Place of Birth: Nagano, JapanBirthday: 15 March 1978Bio: Takeru \"Tsunami\" Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru; born March 15, 1978) is a retired Japanese competitive eater. Described as \"the godfather of competitive eating\", he is a six-time Nathan\'s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion and widely credited with popularizing the sport.
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