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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", [2] [3] Kobayashi is a six-time champion of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and is widely credited with popularizing the sport of competitive eating.

   • Height: 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
   • Alma mater: Yokkaichi University

   • Other names: "The Tsunami", "Kobi", "The Prince" (in Japan)
   • Born: March 15, 1978 (age 45), Nagano, Japan

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3. www.sportingnews.com › us › otherWhat happened to Takeru Kobayashi? From Nathan's hot dog ...

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   Jul 4, 2023 · Takeru Kobayashi is a Japanese competitive eater who dominated the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in the early 2000s. He set a world record of 69 hot dogs in 2011, but his eating career spiraled after a contract dispute with MLE and a controversial arrest in 2010. He has been out of the spotlight since then, except for a 2019 ESPN documentary.

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   Takeru Kobayashi poses for the cameras after winning the annual Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Nathan’s Famous on Coney Island, July 4, 2005, in Brooklyn, New York.

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   Who is Takeru Kobayashi?

   • Takeru Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru, born March 15, 1978), also known as Takeru " Tsunami " Kobayashi, 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.

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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.

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   Did Takeru Kobayashi eat a Kodiak bear?

   • It is 1:30 p.m. in Kyoto, Japan, when Takeru Kobayashi — the man who made competitive eating an actual thing — begins discussing one of the most memorable challenges of his career: The time he took on a Kodiak bear in a hot dog eating competition. No, really. This actually happened. You can either thank or blame the Fox Broadcasting Company.

   Takeru Kobayashi vs. a Kodiak bear: Remembering TV’s greatest hot dog

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   Did Kobayashi win a hot dog eating contest?

   • At the time, Kobayashi had recently emerged as a star after winning two straight Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contests on Independence Day at New York City’s Coney Island.

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6. www.usatoday.com › story › sportsJoey Chestnut's one-time rival Takeru Kobayashi: 'I'm still ...

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   Jul 2, 2022 · Takeru Kobayashi, Joey Chestnut's onetime rival, says he could win hot dog eating contest: 'I'm still the best' The man most capable of beating Joey Chestnut during the Fourth of July contest on ...

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   Jul 3, 2018 · In 2001, Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi forever changed the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, a Fourth of July tradition. Before Kobayashi ate 50 hot dogs with buns in 12 minutes, the ...

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   Apr 21, 2020 · It is 1:30 p.m. in Kyoto, Japan, when Takeru Kobayashi — the man who made competitive eating an actual thing — begins discussing one of the most memorable challenges of his career: The time he ...

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    Jul 4, 2016 · Takeru Kobayashi competes in the 2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Cindy Ord/Getty Images The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, held every July Fourth on Coney Island in Brooklyn, is like the ...