takeru kobayashi was the world hot dog eating champion.
who is the world hot dog eating champion?
takeru kobayashi
takeru kobayashi has not competed in the contest since 2009 due to his refusal to sign an exclusive contract with major league eating, which is the current sanctioning body of the contest. in 2010, he was arrested by police after attempting to jump on the stage after the contest was over and disrupt the proceedings. on august 5, 2010, all charges against kobayashi were dismissed by a judge in brooklyn. despite his six consecutive victories in their annual event, nathan's removed kobayashi's image from their "wall of fame" in 2011. kobayashi again refused to compete in 2011, but instead conducted his own hot dog eating exhibition, claiming to have consumed 69 hdb, seven more than joey chestnut accomplished in the nathan's contest. the sports website deadspin deemed kobayashi's solo appearance "an improbably perfect 'up yours' to the nathan's hot dog eating contest."
nathan's hot dog eating contest
hardy is a legend on the ifoce circuit and known to fellow eaters as "the godfather." he is a former nathan's american hot dog eating champion (personal best is 23.523 . 5 nathan's hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes). hardy won the 2001 matzo ball eating contest by consuming 15.5 matzo balls in 5 minutes and 25 seconds. he has competed in japan twice, eating 15 feet of sushi in one sitting. after disappointing performances in coney island, skeptics murmured that the elasticity was gone from the stomach of the one-time american hot dog eating champion. however, hardy put an end to whispers with his victory at the hibernation cup in alaska, which included recorded-breaking performances in shrimp (4.5 pounds in 12 minutes) and boiled cabbage (six and a half pounds in nine minutes). he appeared as a guest on beautifulbrian corner in march 2006
charles hardy (eater)