Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest winners by year: Complete list of champions, from Joey Chestnut to Kobayashi originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
There are Fourth of July traditions, and then there is the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. The annual Coney Island spectacle has become one of America's strangest and most beloved holiday sporting events, turning hot dogs, buns and the Mustard Belt into must-watch television. While plenty of competitors have stepped onto the stage at Surf and Stillwell Avenues, two names changed the event forever: Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut.
Kobayashi helped launch competitive eating into the mainstream in the early 2000s. Chestnut later took it to another level, building the most dominant résumé the sport has ever seen.
Here is a complete look at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest winners by year, including the men's champions, women's champions and the biggest moments in the event's history.
Year
There are Fourth of July traditions, and then there is the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. The annual Coney Island spectacle has become one of America's strangest and most beloved holiday sporting events, turning hot dogs, buns and the Mustard Belt into must-watch television. While plenty of competitors have stepped onto the stage at Surf and Stillwell Avenues, two names changed the event forever: Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut.
Kobayashi helped launch competitive eating into the mainstream in the early 2000s. Chestnut later took it to another level, building the most dominant résumé the sport has ever seen.
Here is a complete look at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest winners by year, including the men's champions, women's champions and the biggest moments in the event's history.
Year
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