Takeru Kobayashi

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Competitive Eater

Birth Date: March 15, 1978

Age: 46 years old

Birth Place: Nagano, Japan

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Takeru Kobayashi is a competitive eater who appeared in "The Good, the Bad, the Hungry."

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Former champion Takeru Kobayashi and reigning champion Joey Chestnut look on at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest official weigh-in ceremony July 2, 2009 in New York City. Chestnut defeated arch rival Kobayashi of Japan in an overtime battle last year by consuming 64 hot dogJoey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2009

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Former champion Takeru Kobayashi and reigning champion Joey Chestnut look on at the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest official weigh-in ceremony July 2, 2009 in New York City. Chestnut defeated arch rival Kobayashi of Japan in an overtime battle last year by consuming 64 hot dog
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‘Unfinished Beef’: Joey Chestnut & Takeru Kobayashi Preview Their Ultimate Dogfight

 Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2009

Joey Chestnut & Takeru Kobayashi to Face Off in Hot Dog-Eating Contest on Netflix