Tenryū Saburō

Tenryū Saburō
天竜 三郎
Personal information
BornSaburō Wakuta
(1903-11-01)November 1, 1903
Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture
Japan
DiedAugust 20, 1989(1989-08-20) (aged 85)
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb)
Career
StableDewanoumi
Record171–85–18–6 draws
DebutMay 1920
Highest rankSekiwake (May 1930)
RetiredJanuary 1932
Championships(1) (Jūryō)
(1) (Sandanme)

Tenryū Saburō, (November 1, 1903 – August 20, 1989) born Saburō Wakuta in the Hamana District, Shizuoka Prefecture (now Hamamatsu) was a professional sumo wrestler of the Dewanoumi stable. His highest rank was sekiwake. He was the ringleader of the Shunjuen Incident, in which many wrestlers went on strike.