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Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru, born March 15, 1978) is a Japanese retired competitive eater. Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", Kobayashi is a six-time champion of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and is widely credited with popularizing the sport of competitive eating.
5 days ago · May 24, 2024, 8:26 PM UTC. By Minyvonne Burke. Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, the six-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest winner, said he is retiring. Kobayashi, 46, revealed...
5 days ago · Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi, the six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion, has announced his retirement from the sport due to rising health concerns. "I’ve decided to ...
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5 days ago · John Lamparski/WireImage. Takeru Kobayashi is officially retiring. In Netflix’s Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut, the six-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest winner said he’s ...
May 22, 2024 · Chestnut currently holds the Guinness World Record for eating 76 on July 4, 2021. In the documentary, Kobayashi revealed that he has lost his appetite and ability to smell food. He said he decided ...
May 21, 2024 · Takeru Kobayashi — the Japanese eating legend who won six consecutive Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests — is standing down from all future food challenges because he quite literally no longer...
May 21, 2024 · Doric Sam May 21, 2024. Bill McCay/WireImage. Six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Takeru Kobayashi has announced his retirement from competitive eating, per TMZ.
