若駒 · Maegashira · Hanakago stable · retired
| Highest rank | Maegashira |
| Stable | Hanakago stable |
| From | Akita-ken, Minamiakita-gun, Gojome-machi |
| Born | 1937-04-20 |
| Height | 170 cm |
| Weight | 83 kg |
| First tournament | May 1952 |
| Retired | 1962-03-01T00:00:00Z |
The ring name is written 若駒. Taken character by character:
| 若 | young |
⚠️The character 駒 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 →
Wakakoma Kenzo has fought 135 recorded bouts, winning 72 and losing 63 — a winning rate of 53.3%. He has taken 2 championships.
| Technique | Japanese | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twisting underarm throw | 下手捻り | 6 | 8.3% |
| Frontal push out | 押し出し | 5 | 6.9% |
| Underarm throw | 下手投げ | 5 | 6.9% |
| Thrust down | 突き落とし | 5 | 6.9% |
| Pulling over armthrow | 上手出し投げ | 5 | 6.9% |
| Inner thigh propping twist down | 内無双 | 5 | 6.9% |
| Frontal force out | 寄り切り | 5 | 6.9% |
| Pulling underarm throw | 下手出し投げ | 4 | 5.6% |
Counted from his winning bouts in this database. English names follow NHK WORLD-JAPAN. All 87 techniques →
| Opponent | Bouts | Won | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ichinoya Totaro | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Naruyama Akira | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Kainoyama Isamu | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Yasome Shigeo | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Oiteyama Hirokuni | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Izuminada Tatsuo | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Kiyonomori Masao | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Tokinami Haruki | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tournament | Rank | Record |
|---|---|---|
| March 1962 | Juryo 4 East | 0–0 |
| January 1962 | Maegashira 12 East | 3–12 |
| November 1961 | Maegashira 8 West | 6–9 |
| September 1961 | Maegashira 13 East | 9–6 |
| July 1961 | Juryo 2 East | 10–5 |
| May 1961 | Juryo 8 East | 10–5 |
| March 1961 | Juryo 1 East | 4–11 |
| January 1961 | Juryo 4 West | 10–5 |
| November 1960 | Juryo 14 West | 12–3 |
| September 1960 | Juryo 15 West | 8–7 |
| July 1960 | Makushita 13 East | 7–0 |
| May 1960 | Makushita 26 East | 6–2 |
| March 1960 | Makushita 35 East | 5–3 |
| January 1960 | Makushita 40 East | 4–4 |
| November 1959 | Makushita 62 West | 7–1 |
The Japanese side of this site carries seven pages on Wakakoma Kenzo: 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.