<Tr> <Th> Weight </Th> <Td> 128 lb (58 kg) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> takeru-kobayashi.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Takeru Kobayashi (小林 尊, Kobayashi Takeru, born March 15, 1978) is a Japanese competitive eater . He holds many records, including eight Guinness Records, for eating hot dogs, meatballs, Twinkies, tacos, hamburgers, pizza, ice cream and pasta . </P> <P> Born in Nagano, Japan, Kobayashi set his first record at his rookie appearance on July 4, 2001, when he ate 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes at the Nathan's Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest, doubling the previous record of 25 . The record was so unexpected that when Kobayashi got to the later numbers, the organizers ran out of signs indicating how many dogs Kobayashi had eaten and had to resort to handwritten signs . Kobayashi would go on to break his own record three times in winning the contest six consecutive times (2001--2006). </P>

Who holds the record for eating hot dogs