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Jul 4, 2023 · NOTE: This post is from 2022. Once a staple of the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest — from his record-setting debut in 2001 until his final...
Jul 4, 2023 · A look back at every winner of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest over the last 22 ... Takeru Kobayashi (50 hot dogs) AP Photo/Richard Drew. ... 2022: Miki Sudo (40 hot dogs) 2023: Joey Chestnut ...
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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.
- 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Yokkaichi University
- "The Tsunami", "Kobi", "The Prince" (in Japan)
- March 15, 1978 (age 45), Nagano, Japan
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Jul 3, 2020 · Joe Rivera. 07-03-2020 • 4 min read. Takeru Kobayashi is done hot doggin' it. The Japanese competitive eater dominated the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in the early 2000s. His reign...
Jul 4, 2022 · Chestnut, who goes by "Jaws," has now won seven in a row and 15 of the last 16 hot dog eating contests since taking down six-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi in 2007, with his...
Jul 1, 2022 · 4d ago. It's been more than a decade since Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi last took the stage at the Nathans Forth of July hot dog eating contest, and he says he will never return....