page_title: Takeru Kobayashi
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caption_attribution_description: English: Takeru Kobayashi at the 2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Posing with is 2nd place trophy. (original text)
context_page_description: Takeru Kobayashi is a Japanese competitive eater.
  Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", Kobayashi is a six-time champion of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and is widely credited with popularizing the sport of competitive eating.
context_section_description: Takeru Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru, born March 15, 1978) is a Japanese competitive eater. 
  Described as "the godfather of competitive eating", Kobayashi is a six-time champion of Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and is widely credited with popularizing the sport of competitive eating.
caption: Takeru Kobayashi at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2009
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