Takeru Kobayashi
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Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi is a Japanese former competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited wit
Takeru Kobayashi at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2009
Kobayashi at the Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship in 2006
Kobayashi at the Krystal Square Off in 2009
Kobayashi with two Guinness World Record certificates (March 2010)
The Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual American hot dog competitive eating competition. It is held each year on July 4 at Nathan's Famous's original, and best-known, res
Takeru Kobayashi
…尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a Japanese former competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", he is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport. Born in Nagano, Japan, he won the 2000 Japanese variety show TV Champion Gluttony Championship…
Nathan's Wall of Fame of contest winners, 2019
Nathan's original Coney Island location