Takeru Kobayashi

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Takeru Kobayashi

Takeru Kobayashi ( Japanese 小林 尊 , Kobayashi Takeru ; born March 15, 1978 in Nagano , Nagano Prefecture ) is a Japanese competitive eater. He was a multiple winner of the International Hot Dog Food Contest , which is held annually by the American fast food chain Nathan's Famous and is one of the most famous food contests in the United States. For nearly six years he held the world record for most hot dogs consumed in a set time. He also holds several other world records, including eating pasta, meatballs, hamburgers and twinkies .

Career

Takeru Kobayashi, already famous in Japan, became famous in the USA when he first took part in the International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2001 and ate 50 hot dogs in the allotted time of 12 minutes. He doubled the existing record of 25 hot dogs. The large number of hot dogs consumed was so unexpected that the organizers of the eating contest ran out of posters showing the number of hot dogs consumed. He won this event six times in a row from 2001 to 2006.

That same year, the Glutton Bowl also took place, a two-hour special IFOCE event that focused on brains as well as eating hot dogs. Kobayashi won this eating contest with 31 hot dogs and 55 brains.

In 2003 he appeared in the show Man vs. Beast of the FOX Channel , where he competed against a Kodiak bear in the sausage competition. In doing so, he ate 31 in two minutes and 36 seconds as opposed to the bear's 50.

In 2006 he ate 97 hamburgers during the Krystal Square Off, 28 more than in 2004 when the world record was set.

During a dinner competition in Hong Kong on August 13, 2005, Kobayashi ate 83 Jiaozi vegetarian dumplings in 8 minutes. The next day, he ate 100 baozis in 12 minutes. He also won the Alka-Seltzer US Open of Competitive Eating in 2005 , a three-hour IFOCE elimination competition that was broadcast on ESPN .

On August 5, 2006, he set another world record during the Bratwurst Eating World Championships in Sheboygan , Wisconsin when he gobbled 58 sausages in 10 minutes, beating the old record of 35 set by Sonya Thomas .

On September 23, 2006, during the Phantom Food Festival in Boston , Massachusetts , he ate 41 "Summer Shack" lobster rolls in 10 minutes, breaking the old world record of 22.

Other world records he set are: 17.7 pounds (about 8 kg) of cow brain in 15 minutes and 20 pounds (9 kg) of rice balls in 30 minutes.

On July 4, 2007, he ate a personal best of 63 hot dogs during the International Hot Dog Meal Contest, which was topped by Joey Chestnut , who ate 66.

In July 2009, Kobayashi traveled to Puerto Rico for a competition hosted by Taco Bell and ate 64 tacos in 15 minutes for a local charity.

On June 28, 2010, Kobayashi announced that he would not participate in the International Hot Dog Eating Contest because he did not want to sign an exclusive Major League Eating contract that would have prevented him from competing in non-Major League Eating competitions .

On July 4, 2011, Kobayashi claimed to have eaten 69 hot dogs and set a new world record. However, a video of Kobayashi's attempt clearly showed a wrong count, as firstly he had hidden half of a hot dog behind the table and secondly, it was confirmed several times, including by CNBC, that Kobayashi had eaten 65 and not 69.

On September 5, 2011, Kobayashi entered another hot dog eating contest where he ate 49 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

On January 23, 2012, Kobayashi appeared on the Wendy Williams Show to set a new world record for the most Twinkies in one minute for the "Save the Twinkies" campaign, which he achieved with 14 pieces.

On February 3, 2012, he set a record of 337 chicken wings during Wing Bowl XX at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia .

Training and Techniques

Kobayashi exercises by eating larger and larger meals and exercising to make sure his stomach is not kept from expanding by belly fat.

Its trademark is wiggling the body (the Kobayashi shake) to force food through the esophagus and stow it more compactly in its stomach.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tama Miyake: Feature: Fast food . In: Metropolis Japan . Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved October 2, 2006.
  2. ↑ Amy Moon: Asian Pop: Superchomp Korean-born Sonya Thomas is the No. 1 ranked competitive eater in the USA. . In: San Francisco Chronicle , May 26, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2006. 
  3. ↑ Larry Getlen: The Miracle That Is Kobayashi . In: The Black Table , May 19, 2005. Retrieved February 23, 2008. 
  4. ↑ Japan speed-eater in dumpling win . In: BBC News , August 14, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2006. 
  5. ↑ Monday Ng: Japan speed eater wolfs down 100 pork buns in 12 minutes . In: The Standard , August 15, 2005. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 2, 2006. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thestandard.com.hk 
  6. ↑ Kobayashi Takes Alka-Seltzer US Open of Competitive Eating , International Federation of Competitive Eating. July 31, 2005. Retrieved October 2, 2006. 
  7. ↑ Kobayashi eats record 58 brats in Sheboygan . In: USA Today , August 5, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2007. 
  8. ^ Agence France-Presse. " Jaw arthritis for hot-dog champ ." The Daily Telegraph . June 25, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2007.
  9. ↑ http://www.blog.insula.tv/2009_07_01_archive.html
  10. ^ CBS Philly page with Wing Bowl XX results. Retrieved February 3, 2012.

literature

  • Jason Fagone: Insatiable - Competitive Eating and the Big Fat American Dream . London 2006, ISBN 0-224-07680-9

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Kobayashi, Takeru
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 小林 尊 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese competition eater
DATE OF BIRTH March 15, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Nagano , Nagano Prefecture , Japan