Erik "The Red" Denmark (born about 1980) is an American

competitive eater Competitive eating, or speed eating, is an activity in which participants compete against each other to eat large quantities of food, usually in a short time period. Contests are typically eight to ten minutes long, although some competitions c ...

and a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating. He lives in

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

, Washington and is nicknamed after Erik the Red, who was a

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that founded the first Nordic

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Competition and records

Denmark competed in the 2007

Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest The Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual American hot dog competitive eating competition. It is held each year on July 4th at Nathan's Famous Corporation's original, and best-known restaurant at the corner of Surf a ...

, placing 14th and eating 26 hot dogs with buns in 12 minutes. He placed 11th in 2006 eating 22 hot dogs. * Native American fry bread: 9.75 fry breads in 8 minutes, October 28, 2006 *

Hamburger A hamburger, or simply burger, is a food consisting of fillings—usually a patty of ground meat, typically beef—placed inside a sliced bun or bread roll. Hamburgers are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, ...

s: 45

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hamburgers in 8 minutes at the 2007 Krystal Square Off Finals, October 28, 2007 * Shrimp: 4 lb and 15 oz spot shrimp in 12 minutes, September 22, 2006

References

External links

Erik Denmark
- Bio at the International Federation of Competitive Eating website {{DEFAULTSORT:Denmark, Erik 1980s births American competitive eaters Living people Sportspeople from Seattle