Miyagino Nishikinosuke

Miyagino Nishikinosuke (宮城野 錦之助, 1744 – July 18, 1798) was a Japanese sumo wrestler.

He was an active top makuuchi division wrestler at the age of 52, which is the all-time recognized record.

He was demoted to jūryō in November 1794, but returned to makuuchi in March 1796 at the age of 52.

His relatively uninterrupted career lasted 30 years, a record broken only in 2016 by Hanakaze and Hokutōryū , who both made their debuts in 1986.

Key:   d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り);   nr=no result recorded Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi