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1. • • Superior talent and training, aided by radical new techniques like wetting the bun and separating it from the hot dog, helped Kobayashi transform a game and, in the process, popularize eating as a spectator draw.
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   How many hot dogs did Takeru Kobayashi eat?

   • The godfather of competitive eating, Takeru Kobayashi burst onto the American scene at the 2001 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the lithe 5-foot-8 Japanese 23-year-old, using a revolutionary water-dipping technique and a body-wiggling maneuver known as the “Kobayashi Shake,” ate an astounding 50 hot dogs—double the prior record.

   The Rise and Fall of Takeru Kobayashi, Godfather of Competitive Eating

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   How did Takeru Kobayashi change the mental limit?

   • When Takeru Kobayashi doubled the record in the 2001 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, he not only showed competitors a new physical technique, he changed the mental limit previously set.

   Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Was Changed by Takeru Kobayashi

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   Who is Takeru Kobayashi?

   • Takeru Kobayashi isn't the only competitive eater to be harmed on the job. An earlier-gen competitive eater named Mort Hurst once broke a tooth on pistachio nuts and another time suffered a stroke after eating eggs. Tragically, there have also been cases where people choked to death during eating contests.

   Here's Why Takeru Kobayashi Retired From Competitive Eating

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   Why did Kobayashi lose the Nathan's hot dog eating contest?

   • Kobayashi rigorously trained for his eating contests to make sure he was as prepared as possible, and yet he, too, has experienced health issues as a competitive. The first time he lost the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, he was dealing with an arthritic jaw.

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3. sports.yahoo.com › heres-why-takeru-kobayashiHere's Why Takeru Kobayashi Retired From Competitive Eating

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   8 hours ago · Over the course of Kobayashi's career, he's eaten a lot more than hot dogs: Major League Eating lists him as the current record holder for rice balls (20 pounds in ½ hour), lobster rolls (41 in ...

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   Jul 4, 2016 · Strategy. The 6-time Nathan's hot dog champion forever changed competitive eating 15 years ago with a simple mental shift. Richard Feloni. Jul 4, 2016, 8:45 AM PDT. The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating...

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   Jul 5, 2023 · When Kobayashi competed in the 2001 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, he immediately shattered the all-time record by eating 50 of them. Up to that point, no other competitor had even come...

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   Jul 2, 2019 · The godfather of competitive eating, Takeru Kobayashi burst onto the American scene at the 2001 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, where the lithe 5-foot-8 Japanese 23-year-old, using a...

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   Sep 23, 2006 · Kobayashi won the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest six years in a row, until 2007 when Joey Chestnut did what no American had done before. Chestnut dethroned Kobayashi, beating him by three hot dogs and buns--66 to 63.

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   Jul 3, 2018 · Updated. Jul 3, 2018, 7:22 AM PDT. Takeru Kobayashi's groundbreaking technique was as much mental as it was physical. Mario Tama/Getty Images. In 2001, Japanese competitive eater Takeru...

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   May 17, 2023 · In 2001, Kobayashi made his shocking debut at The Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, the World Cup of competitive eating. Up until his debut, the record was 25 hotdogs eaten in the 12-minute [now 10-minute] time frame.