14 East | 7–8 |
| July 1958 | Maegashira 13 East | 7–8 |
| May 1958 | Maegashira 10 East | 6–8 |
| March 1958 | Maegashira 11 West | 8–7 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Shimanishiki Hiroshi: tournament-by-tournament results, every bout he has fought, head-to-head records against all opponents, a breakdown of his winning techniques, a reading of his fighting style, and his records.