Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi (小林尊, Kobayashi Takeru, b. March 15, 1978 in Nagano, Japan) is a Japanese competitive eater and a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating, who holds the world record for hot dog eating as six-time consecutive champion of Nathan’s Famous hot dog-eating competition. The record of 97 Krystals (hamburgers) was set by Kobayashi on October 28, 2006. He is the top ranked eater in the world according to the IFOCE. He is the longest and current reigning world champion in competitive hot dog eating.

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