Takeru Kobayashi

About Takeru Kobayashi

After smashing world records in hamburger, grilled cheese, hot dog, lobster rolls, Twinkie, buffalo wings, meatballs, spaghetti, and pizza eating events, this top competitive eater was signed to a Major League Eating contract in 2012.

Takeru Kobayashi is a competitive Japanese athlete. Described as the “Godfather of Competitive Food,” Kobayashi is a six-time Nathan's Hot Dog Food Competition Champion and is widely recognized in the popularization of competitive food sports.

Born	March 15, 1978, Nagano, Japan
Alma mater	Yokkaichi University
Native name	小林 尊
Other names	"The Tsunami", "Kobi", "The Prince" (in Japan)

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Trivia

He is known for his "Kobayashi Shake" maneuver, a unique body motion that allows him to force more food into his stomach.During the Fox network's Glutton Bowl, he set a world record by consuming fifty-seven cow brains in only fifteen minutes.

Takeru Kobayashi before fame

In 2001, he set his first competitive eating record in the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest.

Achievement of Takeru Kobayashi

His"Kobayashi Shake" technique, a one-of-a-kind body action that allows him to fit more food into his stomach, has made him renowned.At the Fox network's Glutton Bowl, he set a world record by eating fifty-seven cow brains in fifteen minutes.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$3 Million

Takeru Kobayashi family life

For the most of his competitive eating career, Kobayashi, who was born and raised in Nagano, Japan, and went by the nicknames"Kobi" and"The Tsunami", maintained his weight at 130 pounds (at 5'8") and went by the nicknames"Kobi" and"The Tsunami".

Associations of Takeru Kobayashi

He and another Asian-born competitive eater, Sonya Thomas, have set numerous world records.

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