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Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru, born March 15, 1978) is a Japanese 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.
May 24, 2024 · 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.
- NOW Reporter
- Cydney Henderson
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Jul 4, 2023 · Kobayashi dazzled — and grossed out — the masses with his ability to shove dog after dog straight down the gullet, with his signature shimmy and his diminutive stature.
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- Joe Rivera
May 24, 2024 · The following year he set a world record at the 2001 Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest by consuming 50 franks in 12 minutes, the outlet reported. He went on to win the Mustard Yellow ...
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...
- Nick Schager
- Entertainment Critic
Jan 11, 2021 · Kobayashi keeps fit by hitting the gym on a regular basis, and though he's slowly developed his body into a machine that's custom-built for competitive eating, the laws of physics mean the sheer amount of food he stuffs down his gullet in competitions still gives him trouble.
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May 24, 2024 · Health issues and an overall lack of hunger are the main reasons Takeru Kobayashi decided to drop the his buns and hot dogs and retire from competitive eating, he announced on Netflix.
