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{{Infobox Television
{{Infobox television season
| season_number = 3
| show_name = Gladiators
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| caption = 1995 ''Gladiators'' Logo
| image_upright =
| show_name_2 =
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| genre = [[Sports entertainment]]
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| creator = Dan Carr<br />John Ferraro
| director = Timothy Kupsch
| caption =
| starring = [[Kimberley Joseph]]<br />[[Mike Hammond (footballer)|Mike Hammond]]
| creative_director =
| num_episodes = 24
| developer = [[MGM Television]]
| presenter = [[Kimberley Joseph]] [[Mike Hammond]]
| network = [[Seven Network]]
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| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|1996|04|13}}
| voices =
| last_aired = {{End date|df=y|1996|09|21}}
| narrated = Tony Schibeci
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| theme_music_composer = Cameron Tait<br />Marty Irwin<br />Noel MacDonald
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| country = {{AUS}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| num_episodes = 27
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| executive_producer = Patrick Condon<br />Des Monaghan
| producer = Bill Edmonds<br />Roger Kirk
| supervising_producer =
| asst_producer = Eric Robinson<
| co-producer =
| editor =
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| location = [[Brisbane Entertainment Centre]], [[Queensland]]
| cinematography =
| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup]]
| runtime = 60&nbsp;minutes<br />(including commercials)
| network = [[Seven Network]]
| picture_format = [[576i]] ([[PAL]])
| audio_format = [[Stereophonic sound|Stereo]]
| first_run = {{AUS}}
| first_aired = 4 May 1996
| preceded_by = ''[[Gladiators Australian Series 2]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)]]''
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}}


The third series of [[Gladiators (Australian TV series)|Australian Gladiators]] began airing on [[Seven Network|Channel 7]] on 4 May 1995, the week after the last episode from series 2 aired.
The third series of ''[[Gladiators (1995 Australian TV series)|Gladiators]]'' began airing on [[Seven Network]] on 13 April 1996.


Twenty four episodes were filmed at the [[Brisbane Entertainment Centre]] in December 1995 including three three-part specials. A further three episodes were filmed in Birmingham in the summer of 1996 as part of a second Ashes series. An episode filmed in the UK featuring Australian challengers was also shown.
Twenty four episodes were filmed at the [[Brisbane Entertainment Centre]] in December 1995, including three three-part specials.


The series was once again presented by [[Kimberley Joseph]] and [[Mike Hammond]] with Tony Schibeci as commentator, [[Mike Whitney]] as referee, [[John Forsyth]] as assistant referee and the Kix cheerleaders performed in the background of the events. Forsyth would act as the Australian referee in the second Ashes series. Forsyth also acted as referee in the Quarter Finals after Mike Whitney caught a virus, and Forsyth's position as assistant referee was taken over by Neil during the Quarter Finals.
The series was once again presented by [[Kimberley Joseph]] and [[Mike Hammond (footballer)|Mike Hammond]] with Tony Schibeci as commentator, [[Mike Whitney]] as referee, John Forsyth as assistant referee and the Kix cheerleaders performed in the background of the events. Forsyth also acted as a stand-in referee in Quarter-finals 1 and 2 after Mike Whitney caught a stomach bug virus, and Forsyth's position as assistant referee was taken over by Neil Waldron because of this.


The third series suffered a slight decline in viewing figures and due to an increase in costs, production on the fourth series was halted. A new series would not air until [[Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)|2008]].
The third series suffered a slight decline in viewing figures and due to an increase in costs, production on the fourth series was halted until [[Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)|the revival in 2008]].


==Gladiators==
==Gladiators==

===Male===
===Male===
* Commando - Geoff Barker
* Commando - Geoff Barker
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* Vulcan - [[John Seru]]
* Vulcan - [[John Seru]]


Predator suffered an injury in Heat 4 and was sidelined for the rest of the series.
Cougar (Ashley Buck) was dropped following allegations of indecent behaviour with underage fans, for which he was later cleared. Tornado was brought in to replace him.
Taipan missed a number of episodes due to a knee injury and was only able to play in non-contact games like Hang Tough, Joust and Swing Shot.

Predator suffered an injury in Heat 4 and was sidelined for the rest of the series.

Condor, Taipan, Tower and Vulcan went to Birmingham to film the second Ashes series in 1996.


===Female===
===Female===

* Blade - Bev Carter
* Blade - Bev Carter
* Cheeta - Nicky Davico
* Cheeta - Nicky Davico
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* Storm - Charlene Machin
* Storm - Charlene Machin


Blade suffered an injury on Hang Tough in heat 7 when she landed on part of the arena floor not fully covered by crash mats. Whilst the fall was televised, Blade's injury was not referred to onscreen and she was sidelined until the semi-finals.<ref>Australian Gladiators Magazine April 1996</ref>
Rebel (Barbara Kendall) had quit midway through series two and was replaced by series two champion and [[International Gladiators 2]] runner up Lourene Bevaart as Glacier.


Blade would suffer an injury on Hang Tough which was so severe it could not be televised and was sidelined for the remainder of the series. Cheeta would also be sidelined due to injury. Due to this, reserve Gladiator Electra was brought in though she never appeared in the starting credits or any publicity material. The official Australian Gladiators magazine makes no reference to her. She was married to John Forsythe, who was assistant referee in series one and two and Director of training.
Cheeta chose to leave the show after heat 4. Due to this, reserve Gladiator, Electra was brought in though she only appeared in six episodes and never appeared in the starting credits or any publicity material. The official Australian Gladiators magazine makes no reference to her. She is married to John Forsythe, who was assistant referee, stand in referee for quarter-finals 1 and 2, and Director of training.

Delta, Fury, Glacier and Storm went to Birmingham in 1996 to film the second Ashes series.

===Others===

Laser, Lightning, Rio and Vogue along with Ace, Hunter, Rhino, Saracen and Wolf were the UK Gladiators who took part in the Ashes series. Falcon was a reserve and appeared in the opening credits but never appeared during the series.

Comet and Lynx along with Dynamite, Goliath, Titan and Viking were the Russian Gladiators who took part in the Australia Vs Russia series. Comet did not appear until the second episode and thus Lynx performed all four events in the first episode.

All fourteen Gladiators from the UK 1995 series appeared in the International Challenge of Champions series.


==Events==
==Events==


[[Atlasphere]], [[Duel (Gladiators)|Duel]], [[Gauntlet (Gladiators)|Gauntlet]], [[Hang Tough]], [[Hit & Run (Gladiators)|Hit & Run]], [[Powerball (Gladiators)|Powerball]], [[Pursuit (Gladiators)|Pursuit]], [[Pyramid (Gladiators)|Pyramid]], [[Swingshot]], [[Suspension Bridge (Gladiators)|Suspension Bridge]], [[The Wall (Gladiators)|Wall]] and [[Whiplash (Gladiators)|Whiplash]] all returned. The [[Eliminator (Gladiators)|Eliminator]] featured as the final event in every show.
Atlaspheres, Duel, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Hit & Run, Powerball, Pursuit, Pyramid, Swingshot, Suspension Bridge, Wall and Whiplash all returned. The layout of the Pursuit course was slightly changed or this series. Two new events were introduced, Skytrack and Joust, the latter of which had been recently axed in the UK series with the apparatus being shipped to Australia. Tilt which had only appeared once early on in the preceding series did not return.

[[Tilt (Gladiators)|Tilt]] had been axed midway through series two and did not appear in this series. Two new events were introduced, [[Skytrack]] and [[Joust (Gladiators)|Joust]], the latter of which was the apparatus for the UK event after it had been axed over there.


==Shows==
==Shows==


A three-part individual sports athletes challenge preluded the third domestic series.
As per usual, fifteen shows were filmed in a progressive competition. An additional nine episodes were filmed for three special mini series; a Team Sports special, an Army Vs Navy series and an Australia Vs Russia series.
Fifteen shows were filmed in a progressive competition, followed by a further two specials at the conclusion of the domestic series.

A further four shows were filmed in [[Birmingham]] in the UK, three as part of a second Ashes series and the International Challenge of Champions (filmed in 1995) both which were aired as part of series three.


Winning challengers are in bold.<ref>Original Australian Series Episode Guide http://archive.gladiatorszone.co.uk/YaBB.pl?num=1087254252;start=all</ref>
Winning challengers are in bold.<ref>Original Australian Series Episode Guide http://archive.gladiatorszone.co.uk/YaBB.pl?num=1087254252;start=all {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811172433/http://archive.gladiatorszone.co.uk/YaBB.pl?num=1087254252;start=all |date=11 August 2011 }}</ref>


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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"series; a Team Sports special and Army Vs Navy series.
|-
|-
! style="width:5%;"| Episode
! style="width:5%;"| Episode
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! style="width:27%;"| Events
! style="width:27%;"| Events
|-
|-
!colspan=6|'''Sports Athletes Challenge'''
|-
|01
|01
|Sports Athletes 1
|13 April 1996
|[[Karla Gilbert]] Vs '''[[Emma George]]'''
|[[Chris Fydler]] Vs '''Peter Winters'''
|Wall, Whiplash, Swingshot, Duel
|-
|02
|Sports Athletes 2
|20 April 1996
|'''[[Shelley Oates-Wilding|Shelley Oates]]''' Vs Nici Andronicus
|'''Guy Andrews''' Vs Sean Carlan
|Pyramid, Atlasphere, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
|-
|03
|Sports Athletes Final
|27 April 1996
|Shelley Oates Vs '''Emma George'''
|Guy Andrews Vs '''Peter Winters'''
|Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge, Wall, Swingshot
|-
!colspan=6|'''Domestic Series 3'''
|-
|04
|Heat 1
|Heat 1
|5 May 1996
|4 May 1996
|'''Joanne''' Vs Alison
|Allison Ferry Vs '''Joanne Rogers'''
|'''Shane Velenecchi''' Vs Wayne
|'''Shane Vuletich''' Vs Wayne Neuendorf
|Hang Tough, Duel, Powerball, Atlaspheres
|Hang Tough, Duel, Powerball, Atlaspheres
|-
|-
|02
|05
|Heat 2
|Heat 2
|11 May 1996
|11 May 1996
|Liz Vs '''Marissa Heuttner'''
|Liz Ruffin Vs '''Marisa Huettner'''
|'''Paul Stubbs''' Vs Sam
|'''Paul Stubbs''' Vs Sam Soliman
|Skytrak, Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
|Skytrak, Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
|-
|-
|03
|06
|Heat 3
|Heat 3
|18 May 1996
|18 May 1996
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|Wall, Gauntlet, Whiplash, Swingshot
|Wall, Gauntlet, Whiplash, Swingshot
|-
|-
|04
|07
|Heat 4
|Heat 4
|25 May 1996
|25 May 1996
|'''Nikki Thompson''' Vs Kylie
|'''Nicki Richards''' Vs Kylie Saunders
|Jamie Vs '''Phil Burgess'''
|Jamie Rafanelli Vs '''Phil Burgess'''
|Powerball, Duel, Skytrak, Hang Tough
|Powerball<sup>1</sup>, Duel, Skytrak, Hang Tough
|-
|-
|05
|08
|Heat 5
|Heat 5
|1 June 1996
|1 June 1996
|Astrid Edlinger Vs '''Catherine Arlove'''
|Astrid Edlinger Vs '''Catherine Arlove'''
|'''Joshua McEwen''' Vs Kerry Packer
|'''Joshua McEwen''' Vs Kerry Packer
|Joust, Powerball<sup>1</sup>, Hit & Run, Pursuit
|Joust, Powerball<sup>2</sup>, Hit & Run, Pursuit
|-
|-
|06
|09
|Heat 6
|Heat 6
|8 June 1996
|8 June 1996
|Jacqui Vs '''Christine Dale'''
|Jacqui Drew Vs '''Christine Dale'''
|'''Jeff Prewett''' Vs Gavin
|'''Jeff Prewett''' Vs Gavin Wise
|Gauntlet, Swingshot, Suspension Bridge, Wall
|Gauntlet, Swingshot, Suspension Bridge, Wall
|-
|-
|07
|10
|Heat 7
|Heat 7
|15 June 1996
|15 June 1996
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|Pyramid, Pursuit, Gauntlet, Hang Tough
|Pyramid, Pursuit, Gauntlet, Hang Tough
|-
|-
|08
|11
|Heat 8
|Heat 8
|22 June 1996
|22 June 1996
|'''Sandra Hansen''' Vs Lynne
|'''Sandra Hansen''' Vs Siobhan Skinner
|Keith Hansen Vs '''Peter Cranney'''
|Keith Hansen Vs '''Peter Cranney'''
|Duel, Atlaspheres, Pyramid<sup>2</sup>, Whiplash
|Duel, Atlaspheres, Pyramid, Whiplash
|-
|-
|09
|12
|Quarter Final 1
|Quarter-final 1
|29 June 1996
|29 June 1996
|Leanne Martin Vs '''Debbie Santic'''
|Leanne Martin Vs '''Debbie Santic'''
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|Powerball, Duel, Skytrak, Gauntlet
|Powerball, Duel, Skytrak, Gauntlet
|-
|-
|10
|13
|Quarter Final 2
|Quarter-final 2
|6 July 1996
|6 July 1996
|'''Marissa Heuttner''' Vs Christine Dale
|'''Marisa Huettner''' Vs Christine Dale
|'''Paul Stubbs''' Vs Peter Cranney
|'''Paul Stubbs''' Vs Peter Cranney
|Atlaspheres, Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
|Atlaspheres, Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
|-
|-
|11
|14
|Quarter Final 3
|Quarter-final 3
|13 July 1996
|13 July 1996
|Joanne Vs '''Catherine Arlove'''
|Joanne Rogers Vs '''Catherine Arlove'''
|Phil Burgess Vs '''Jeff Prewett'''
|Phil Burgess Vs '''Jeff Prewett'''
|Duel, Skytrak, Hit & Run, Wall
|Duel, Skytrak, Hit & Run, Wall
|-
|-
|12
|15
|Quarter Final 4
|Quarter-final 4
|20 July 1996
|20 July 1996
|Nikki Thompson Vs '''Sandra Hansen'''
|Nicki Richards Vs '''Sandra Hansen'''
|'''Shane Velenecchi''' Vs James Lenehan
|'''Shane Vuletich''' Vs James Lenehan
|Pyramid, Swingshot, Joust, Hang Tough
|Pyramid, Swingshot, Joust, Hang Tough
|-
|-
|13
|16
|Semi Final 1
|Semi-final 1
|27 July 1996
|27 July 1996
|Sandra Hansen Vs '''Catherine Arlove'''
|Sandra Hansen Vs '''Catherine Arlove'''
|Shane Velennechi Vs '''Paul Stubbs'''
|Shane Vuletich Vs '''Paul Stubbs'''
|Wall, Gauntlt, Skytrak, Suspension Bridge
|Wall, Gauntlet, Skytrak, Suspension Bridge
|-
|-
|14
|17
|Semi Final 2
|Semi-final 2
|3 August 1996
|3 August 1996
|'''Marissa Heutner''' Vs Debbie Santic
|'''Marisa Huettner''' Vs Debbie Santic
|Jeff Prewett Vs '''Paul Reynolds'''
|Jeff Prewett Vs '''Paul Reynolds'''
|Swingshot, Duel, Pyramid, Gauntlet
|Swingshot, Duel, Whiplash, Pyramid
|-
|-
|15
|18
|Final
|Final
|10 August 1996
|10 August 1996
|Catherine Arlove<sup>3</sup> Vs '''Marissa Heuttner'''
|Catherine Arlove<sup>3</sup> <sup>4</sup> Vs '''Marisa Huettner'''<sup>4</sup>
|'''Paul Reynolds''' Vs Paul Stubbs
|'''Paul Reynolds'''<sup>4</sup> Vs Paul Stubbs <sup>4</sup>
|Gauntlet, Pursuit, Pyramid, Hang Tough
|Gauntlet, Pursuit, Pyramid, Hang Tough
|-
|-
!colspan=6|'''Team Sports Challenge'''
|16
|-
|19
|Team Sports 1
|Team Sports 1
|17 August 1996
|17 August 1996
|'''Natalie Shapiro & Leigh (Softball)''' Vs Kristen & Julie Towers (Hockey)
|'''Natalie Shapiro & Leigh Martyn (Softball)''' Vs Kristen Towers & [[Julie Towers]] (Hockey)
|'''Johnny Platten & Richard Champion (AFL)''' Vs Matthew Hayden & Jimmy Marele (Cricket)
|'''[[John Platten]] & [[Richard Champion]] (AFL)''' Vs [[Matthew Hayden]] & [[Jimmy Maher]] (Cricket)
|Pyramid, Skytrak, Hit & Run, Duel
|Pyramid, Skytrak, Hit & Run, Duel
|-
|-
|17
|20
|Team Sports 2
|Team Sports 2
|24 August 1996
|24 August 1996
|'''Debbie Watson & Naomi Castle (Water Polo)''' Vs Sharon Finnan & Keely (Netball)
|'''[[Debbie Watson (water polo)|Debbie Watson]] & [[Naomi Castle]] (Water Polo)''' Vs Sharon Finnan & Keeley Devery (Netball)
|'''Graeme Mackay & Jason Croaker (Rugby League)''' Vs Brett & Michael (Rugby Union)
|'''[[Graham Mackay]] & [[Jason Croker]] (Rugby League)''' Vs Brett Smith & [[Michael Foley (rugby union)|Michael Foley]] (Rugby Union)
|Gauntlet, Swingshot, Atlaspheres, Hang Tough
|Gauntlet, Swingshot, Atlaspheres, Hang Tough
|-
|-
|18
|21
|Team Sports Final
|Team Sports Final
|31 August 1996
|31 August 1996
|'''Natalie Shapiro & Leigh (Softball)''' Vs Debbie Watson & Naomi Castle (Water Polo)
|'''Natalie Shapiro & Leigh Martyn (Softball)''' Vs Debbie Watson & Naomi Castle (Water Polo)
|Johnny Platten & Richard Champion (AFL) Vs '''Jason Croaker & Graeme Mackay (Rugby League)'''
|Johnny Platten & Richard Champion (AFL) Vs '''Jason Croker & Graeme Mackay (Rugby League)'''
|Wall, Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
|Wall, Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
|-
|-
!colspan=6|'''Army Vs Navy'''
|19
|Ashes 1
|-
|
|'''Marissa Heuttner (AUS)''' Vs Sarah Damm (UK)/Michelle Kimberley (UK)<sup>4</sup>
|'''Paul Reynolds (AUS)''' Vs Emmil Watson (UK)
|Pendulum, Powerball, Swingshot, Duel, Hang Tough
|-
|20
|Ashes 2
|
|Hannah Owen (UK)/Celia Duffield (UK)<sup>5</sup> Vs '''Catherine Arlove (AUS)'''
|Paul Stubbs (AUS) Vs '''Mark Everitt (UK)'''
|Skytrak, Powerball, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Duel
|-
|21
|Ashes Final
|
|'''Marissa Heuttner (AUS)''' Vs Catherine Arlove (AUS)
|'''Paul Reynolds (AUS)''' Vs Mark Everitt (UK)
|Pendulum, The Wall, Swingshot, Duel, Hang Tough
|-
|22
|22
|Army Vs Navy 1
|Army Vs Navy 1
|7 September 1996
|
|Sandra Hansen & Suzie Llewellyn (Navy) Vs '''Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army)'''
|Sandra Hansen & Suzie Llewellyn (Navy) Vs '''Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army)'''
|Peter Gatti & Keith Lewis (Navy) Vs '''Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army)'''
|Peter Gatti & Keith Lewis (Navy) Vs '''Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army)'''
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|23
|23
|Army Vs Navy 2
|Army Vs Navy 2
|14 September 1996
|
|'''Jacinta Peel & Candice Cushway (Army)''' Vs Donna & Tess (Navy)
|'''Jacinta Peel & Candice Cushway (Army)''' Vs Donna Hunt & Tess Donellan (Navy)
|Dwayne & Rick "Wombat" Morse (Army) Vs '''Tim O'Brien & John Iles (Navy)'''
|Dwayne & Rick "Wombat" Morse (Army) Vs '''Tim O'Brien & John Iles (Navy)'''
|Pyramid, Whiplash, Swingshot, Suspension Bridge
|Pyramid, Whiplash, Swingshot, Suspension Bridge
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|24
|24
|Army Vs Navy Final
|Army Vs Navy Final
|21 September 1996
|
|Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army A) Vs '''Candice Cushway & Jacinta Peel (Army B)'''
|Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army A) Vs '''Candice Cushway & Jacinta Peel (Army B)'''
|Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army) Vs '''Tim O'Brien & John Iles (Navy)'''
|Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army) Vs '''Tim O'Brien & John Iles (Navy)'''
|Joust, Skytrack, Pyramid, Hang Tough
|Joust, Skytrack, Pyramid, Hang Tough
|}

<sup>1</sup>These were the lasts appearances by Cheeta and Predator.<br />
<sup>2</sup>This was the first appearance of reserve Gladiator Electra.<br />
<sup>3</sup>Catherine Arlove was injured after Hang Tough and was unable to compete in the Eliminator. Marisa Huettner had to run the eliminator by herself against the clock. She won the series as the strongest competitor holding the fastest Eliminator time recorded in any series. <br />
<sup>4</sup>All four finalists won the right to compete for Australia in the second Ashes series in Birmingham.

== Episode summary ==

=== Individual Sports Challenge ===

==== Individual Sports Challenge Heat One ====
'''Original airdate:''' 13 April 1996<br>'''Challengers:''' Karla Gilbert (Iron Woman) v Emma George (Pole Vaulter), Chris Fydler (Swimmer) v Peter Winters (Decathlete)

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
|-
! Event
|25
! Karla
|Australia Vs Russia 1
! Emma
|
! Gladiators
|'''Kathy McMorrow & Charity Crosby''' (AUS) Vs Elena & Larissa Toutchinskaya (RUS)
|'''Shane Saltmarsh & Joe Lukowski''' (AUS) Vs Vladimir & Yuri (RUS)
|Gauntlet, Hit & Run, Atlaspheres, Wall
|-
|-
| Wall
|26
| 0
|Australia Vs Russia 2
|
| 0
| Blade & Delta
|Karen Trent & Suzanne (AUS) Vs '''Elena & Larissa Toutchinskaya (RUS)'''
|Wayne & Dimitri (Aus) Vs '''Vladimir & Yuri (RUS)'''
|Whiplash, Duel, Pursuit, Swingshot
|-
|-
| Whiplash
|27
| 10
|Australia Vs Russia Final
|
| 10
| Fury & Flame
|'''Kathy McMorrow & Charity Crosby (AUS)''' Vs Elena & Larissa Toutchinskaya (RUS)
|Shane Saltmarsh & Joe Lukowski (AUS) Vs '''Vladimir & Yuri (RUS)'''
|Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge, Powerball
|-
|-
| Swing Shot
|28
| 0
|International Challenge of Champions<sup>6</sup>
|
| 5
| Fury & Blade
|'''Eunice Huthart (UK)''' Vs Kerryn Sampey (UK) Vs Bernie Withers (AUS)
|'''Wesley Berry (US)''' Vs David Wallis (AUS) Vs Shane Saltmarsh (AUS)
|Atlaspheres, Pendulum, Hit & Run, Duel, Pyramid
|-
|-
| Duel
|29
| 0
|Heart of a Gladiator<sup>7</sup>
|
| 5
| Flame & Storm
|N/A
|N/A
|-
! TOTAL
|N/A
! 10
! 20
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable"
<sup>1</sup>This was the first appearance of reserve Gladiator Electra.<br />
|+ Male
<sup>2</sup>This was the last appearance of Cheeta.<br />
|-
<sup>3</sup>Catherine Arlove was injured after Hang Tough and was unable to compete in the Eliminator and thus Marrisa won the series by default.<br />
! Event
<sup>4</sup>Replaced Sarah after she was injured.<br />
! Chris
<sup>5</sup>Replaced Hannah after she was injured.<br />
! Peter
<sup>6</sup>This was an episode filmed in the UK featuring the winners of International Gladiators 1, The first Ashes series, and the Australian series 1 champions. Only UK Gladiators featured in this show. As the injured Andrew Halliday was the winner of both the Ashes and first Australian series, he was replaced by David Wallis and Shane Saltmarsh respectively. Bernie Withers and Shane Saltmarsh were the runners up.<br />
! Gladiators
<sup>7</sup>This was a special episode made due to fan interest in the Gladiators themselves. The show was to air on 6 April 1996<ref>"Heart of a Gladiator" Australian Gladiators Magazine Issue 5</ref> but was pulled due to the election that occurred in Australia the week before.<ref>"Heartless" Australian Gladiators Magazine Issue 7</ref> The episode was planned to air at a later date after series three.
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 10
| Commando & Condor
|-
| Whiplash
| 0
| 0
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
| Swing Shot
| 7
| 11
| Taipan & Hammer
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
! TOTAL
! 7
! 21
|}


'''Eliminator'''
==Production==

*'''Female''': 5 second start for Emma
*'''Male''': 7 second start for Peter
*'''Heat One Winners''': Emma George & Peter Winters

==== Individual Sports Challenge Heat Two ====
'''Original airdate:''' 20 April 1996<br>'''Challengers:''' Shelley Oates (Kayaker) v Nici Andronicus (Triathlete), Guy Andrews (Iron Man) v Sean Carlan (Hammer Thrower)

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Shelley
! Nici
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Delta & Fury
|-
| Atlaspheres
| 2
| 4
| Cheeta & Flame
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Delta & Fury
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 5
| 0
| Flame & Storm
|-
! TOTAL
! 7
! 4
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Guy
! Sean
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Hammer & Condor
|-
| Atlaspheres
| 4
| 0
| Tower & Hammer
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Taipan & Commando
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 0
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
! TOTAL
! 4
! 0
|}

'''Eliminator'''

*'''Female''': 1.5 second start for Shelley
*'''Male''': 2 second start for Guy
*'''Heat Two Winners''': Shelley Oates & Guy Andrews

==== Individual Sports Challenge Grand Final ====
'''Original airdate:''' 27 April 1996<br>'''Challengers:''' Shelley Oates (Kayaker) v Emma George (Pole Vaulter), Guy Andrews (Iron Man) v Peter Winter (Decathlete)

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Shelley
! Emma
! Gladiators
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 5
| Delta & Fury
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 5
| 10
| Flame & Storm
|-
| Wall
| 5
| 10
| Storm & Delta
|-
| Swing Shot
| 4
| 8
| Flame & Fury
|-
! TOTAL
! 14
! 33
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Guy
! Peter
! Gladiators
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Taipan & Commando
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 0
| Tower & Condor
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 10
| Hammer & Condor
|-
| Swing Shot
| 0
| 3
| Commando & Taipan
|-
! TOTAL
! 0
! 13
|}

'''Eliminator'''

*'''Female''': 9.5 second start for Emma
*'''Male''': 6.5 second start for Peter
*'''Heat Grand Winners''': Emma George & Peter Winters

=== Domestic Series ===

==== Heat 1 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 4 May 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Allison Ferry v Joanne Rogers, Shane Vuletich v Wayne Neuendorf

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Joanne
! Allison
! Gladiators
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Blade & Fury
|-
| Powerball
| 2
| 0
| Blade, Delta & Storm
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Flame & Glacier
|-
| Atlasphere
| 2
| 0
| Storm & Flame
|-
! TOTAL
! 4
! 0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Shane
! Wayne
! Gladiators
|-
| Hang Tough
| 10
| 0
| Condor & Commando
|-
| Powerball
| 4
| 0
| Condor, Hammer & Vulcan
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Vulcan & Tower
|-
| Atlasphere
| 4
| 2
| Hammer & Commando
|-
! TOTAL
! 18
! 2
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 2 second head start for Joanne
*'''Male:''' 8 second head start for Shane
*'''Winners:''' Joanne Rogers & Shane Vuletich

==== Heat 2 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 11 May 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Liz Ruffin v Marisa Huettner, Paul Stubbs vs Sam Soliman

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Liz
! Marisa
! Gladiators
|-
| Skytrack
| 10 <sup>1</sup>
| 0
| Cheeta & Storm
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Cheeta & Delta
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 5
| Blade & Fury
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 5
| Glacier & Flame
|-
! TOTAL
! 10
! 10
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Paul
! Sam
! Gladiators
|-
| Skytrack
| 10
| 0
| Predator & Commando
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Hammer & Condor
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Commando & Condor
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 0
| Predator & Hammer
|-
! TOTAL
! 10
! 0
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' No head start
*'''Male:''' 5 second head start for Paul
*'''Winners:''' Marisa Huettner & Paul Stubbs

<sup>1</sup><small>Cheeta caught Liz but was disqualified by Mike Whitney for starting before the whistle</small>.

==== Heat 3 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 18 May 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Leanne Martin v Mary Kominos, Cameron Simon v Paul Reynolds

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Leanne
! Mary
! Gladiators
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 10
| Storm & Blade
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 0
| Cheeta, Delta, Glacier, Fury & Flame
|-
| Whiplash
| 0
| 0
| Flame & Glacier
|-
| Swing Shot
| 4
| 1
| Delta & Fury
|-
! TOTAL
! 4
! 11
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Cameron
! Paul
! Gladiators
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 0
| Condor & Hammer
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 0
| Predator, Tornado, Condor, Vulcan & Tower
|-
| Whiplash
| 10
| 0
| Condor & Predator
|-
| Swing Shot
| 3
| 3
| Commando & Taipan
|-
! TOTAL
! 13
! 3
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 3.5 second head start for Mary
*'''Male:''' 5 second head start for Cameron
*'''Winners:''' Leanne Martin & Paul Reynolds

==== Heat 4 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 25 May 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Nicki Richards v Kylie Saunders, Jamie Rafanelli v Phil Burgess

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Nicki
! Kylie
! Gladiators
|-
| Powerball
| 6
| 0
| Cheeta, Delta & Glacier
|-
| Skytrack
| 10
| 0
| Blade & Fury
|-
| Duel
| 5
| 0
| Storm & Flame
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Blade & Delta
|-
! TOTAL
! 21
! 0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Jamie
! Phil
! Gladiators
|-
| Powerball
| 6
| 6
| Condor, Hammer & Predator/Vulcan<sup>1</sup>
|-
| Skytrack
| 10
| 0
| Condor & Commando
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 10
| Tower & Hammer
|-
| Hang Tough
| 5
| 0
| Tornado & Commando
|-
! TOTAL
! 21
! 16
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 10.5 second head start for Nicki
*'''Male:''' 2.5 second head start for Jamie
*'''Winners:''' Nicki Richards & Phil Burges

<sup>1</sup> <small>Predator suffered a season-ending injury in Powerball and Vulcan was substituted in for the remainder of the game.</small>

==== Heat 5 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 1 June 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Astrid Edlinger v Catherine Arlove, Joshua McEwan v Kerry Packer

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Astrid
! Catherine
! Gladiators
|-
| Joust
| 5
| 5
| Flame & Glacier
|-
| Powerball
| 6
| 2
| Delta, Electra & Flame
|-
| Hit & Run
| 2
| 4
| Blade, Delta, Fury & Electra
|-
| Pursuit
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Glacier
|-
! TOTAL
! 13
! 9
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Jousha
! Kerry
! Gladiators
|-
| Joust
| 5
| 5
| Tower & Taipan
|-
| Powerball
| 5
| 0
| Condor, Hammer & Vulcan
|-
| Hit and Run
| 10
| 10
| Taipan, Tower, Commando & Vulcan
|-
| Pursuit
| 0
| 0
| Condor & Tornado
|-
! TOTAL
! 20
! 15
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 2 second head start for Astrid
*'''Male:''' 2.5 second head start for Joshua
*'''Winners:''' Catherine Arlove & Joshua McEwan

==== Heat 6 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 8 June 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Jacqui Drew v Christine Dale, Jeff Prewett v Gavin Wise

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Jacqui
! Christine
! Gladiators
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 0
| Delta, Fury, Glacier, Storm & Flame
|-
| Swing Shot
| 4
| 0
| Blade & Delta
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 5
| Flame & Glacier
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Storm
|-
! TOTAL
! 4
! 5
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Jeff
! Gavin
! Gladiators
|-
| Gauntlet
| 5
| 0
| Vulcan, Tornado, Hammer, Condor & Tower
|-
| Swing Shot
| 3
| 1
| Taipan & Hammer
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 5
| 0
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
| Wall
| 10
| 0
| Condor & Tornado
|-
! TOTAL
! 23
! 1
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 0.5 second head start for Christine
*'''Male:''' 11 second head start for Jeff
*'''Winners:''' Christine Dale & Jeff Prewett

==== Heat 7 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 15 June 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Leesa Sharpe v Debbie Santic, Daniel Di Paolo v James Lenehan

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Leesa
! Debbie
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Delta & Glacier
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 5
| Delta, Storm, Glacier, Blade & Flame
|-
| Pursuit
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Storm
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Blade
|-
! TOTAL
! 0
! 5
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Daniel
! James
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Tower & Hammer
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 0
| Vulcan, Hammer, Condor, Tornado & Tower
|-
| Pursuit
| 0
| 10
| Condor & Tornado
|-
| Hang Tough
| 10
| 0
| Commando & Taipan
|-
! TOTAL
! 10
! 10
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 2.5 second head start for Debbie
*'''Male:''' no head start
*'''Winners:''' Debbie Santic & James Lenehan

==== Heat 8 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 22 June 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Sandra Hansen v Siobhan Skinner, Keith Hansen v Peter Cranney

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Sandra
! Siobhan
! Gladiators
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 5
| Flame & Storm
|-
| Atlaspheres
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Glacier
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 10
| Storm & Delta
|-
| Whiplash
| 10
| 0
| Fury & Glacier
|-
! TOTAL
! 10
! 15
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Keith
! Peter
! Gladiators
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Commando & Vulcan
|-
| Atlaspheres
| 4
| 0
| Condor & Tower
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Tornado & Hammer
|-
| Whiplash
| 10
| 10
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
! TOTAL
! 14
! 10
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 2 second head start for Keith
*'''Male:''' 2.5 second head start for Siobhan
*'''Winners:''' Sandra Hansen & Peter Cranney

==== Quarter-final 1 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 29 June 1996 <br/>
'''Challengers:''' Leanne Martin v Debbie Santic, Joshua McEwan v Paul Reynolds

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Leanne
! Debbie
! Gladiators
|-
| Powerball
| 2
| 6
| Delta, Glacier & Storm
|-
| Duel
| 5
| 5
| Flame & Glacier
|-
| Skytrack
| 10
| 0
| Fury & Storm
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 0
| Fury, Delta, Glacier, Storm & Flame
|-
! TOTAL
! 17
! 11
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Joshua
! Paul
! Gladiators
|-
| Powerball
| 8
| 9
| Hammer, Tornado & Tower
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 0
| Condor & Tornado
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 0
| Hammer, Vulcan, Condor, Tornado & Tower
|-
! TOTAL
! 8
! 9
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 3 second head start for Leanne
*'''Male:''' 0.5 second head start for Paul
*'''Winners:''' Debbie Santic & Paul Reynolds

==== Quarter-final 2 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 6 July 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Marisa Huettner v Christine Dale, Paul Stubbs v Peter Cranney

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Marisa
! Christine
! Gladiators
|-
| Atlasphere
| 4
| 4
| Flame & Storm
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Delta & Storm
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Delta
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 5
| 0
| Glacier & Flame
|-
! TOTAL
! 9
! 4
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Paul
! Peter
! Gladiators
|-
| Atlasphere
| 0
| 0
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Hammer & Condor
|-
| Hang Tough
| 10
| 0
| Taipan & Commando
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 0
| Hammer & Vulcan
|-
! TOTAL
! 10
! 0
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 2.5 second head start for Christine
*'''Male:''' 5 second head start for Paul
*'''Winners:''' Marisa Huettner & Paul Stubbs

==== Quarter-final 3 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 13 July 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Joanne Rogers & Catherine Arlove, Phil Burgess v Jeff Prewett

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Joanne
! Catherine
! Gladiators
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Glacier & Flame
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 10<sup>1</sup>
| Fury & Delta
|-
| Hit and Run
| 0
| 8
| Blade, Delta, Flame, Storm
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Storm
|-
! TOTAL
! 0
! 18
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Phil
! Jeff
! Gladiators
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Condor & Vulcan
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 0
| Commando & Tornado
|-
| Hit and Run
| 0
| 10
| Vulcan, Taipan, Commando & Tornado
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 10
| Hammer & Condor
|-
! TOTAL
! 0
! 20
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 9 second head start for Catherine
*'''Male:''' 10 second head start for Jeff
*'''Winners:''' Catherine Arlove & Jeff Prewett

<sup>1</sup> <small>Fury caught Joanne early but lost her footing on the track, forcing Catherine to crash in to her. Fury was taken down and Catherine re-ran her race with Delta which she won.</small>

==== Quarter-final 4 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 20 July 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Nicki Richards v Sandra Hansen, Shane Vuletich v James Lenehan

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Nicki
! Sandra
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Glacier & Fury
|-
| Swing Shot
| 3
| 0
| Fury & Storm
|-
| Joust
| 5
| 5
| Glacier & Flame
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 5
| Electra & Delta
|-
! TOTAL
! 8
! 10
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Shane
! James
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 10
| Condor & Hammer
|-
| Swing Shot
| 9
| 0
| Commando & Hammer
|-
| Joust
| 5
| 0
| Taipan & Vulcan
|-
| Hang Tough
| 5
| 0
| Tornado & Taipan
|-
! TOTAL
! 19
! 10
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 1 second head start for Sandra
*'''Male:''' 4.5 second head start for Shane
*'''Winners:''' Sandra Hansen & Shane Vuletich

==== Semi-final 1 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 27 July 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Sandra Hansen v Catherine Arlove, Shane Vuletich v Paul Stubbs

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Sandra
! Catherine
! Gladiators
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 0
| Blade & Storm
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 10
| Delta, Storm, Glacier, Fury & Flame
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 0<sup>1</sup>
| Fury & Delta
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 5<sup>2</sup>
| Flame & Glacier
|-
! TOTAL
! 0
! 15
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Shane
! Paul
! Gladiators
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 10
| Condor & Hammer
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 0
| Hammer, Commando, Condor, Tornado & Vulcan
|-
| Skytrack
| 10<sup>3</sup>
| 0
| Tornado & Commando
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 10<sup>4</sup>
| Vulcan & Hammer
|-
! TOTAL
! 10
! 20
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 7.5 second head start for Catherine
*'''Male:''' 5 second head start for Paul
*'''Winners:''' Catherine Arlove & Paul Stubbs

<small><sup>1</sup> Despite appearing to hit Catherine's buzzer multiple times, no sparks appeared. Upon replay a malfunction was reported and Catherine received 0 points.<br />
<sup>2</sup> Catherine had legally hit Glacier off the bridge, however threw her hammerhead to the matts, and in a controversial ruling only scored five points. <br />
<sup>3</sup> Shane's detonator triggered despite Tornado not being remotely close to him, luckily he kept running the race to claim his ten points. <br />
<sup>4</sup> Hammer was disqualified for dropping his hammerhead.</small>

==== Semi-final 2 ====
'''Original airdate:''' 3 August 1996 <br />
'''Challengers:''' Marisa Huettner v Debbie Santic, Jeff Prewett v Paul Reynolds

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Marisa
! Debbie
! Gladiators
|-
| Swing Shot
| 3
| 2
| Blade & Fury
|-
| Duel
| 5
| 10
| Flame & Electra
|-
| Whiplash
| 0
| 0
| Glacier & Flame
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Delta & Glacier
|-
! TOTAL
! 8
! 12
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Jeff
! Paul
! Gladiators
|-
| Swing Shot
| 3
| 7
| Taipan & Commando
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Hammer & Vulcan
|-
| Whiplash
| 0
| 0
| Condor & Vulcan
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Condor & Hammer
|-
! TOTAL
! 3
! 7
|}

'''Eliminator'''
*'''Female:''' 2 second head start for Debbie
*'''Male:''' 2 second head start for Paul
*'''Winners:''' Marisa Huettner & Paul Reynolds

==== Grand Final ====
'''Original airdate:''' 10 August 1996<br>'''Challengers:''' Catherine Arlove v Marisa Huettner, Paul Reynolds v Paul Stubbs

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Catherine
! Marisa
! Gladiators
|-
| Gauntlet
| 5
| 0
| Glacier, Storm, Delta, Blade & Flame
|-
| Pursuit
| 10
| 10<sup>1</sup>
| Fury & Storm
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Delta & Glacier
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 5
| Blade & Fury
|-
! TOTAL
! 15
! 15
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Paul.R.
! Paul.S.
! Gladiators
|-
| Gauntlet
| 5
| 0
| Hammer, Condor, Commando, Tornado & Tower
|-
| Pursuit
| 6<sup>2</sup>
| 5
| Condor & Tornado
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Vulcan & Hammer
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 5
| Taipan & Commando
|-
! TOTAL
! 11
! 10
|}

'''Eliminator'''

*'''Female''': Catherine forced to pull out of eliminator due to shoulder injury.
*'''Male''': 0.5 second start for Paul.R.
*'''Series 3 Winners''': Marisa Huettner & Paul Reynolds

<small><sup>1</sup> Storm was disqualified for holding and impeding Marisa's progress during the web trap <br />
<sup>2</sup> Despite crossing the line first for 10 points, Paul Reynolds' score was reduced to 6 for knocking over two cones<br /></small>

=== Team Sports Special ===
This was a 3-episode team event between the Australian sports teams.

==== Team Sports Special Heat One ====
'''Original airdate:''' 17 August 1996<br>'''Challengers:'''
*Natalie Shapiro & Leigh Martyn ([[Australia women's national softball team|Softball]]) v Kristen Towers & [[Julie Towers]] ([[Australia women's national field hockey team|Hockey]])
*[[John Platten]] & [[Richard Champion]] ([[Australian Football League|AFL]]) v [[Matthew Hayden]] & [[Jimmy Maher]] ([[Cricket Australia|Cricket]])

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Softball
! Hockey
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Glacier & Storm
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Blade
|-
| Hit and Run
| 12
| 10
| Fury, Flame, Delta & Blade
|-
| Duel
| 5
| 0
| Flame & Storm
|-
! TOTAL
! 17
! 10
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! AFL
! Cricket
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 10
| Hammer & Condor
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 0
| Commando & Tornado
|-
| Hit and Run
| 14
| 14
| Taipan, Commando, Vulcan & Hammer
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
! TOTAL
! 14
! 24
|}

'''Eliminator'''

*'''Female''': 3.5 second head start for Softball (Natalie)
*'''Male''': 5 second start for Cricket (Jimmy)
*'''Winners''': Softball & AFL

==== Team Sports Special: Heat Two ====
'''Original airdate:''' 24 August 1996<br>'''Challengers:'''
*[[Debbie Watson (water polo)|Debbie Watson]] & [[Naomi Castle]] ([[Australia women's national water polo team|Water Polo]]) v Sharon Finnan & Keeley Deverey ([[Australia national netball team|Netball]])
*[[Graham Mackay]] & [[Jason Crocker]] ([[Australian Rugby League|Rugby League]]) v Brett Smith & [[Michael Foley (rugby union)|Michael Foley]] ([[Rugby Australia|Rugby Union]])

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Water Polo
! Netball
! Gladiators
|-
| Gauntlet
| 10
| 5
| Fury, Delta, Glacier, Blade & Flame
|-
| Swing Shot
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Storm
|-
| Atlasphere
| 2
| 0
| Flame & Glacier
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Blade & Delta
|-
! TOTAL
! 12
! 5
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Rugby League
! Rugby Union
! Gladiators
|-
| Gauntlet
| 10
| 0
| Condor, Vulcan, Hammer, Commando & Tower
|-
| Swing Shot
| 8
| 0
| Taipan & Condor
|-
| Atlasphere
| 2
| 2
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
| Hang Tough
| 5
| 5
| Commando & Tornado
|-
! TOTAL
! 25
! 7
|}

'''Eliminator'''

*'''Female''': 3.5 second head start for Water Polo (Naomi)
*'''Male''': 9 second start for Rugby League (Graham)
*'''Winners''': Water Polo & Rugby League

==== Team Sports Special: Final ====
'''Original airdate:''' 31 August 1996<br>'''Challengers:'''
*Natalie Shapiro & Leigh Martyn (Softball) v Debbie Watson & Naomi Castle (Water Polo)
*Johnny Platten & Richard Champion (AFL) v Graham Mackay & Jason Croker (Rugby League)

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Softball
! Water Polo
! Gladiators
|-
| Wall
| 10<sup>1</sup>
| 0
| Storm & Blade
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Glacier & Delta
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Delta
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 0
| Flame & Storm
|-
! TOTAL
! 10
! 0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! AFL
! Rugby League
! Gladiators
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 0
| Commando & Condor
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Tower & Condor
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Commando & Taipan
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0<sup>2</sup>
| 0
| Tower & Vulcan
|-
! TOTAL
! 0
! 0
|}

'''Eliminator'''

*'''Female''': 5 second head start for Softball (Natalie)
*'''Male''': No head start
*'''Team Sports Special Winners''': Softball & Rugby League

<small><sup>1</sup> Storm was red-carded for attacking the challenger's head while pulling from the Wall. <br />
<sup>2</sup> In an Australian Gladiators first, both Richard and Tower fell from the bridge at exactly the same time, calling for a re-match.</small>

=== Army vs Navy ===
This was a 3-episode team event between the [[Australian Army]] and [[Australian Navy]].

==== Army vs Navy Heat One ====
'''Original airdate:''' 7 September 1996<br>'''Challengers:'''
*Sandra Hansen & Suzie Llewellyn (Navy) Vs Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army)
*Peter Gatti & Keith Lewis (Navy) Vs Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army)

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Navy
! Army
! Gladiators
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Glacier & Flame
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 0
| Delta & Storm
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 0
| Fury, Glacier, Electra, Blade & Flame
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 0
| Delta & Blade
|-
! TOTAL
! 0
! 0
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Navy
! Army
! Gladiators
|-
| Duel
| 0
| 0
| Vulcan & Condor
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 0
| Tornado & Commando
|-
| Gauntlet
| 0
| 0
| Hammer, Commando, Vulcan, Condor & Tower
|-
| Wall
| 0
| 0
| Condor & Hammer
|-
! TOTAL
! 0
! 0
|}

'''Eliminator'''

*'''Female''' No head start
*'''Male''': No head start
*'''Winners''': Army won both Eliminators

==== Army vs Navy Heat Two ====
'''Original airdate:''' 14 September 1996<br>'''Challengers:'''
*Tess Donellan & Donna Hunt (Navy) Vs Candice Cushway & Jacinta Peel (Army)
*Tim O'Brien & Jon Iles (Navy) Vs Dwaine Stevenson & Rick Morse (Army)

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Navy
! Army
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Electra & Fury
|-
| Whiplash
| 0
| 0
| Electra & Glacier
|-
| Swing Shot
| 1
| 3
| Flame & Fury
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 0
| Glacier & Flame
|-
! TOTAL
! 1
! 3
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Navy
! Army
! Gladiators
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Tornado & Condor
|-
| Whiplash
| 0
| 0
| Vulcan & Tower
|-
| Swing Shot
| 2
| 3
| Commando & Taipan
|-
| Suspension Bridge
| 0
| 0
| Condor & Vulcan
|-
! TOTAL
! 2
! 3
|}

'''Eliminator'''

*'''Female''' 1 second head start for Army
*'''Male''': 0.5 second head start for Army
*'''Winners''': Army won women's Eliminator, Navy won men's Eliminator

==== Army vs Navy Final ====
'''Original airdate:''' 21 September 1996<br>'''Challengers:'''
*Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army A) Vs Candice Cushway & Jacinta Peel (Army B)
*Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army) Vs Tim O'Brien & John Iles (Navy)

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Female
|-
! Event
! Army A
! Army B
! Gladiators
|-
| Joust
| 5
| 5
| Flame & Glacier
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Storm
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Glacier & Storm
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Fury & Delta
|-
! TOTAL
! 5
! 5
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Male
|-
! Event
! Army
! Navy
! Gladiators
|-
| Joust
| 5
| 0
| Taipan & Vulcan
|-
| Skytrack
| 0
| 10
| Tornado & Commando
|-
| Pyramid
| 0
| 0
| Condor & Tower
|-
| Hang Tough
| 0
| 0
| Taipan & Commando
|-
! TOTAL
! 5
! 10
|}

'''Eliminator'''

*'''Female''' No head start
*'''Male''': 2.5 second head start for Navy
*'''Winners''': Army B won women's Eliminator, Navy won men's Eliminator.

== Cheerleaders ==

'''Choreographers:''' Davidia Lind, Simon Lind<ref>{{Cite web|date=16 January 2021|title=Our trainers|url=https://acpa.edu.au/our-trainers/|access-date=16 January 2021|website=Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=16 January 2021|title=Mikado Adelaide Program 2009 by Essgee Entertainment|url=https://www.calameo.com/read/000015896a3cce20f6a6c|access-date=16 January 2021|website=Calameo}}</ref>

'''Cheerleaders:''' Cintra Bedford, Jane Crichton, Jessica Emblen, Sarah Harlow, Tamra Lind, Tamara Raup, Emma Sieber, Leigh-Anne Vizer, Francene Vedelago, Kyle Watson<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 February 2021|title=Gladiators (1995-1996) Full Cast & Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229131/fullcredits|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=10 February 2021|website=IMDb}}</ref>

== Production ==


Production began in October 1995 following the success of series two. Recording dates were pencilled in for 11–22 December at the [[Brisbane Entertainment Centre]].<ref>"A year in the life of Gladiators" Official Gladiators Magazine Issue 3</ref>
Production began in October 1995 following the success of series two. Recording dates were pencilled in for 11–22 December at the [[Brisbane Entertainment Centre]].<ref>"A year in the life of Gladiators" Official Gladiators Magazine Issue 3</ref>


The Gladiators were given their specialist training schedules in October and took a break from promotional activities in November whilst the production crew started work on the new events.
The Gladiators were given their specialist training schedules in October and took a break from promotional activities in November whilst the production crew started work on the new events.


Filming bgean in December and continued though into the new year.<ref>"G Mail" Official Gladiators Magazine Issue 7</ref> Seating in the Brisbane Entertainment Centre was increased to 8,000 and the arena itself had some subtle changes with darker lighting and an increased use of spotlights similar to the UK arena at the [[National Indoor Arena]]. The Arena floor was also changed to a black floor with lights, just like the UK.
Filming began in December and continued through into the new year.<ref>"G Mail" Official Gladiators Magazine Issue 7</ref> Seating in the Brisbane Entertainment Centre was increased to 8,000 and the arena itself had some subtle changes with darker lighting and an increased use of spotlights similar to the UK arena at the [[National Indoor Arena]]. The Arena floor was also changed to a black floor with lights, just like the UK.


A fourth series went into pre production. [[Pendulum (Gladiators)|Pendulum]], a UK event seen in the International series was to be introduced<ref>"Storm: In the line of fire" Australian Gladiators Magazine Issue 6</ref> and there were events being developed that would be unique to the Australian series.<ref>"Behind the screams" Australian Gladiators magazine Issue 9</ref>
A fourth series went into pre production. [[Pendulum (Gladiators)|Pendulum]], a UK event seen in the International series was to be introduced<ref>"Storm: In the line of fire" Australian Gladiators Magazine Issue 6</ref> and there were events being developed that would be unique to the Australian series.<ref>"Behind the screams" Australian Gladiators magazine Issue 9</ref>


However due to injuries, rising production costs and a slight decline in viewing figures, [[Seven Network|Channel 7]] opted not to go ahead with a fourth series and after being on television for an almost constant eighteen months, Gladiators was over until its revival in [[Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)|2008]].
However, due to injuries, rising production costs and a slight decline in viewing figures, [[Seven Network|Channel 7]] opted not to go ahead with a fourth series and after being on television for an almost constant eighteen months, Gladiators was over until its revival in [[Gladiators (2008 Australian TV series)|2008]].

A team of Gladiators and challengers travelled to Birmingham to film a second Ashes series in the summer of 1996 after the show had been cancelled.


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gladiatorszone.co.uk Gladiators Zone]


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Gladiators
Season 3
StarringKimberley Joseph
Mike Hammond
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release13 April (1996-04-13) –
21 September 1996 (1996-09-21)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 2

The third series of Gladiators began airing on Seven Network on 13 April 1996.

Twenty four episodes were filmed at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in December 1995, including three three-part specials.

The series was once again presented by Kimberley Joseph and Mike Hammond with Tony Schibeci as commentator, Mike Whitney as referee, John Forsyth as assistant referee and the Kix cheerleaders performed in the background of the events. Forsyth also acted as a stand-in referee in Quarter-finals 1 and 2 after Mike Whitney caught a stomach bug virus, and Forsyth's position as assistant referee was taken over by Neil Waldron because of this.

The third series suffered a slight decline in viewing figures and due to an increase in costs, production on the fourth series was halted until the revival in 2008.

Gladiators

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Male

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  • Commando - Geoff Barker
  • Condor - Alistair Gibb
  • Hammer - Mark McGaw
  • Predator - Tony Forrow
  • Taipan - Michael Melksham
  • Tornado - Tony Latina
  • Tower - Ron Reeve
  • Vulcan - John Seru

Predator suffered an injury in Heat 4 and was sidelined for the rest of the series. Taipan missed a number of episodes due to a knee injury and was only able to play in non-contact games like Hang Tough, Joust and Swing Shot.

Female

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  • Blade - Bev Carter
  • Cheeta - Nicky Davico
  • Delta - Karen Alley
  • Electra - Roz Forsyth
  • Flame - Lynda Byrnes
  • Fury - Julie Saunders
  • Glacier - Lourene Bevaart
  • Storm - Charlene Machin

Blade suffered an injury on Hang Tough in heat 7 when she landed on part of the arena floor not fully covered by crash mats. Whilst the fall was televised, Blade's injury was not referred to onscreen and she was sidelined until the semi-finals.[1]

Cheeta chose to leave the show after heat 4. Due to this, reserve Gladiator, Electra was brought in though she only appeared in six episodes and never appeared in the starting credits or any publicity material. The official Australian Gladiators magazine makes no reference to her. She is married to John Forsythe, who was assistant referee, stand in referee for quarter-finals 1 and 2, and Director of training.

Events

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Atlaspheres, Duel, Gauntlet, Hang Tough, Hit & Run, Powerball, Pursuit, Pyramid, Swingshot, Suspension Bridge, Wall and Whiplash all returned. The layout of the Pursuit course was slightly changed or this series. Two new events were introduced, Skytrack and Joust, the latter of which had been recently axed in the UK series with the apparatus being shipped to Australia. Tilt which had only appeared once early on in the preceding series did not return.

Shows

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A three-part individual sports athletes challenge preluded the third domestic series. Fifteen shows were filmed in a progressive competition, followed by a further two specials at the conclusion of the domestic series.

Winning challengers are in bold.[2]

Episode Contest Original airdate Challengers (Female) Challengers (Male) Events
Sports Athletes Challenge
01 Sports Athletes 1 13 April 1996 Karla Gilbert Vs Emma George Chris Fydler Vs Peter Winters Wall, Whiplash, Swingshot, Duel
02 Sports Athletes 2 20 April 1996 Shelley Oates Vs Nici Andronicus Guy Andrews Vs Sean Carlan Pyramid, Atlasphere, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
03 Sports Athletes Final 27 April 1996 Shelley Oates Vs Emma George Guy Andrews Vs Peter Winters Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge, Wall, Swingshot
Domestic Series 3
04 Heat 1 4 May 1996 Allison Ferry Vs Joanne Rogers Shane Vuletich Vs Wayne Neuendorf Hang Tough, Duel, Powerball, Atlaspheres
05 Heat 2 11 May 1996 Liz Ruffin Vs Marisa Huettner Paul Stubbs Vs Sam Soliman Skytrak, Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
06 Heat 3 18 May 1996 Leanne Martin Vs Mary Kominos Cameron Simon Vs Paul Reynolds Wall, Gauntlet, Whiplash, Swingshot
07 Heat 4 25 May 1996 Nicki Richards Vs Kylie Saunders Jamie Rafanelli Vs Phil Burgess Powerball1, Duel, Skytrak, Hang Tough
08 Heat 5 1 June 1996 Astrid Edlinger Vs Catherine Arlove Joshua McEwen Vs Kerry Packer Joust, Powerball2, Hit & Run, Pursuit
09 Heat 6 8 June 1996 Jacqui Drew Vs Christine Dale Jeff Prewett Vs Gavin Wise Gauntlet, Swingshot, Suspension Bridge, Wall
10 Heat 7 15 June 1996 Leesa Sharpe Vs Debbie Santic Daniel Di Paolo Vs James Lenehan Pyramid, Pursuit, Gauntlet, Hang Tough
11 Heat 8 22 June 1996 Sandra Hansen Vs Siobhan Skinner Keith Hansen Vs Peter Cranney Duel, Atlaspheres, Pyramid, Whiplash
12 Quarter-final 1 29 June 1996 Leanne Martin Vs Debbie Santic Joshua McEwen Vs Paul Reynolds Powerball, Duel, Skytrak, Gauntlet
13 Quarter-final 2 6 July 1996 Marisa Huettner Vs Christine Dale Paul Stubbs Vs Peter Cranney Atlaspheres, Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
14 Quarter-final 3 13 July 1996 Joanne Rogers Vs Catherine Arlove Phil Burgess Vs Jeff Prewett Duel, Skytrak, Hit & Run, Wall
15 Quarter-final 4 20 July 1996 Nicki Richards Vs Sandra Hansen Shane Vuletich Vs James Lenehan Pyramid, Swingshot, Joust, Hang Tough
16 Semi-final 1 27 July 1996 Sandra Hansen Vs Catherine Arlove Shane Vuletich Vs Paul Stubbs Wall, Gauntlet, Skytrak, Suspension Bridge
17 Semi-final 2 3 August 1996 Marisa Huettner Vs Debbie Santic Jeff Prewett Vs Paul Reynolds Swingshot, Duel, Whiplash, Pyramid
18 Final 10 August 1996 Catherine Arlove3 4 Vs Marisa Huettner4 Paul Reynolds4 Vs Paul Stubbs 4 Gauntlet, Pursuit, Pyramid, Hang Tough
Team Sports Challenge
19 Team Sports 1 17 August 1996 Natalie Shapiro & Leigh Martyn (Softball) Vs Kristen Towers & Julie Towers (Hockey) John Platten & Richard Champion (AFL) Vs Matthew Hayden & Jimmy Maher (Cricket) Pyramid, Skytrak, Hit & Run, Duel
20 Team Sports 2 24 August 1996 Debbie Watson & Naomi Castle (Water Polo) Vs Sharon Finnan & Keeley Devery (Netball) Graham Mackay & Jason Croker (Rugby League) Vs Brett Smith & Michael Foley (Rugby Union) Gauntlet, Swingshot, Atlaspheres, Hang Tough
21 Team Sports Final 31 August 1996 Natalie Shapiro & Leigh Martyn (Softball) Vs Debbie Watson & Naomi Castle (Water Polo) Johnny Platten & Richard Champion (AFL) Vs Jason Croker & Graeme Mackay (Rugby League) Wall, Pyramid, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge
Army Vs Navy
22 Army Vs Navy 1 7 September 1996 Sandra Hansen & Suzie Llewellyn (Navy) Vs Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army) Peter Gatti & Keith Lewis (Navy) Vs Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army) Duel, Skytrak, Gauntlet, Wall
23 Army Vs Navy 2 14 September 1996 Jacinta Peel & Candice Cushway (Army) Vs Donna Hunt & Tess Donellan (Navy) Dwayne & Rick "Wombat" Morse (Army) Vs Tim O'Brien & John Iles (Navy) Pyramid, Whiplash, Swingshot, Suspension Bridge
24 Army Vs Navy Final 21 September 1996 Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army A) Vs Candice Cushway & Jacinta Peel (Army B) Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army) Vs Tim O'Brien & John Iles (Navy) Joust, Skytrack, Pyramid, Hang Tough

1These were the lasts appearances by Cheeta and Predator.
2This was the first appearance of reserve Gladiator Electra.
3Catherine Arlove was injured after Hang Tough and was unable to compete in the Eliminator. Marisa Huettner had to run the eliminator by herself against the clock. She won the series as the strongest competitor holding the fastest Eliminator time recorded in any series.
4All four finalists won the right to compete for Australia in the second Ashes series in Birmingham.

Episode summary

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Individual Sports Challenge

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Individual Sports Challenge Heat One

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Original airdate: 13 April 1996
Challengers: Karla Gilbert (Iron Woman) v Emma George (Pole Vaulter), Chris Fydler (Swimmer) v Peter Winters (Decathlete)

Female
Event Karla Emma Gladiators
Wall 0 0 Blade & Delta
Whiplash 10 10 Fury & Flame
Swing Shot 0 5 Fury & Blade
Duel 0 5 Flame & Storm
TOTAL 10 20
Male
Event Chris Peter Gladiators
Wall 0 10 Commando & Condor
Whiplash 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Swing Shot 7 11 Taipan & Hammer
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
TOTAL 7 21

Eliminator

  • Female: 5 second start for Emma
  • Male: 7 second start for Peter
  • Heat One Winners: Emma George & Peter Winters

Individual Sports Challenge Heat Two

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Original airdate: 20 April 1996
Challengers: Shelley Oates (Kayaker) v Nici Andronicus (Triathlete), Guy Andrews (Iron Man) v Sean Carlan (Hammer Thrower)

Female
Event Shelley Nici Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Delta & Fury
Atlaspheres 2 4 Cheeta & Flame
Hang Tough 0 0 Delta & Fury
Suspension Bridge 5 0 Flame & Storm
TOTAL 7 4
Male
Event Guy Sean Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Hammer & Condor
Atlaspheres 4 0 Tower & Hammer
Hang Tough 0 0 Taipan & Commando
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
TOTAL 4 0

Eliminator

  • Female: 1.5 second start for Shelley
  • Male: 2 second start for Guy
  • Heat Two Winners: Shelley Oates & Guy Andrews

Individual Sports Challenge Grand Final

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Original airdate: 27 April 1996
Challengers: Shelley Oates (Kayaker) v Emma George (Pole Vaulter), Guy Andrews (Iron Man) v Peter Winter (Decathlete)

Female
Event Shelley Emma Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 5 Delta & Fury
Suspension Bridge 5 10 Flame & Storm
Wall 5 10 Storm & Delta
Swing Shot 4 8 Flame & Fury
TOTAL 14 33
Male
Event Guy Peter Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 0 Taipan & Commando
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Tower & Condor
Wall 0 10 Hammer & Condor
Swing Shot 0 3 Commando & Taipan
TOTAL 0 13

Eliminator

  • Female: 9.5 second start for Emma
  • Male: 6.5 second start for Peter
  • Heat Grand Winners: Emma George & Peter Winters

Domestic Series

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Heat 1

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Original airdate: 4 May 1996
Challengers: Allison Ferry v Joanne Rogers, Shane Vuletich v Wayne Neuendorf

Female
Event Joanne Allison Gladiators
Hang Tough 0 0 Blade & Fury
Powerball 2 0 Blade, Delta & Storm
Duel 0 0 Flame & Glacier
Atlasphere 2 0 Storm & Flame
TOTAL 4 0
Male
Event Shane Wayne Gladiators
Hang Tough 10 0 Condor & Commando
Powerball 4 0 Condor, Hammer & Vulcan
Duel 0 0 Vulcan & Tower
Atlasphere 4 2 Hammer & Commando
TOTAL 18 2

Eliminator

  • Female: 2 second head start for Joanne
  • Male: 8 second head start for Shane
  • Winners: Joanne Rogers & Shane Vuletich

Heat 2

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Original airdate: 11 May 1996
Challengers: Liz Ruffin v Marisa Huettner, Paul Stubbs vs Sam Soliman

Female
Event Liz Marisa Gladiators
Skytrack 10 1 0 Cheeta & Storm
Pyramid 0 0 Cheeta & Delta
Hang Tough 0 5 Blade & Fury
Suspension Bridge 0 5 Glacier & Flame
TOTAL 10 10
Male
Event Paul Sam Gladiators
Skytrack 10 0 Predator & Commando
Pyramid 0 0 Hammer & Condor
Hang Tough 0 0 Commando & Condor
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Predator & Hammer
TOTAL 10 0

Eliminator

  • Female: No head start
  • Male: 5 second head start for Paul
  • Winners: Marisa Huettner & Paul Stubbs

1Cheeta caught Liz but was disqualified by Mike Whitney for starting before the whistle.

Heat 3

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Original airdate: 18 May 1996
Challengers: Leanne Martin v Mary Kominos, Cameron Simon v Paul Reynolds

Female
Event Leanne Mary Gladiators
Wall 0 10 Storm & Blade
Gauntlet 0 0 Cheeta, Delta, Glacier, Fury & Flame
Whiplash 0 0 Flame & Glacier
Swing Shot 4 1 Delta & Fury
TOTAL 4 11
Male
Event Cameron Paul Gladiators
Wall 0 0 Condor & Hammer
Gauntlet 0 0 Predator, Tornado, Condor, Vulcan & Tower
Whiplash 10 0 Condor & Predator
Swing Shot 3 3 Commando & Taipan
TOTAL 13 3

Eliminator

  • Female: 3.5 second head start for Mary
  • Male: 5 second head start for Cameron
  • Winners: Leanne Martin & Paul Reynolds

Heat 4

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Original airdate: 25 May 1996
Challengers: Nicki Richards v Kylie Saunders, Jamie Rafanelli v Phil Burgess

Female
Event Nicki Kylie Gladiators
Powerball 6 0 Cheeta, Delta & Glacier
Skytrack 10 0 Blade & Fury
Duel 5 0 Storm & Flame
Hang Tough 0 0 Blade & Delta
TOTAL 21 0
Male
Event Jamie Phil Gladiators
Powerball 6 6 Condor, Hammer & Predator/Vulcan1
Skytrack 10 0 Condor & Commando
Duel 0 10 Tower & Hammer
Hang Tough 5 0 Tornado & Commando
TOTAL 21 16

Eliminator

  • Female: 10.5 second head start for Nicki
  • Male: 2.5 second head start for Jamie
  • Winners: Nicki Richards & Phil Burges

1 Predator suffered a season-ending injury in Powerball and Vulcan was substituted in for the remainder of the game.

Heat 5

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Original airdate: 1 June 1996
Challengers: Astrid Edlinger v Catherine Arlove, Joshua McEwan v Kerry Packer

Female
Event Astrid Catherine Gladiators
Joust 5 5 Flame & Glacier
Powerball 6 2 Delta, Electra & Flame
Hit & Run 2 4 Blade, Delta, Fury & Electra
Pursuit 0 0 Fury & Glacier
TOTAL 13 9
Male
Event Jousha Kerry Gladiators
Joust 5 5 Tower & Taipan
Powerball 5 0 Condor, Hammer & Vulcan
Hit and Run 10 10 Taipan, Tower, Commando & Vulcan
Pursuit 0 0 Condor & Tornado
TOTAL 20 15

Eliminator

  • Female: 2 second head start for Astrid
  • Male: 2.5 second head start for Joshua
  • Winners: Catherine Arlove & Joshua McEwan

Heat 6

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Original airdate: 8 June 1996
Challengers: Jacqui Drew v Christine Dale, Jeff Prewett v Gavin Wise

Female
Event Jacqui Christine Gladiators
Gauntlet 0 0 Delta, Fury, Glacier, Storm & Flame
Swing Shot 4 0 Blade & Delta
Suspension Bridge 0 5 Flame & Glacier
Wall 0 0 Fury & Storm
TOTAL 4 5
Male
Event Jeff Gavin Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 0 Vulcan, Tornado, Hammer, Condor & Tower
Swing Shot 3 1 Taipan & Hammer
Suspension Bridge 5 0 Tower & Vulcan
Wall 10 0 Condor & Tornado
TOTAL 23 1

Eliminator

  • Female: 0.5 second head start for Christine
  • Male: 11 second head start for Jeff
  • Winners: Christine Dale & Jeff Prewett

Heat 7

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Original airdate: 15 June 1996
Challengers: Leesa Sharpe v Debbie Santic, Daniel Di Paolo v James Lenehan

Female
Event Leesa Debbie Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Delta & Glacier
Gauntlet 0 5 Delta, Storm, Glacier, Blade & Flame
Pursuit 0 0 Fury & Storm
Hang Tough 0 0 Fury & Blade
TOTAL 0 5
Male
Event Daniel James Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Tower & Hammer
Gauntlet 0 0 Vulcan, Hammer, Condor, Tornado & Tower
Pursuit 0 10 Condor & Tornado
Hang Tough 10 0 Commando & Taipan
TOTAL 10 10

Eliminator

  • Female: 2.5 second head start for Debbie
  • Male: no head start
  • Winners: Debbie Santic & James Lenehan

Heat 8

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Original airdate: 22 June 1996
Challengers: Sandra Hansen v Siobhan Skinner, Keith Hansen v Peter Cranney

Female
Event Sandra Siobhan Gladiators
Duel 0 5 Flame & Storm
Atlaspheres 0 0 Fury & Glacier
Pyramid 0 10 Storm & Delta
Whiplash 10 0 Fury & Glacier
TOTAL 10 15
Male
Event Keith Peter Gladiators
Duel 0 0 Commando & Vulcan
Atlaspheres 4 0 Condor & Tower
Pyramid 0 0 Tornado & Hammer
Whiplash 10 10 Tower & Vulcan
TOTAL 14 10

Eliminator

  • Female: 2 second head start for Keith
  • Male: 2.5 second head start for Siobhan
  • Winners: Sandra Hansen & Peter Cranney

Quarter-final 1

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Original airdate: 29 June 1996
Challengers: Leanne Martin v Debbie Santic, Joshua McEwan v Paul Reynolds

Female
Event Leanne Debbie Gladiators
Powerball 2 6 Delta, Glacier & Storm
Duel 5 5 Flame & Glacier
Skytrack 10 0 Fury & Storm
Gauntlet 0 0 Fury, Delta, Glacier, Storm & Flame
TOTAL 17 11
Male
Event Joshua Paul Gladiators
Powerball 8 9 Hammer, Tornado & Tower
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Skytrack 0 0 Condor & Tornado
Gauntlet 0 0 Hammer, Vulcan, Condor, Tornado & Tower
TOTAL 8 9

Eliminator

  • Female: 3 second head start for Leanne
  • Male: 0.5 second head start for Paul
  • Winners: Debbie Santic & Paul Reynolds

Quarter-final 2

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Original airdate: 6 July 1996
Challengers: Marisa Huettner v Christine Dale, Paul Stubbs v Peter Cranney

Female
Event Marisa Christine Gladiators
Atlasphere 4 4 Flame & Storm
Pyramid 0 0 Delta & Storm
Hang Tough 0 0 Fury & Delta
Suspension Bridge 5 0 Glacier & Flame
TOTAL 9 4
Male
Event Paul Peter Gladiators
Atlasphere 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
Pyramid 0 0 Hammer & Condor
Hang Tough 10 0 Taipan & Commando
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Hammer & Vulcan
TOTAL 10 0

Eliminator

  • Female: 2.5 second head start for Christine
  • Male: 5 second head start for Paul
  • Winners: Marisa Huettner & Paul Stubbs

Quarter-final 3

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Original airdate: 13 July 1996
Challengers: Joanne Rogers & Catherine Arlove, Phil Burgess v Jeff Prewett

Female
Event Joanne Catherine Gladiators
Duel 0 0 Glacier & Flame
Skytrack 0 101 Fury & Delta
Hit and Run 0 8 Blade, Delta, Flame, Storm
Wall 0 0 Fury & Storm
TOTAL 0 18
Male
Event Phil Jeff Gladiators
Duel 0 0 Condor & Vulcan
Skytrack 0 0 Commando & Tornado
Hit and Run 0 10 Vulcan, Taipan, Commando & Tornado
Wall 0 10 Hammer & Condor
TOTAL 0 20

Eliminator

  • Female: 9 second head start for Catherine
  • Male: 10 second head start for Jeff
  • Winners: Catherine Arlove & Jeff Prewett

1 Fury caught Joanne early but lost her footing on the track, forcing Catherine to crash in to her. Fury was taken down and Catherine re-ran her race with Delta which she won.

Quarter-final 4

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Original airdate: 20 July 1996
Challengers: Nicki Richards v Sandra Hansen, Shane Vuletich v James Lenehan

Female
Event Nicki Sandra Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Glacier & Fury
Swing Shot 3 0 Fury & Storm
Joust 5 5 Glacier & Flame
Hang Tough 0 5 Electra & Delta
TOTAL 8 10
Male
Event Shane James Gladiators
Pyramid 0 10 Condor & Hammer
Swing Shot 9 0 Commando & Hammer
Joust 5 0 Taipan & Vulcan
Hang Tough 5 0 Tornado & Taipan
TOTAL 19 10

Eliminator

  • Female: 1 second head start for Sandra
  • Male: 4.5 second head start for Shane
  • Winners: Sandra Hansen & Shane Vuletich

Semi-final 1

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Original airdate: 27 July 1996
Challengers: Sandra Hansen v Catherine Arlove, Shane Vuletich v Paul Stubbs

Female
Event Sandra Catherine Gladiators
Wall 0 0 Blade & Storm
Gauntlet 0 10 Delta, Storm, Glacier, Fury & Flame
Skytrack 0 01 Fury & Delta
Suspension Bridge 0 52 Flame & Glacier
TOTAL 0 15
Male
Event Shane Paul Gladiators
Wall 0 10 Condor & Hammer
Gauntlet 0 0 Hammer, Commando, Condor, Tornado & Vulcan
Skytrack 103 0 Tornado & Commando
Suspension Bridge 0 104 Vulcan & Hammer
TOTAL 10 20

Eliminator

  • Female: 7.5 second head start for Catherine
  • Male: 5 second head start for Paul
  • Winners: Catherine Arlove & Paul Stubbs

1 Despite appearing to hit Catherine's buzzer multiple times, no sparks appeared. Upon replay a malfunction was reported and Catherine received 0 points.
2 Catherine had legally hit Glacier off the bridge, however threw her hammerhead to the matts, and in a controversial ruling only scored five points.
3 Shane's detonator triggered despite Tornado not being remotely close to him, luckily he kept running the race to claim his ten points.
4 Hammer was disqualified for dropping his hammerhead.

Semi-final 2

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Original airdate: 3 August 1996
Challengers: Marisa Huettner v Debbie Santic, Jeff Prewett v Paul Reynolds

Female
Event Marisa Debbie Gladiators
Swing Shot 3 2 Blade & Fury
Duel 5 10 Flame & Electra
Whiplash 0 0 Glacier & Flame
Pyramid 0 0 Delta & Glacier
TOTAL 8 12
Male
Event Jeff Paul Gladiators
Swing Shot 3 7 Taipan & Commando
Duel 0 0 Hammer & Vulcan
Whiplash 0 0 Condor & Vulcan
Pyramid 0 0 Condor & Hammer
TOTAL 3 7

Eliminator

  • Female: 2 second head start for Debbie
  • Male: 2 second head start for Paul
  • Winners: Marisa Huettner & Paul Reynolds

Grand Final

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Original airdate: 10 August 1996
Challengers: Catherine Arlove v Marisa Huettner, Paul Reynolds v Paul Stubbs

Female
Event Catherine Marisa Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 0 Glacier, Storm, Delta, Blade & Flame
Pursuit 10 101 Fury & Storm
Pyramid 0 0 Delta & Glacier
Hang Tough 0 5 Blade & Fury
TOTAL 15 15
Male
Event Paul.R. Paul.S. Gladiators
Gauntlet 5 0 Hammer, Condor, Commando, Tornado & Tower
Pursuit 62 5 Condor & Tornado
Pyramid 0 0 Vulcan & Hammer
Hang Tough 0 5 Taipan & Commando
TOTAL 11 10

Eliminator

  • Female: Catherine forced to pull out of eliminator due to shoulder injury.
  • Male: 0.5 second start for Paul.R.
  • Series 3 Winners: Marisa Huettner & Paul Reynolds

1 Storm was disqualified for holding and impeding Marisa's progress during the web trap
2 Despite crossing the line first for 10 points, Paul Reynolds' score was reduced to 6 for knocking over two cones

Team Sports Special

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This was a 3-episode team event between the Australian sports teams.

Team Sports Special Heat One

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Original airdate: 17 August 1996
Challengers:

Female
Event Softball Hockey Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Glacier & Storm
Skytrack 0 0 Fury & Blade
Hit and Run 12 10 Fury, Flame, Delta & Blade
Duel 5 0 Flame & Storm
TOTAL 17 10
Male
Event AFL Cricket Gladiators
Pyramid 0 10 Hammer & Condor
Skytrack 0 0 Commando & Tornado
Hit and Run 14 14 Taipan, Commando, Vulcan & Hammer
Duel 0 0 Tower & Vulcan
TOTAL 14 24

Eliminator

  • Female: 3.5 second head start for Softball (Natalie)
  • Male: 5 second start for Cricket (Jimmy)
  • Winners: Softball & AFL

Team Sports Special: Heat Two

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Original airdate: 24 August 1996
Challengers:

Female
Event Water Polo Netball Gladiators
Gauntlet 10 5 Fury, Delta, Glacier, Blade & Flame
Swing Shot 0 0 Fury & Storm
Atlasphere 2 0 Flame & Glacier
Hang Tough 0 0 Blade & Delta
TOTAL 12 5
Male
Event Rugby League Rugby Union Gladiators
Gauntlet 10 0 Condor, Vulcan, Hammer, Commando & Tower
Swing Shot 8 0 Taipan & Condor
Atlasphere 2 2 Tower & Vulcan
Hang Tough 5 5 Commando & Tornado
TOTAL 25 7

Eliminator

  • Female: 3.5 second head start for Water Polo (Naomi)
  • Male: 9 second start for Rugby League (Graham)
  • Winners: Water Polo & Rugby League

Team Sports Special: Final

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Original airdate: 31 August 1996
Challengers:

  • Natalie Shapiro & Leigh Martyn (Softball) v Debbie Watson & Naomi Castle (Water Polo)
  • Johnny Platten & Richard Champion (AFL) v Graham Mackay & Jason Croker (Rugby League)
Female
Event Softball Water Polo Gladiators
Wall 101 0 Storm & Blade
Pyramid 0 0 Glacier & Delta
Hang Tough 0 0 Fury & Delta
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Flame & Storm
TOTAL 10 0
Male
Event AFL Rugby League Gladiators
Wall 0 0 Commando & Condor
Pyramid 0 0 Tower & Condor
Hang Tough 0 0 Commando & Taipan
Suspension Bridge 02 0 Tower & Vulcan
TOTAL 0 0

Eliminator

  • Female: 5 second head start for Softball (Natalie)
  • Male: No head start
  • Team Sports Special Winners: Softball & Rugby League

1 Storm was red-carded for attacking the challenger's head while pulling from the Wall.
2 In an Australian Gladiators first, both Richard and Tower fell from the bridge at exactly the same time, calling for a re-match.

Army vs Navy

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This was a 3-episode team event between the Australian Army and Australian Navy.

Army vs Navy Heat One

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Original airdate: 7 September 1996
Challengers:

  • Sandra Hansen & Suzie Llewellyn (Navy) Vs Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army)
  • Peter Gatti & Keith Lewis (Navy) Vs Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army)
Female
Event Navy Army Gladiators
Duel 0 0 Glacier & Flame
Skytrack 0 0 Delta & Storm
Gauntlet 0 0 Fury, Glacier, Electra, Blade & Flame
Wall 0 0 Delta & Blade
TOTAL 0 0
Male
Event Navy Army Gladiators
Duel 0 0 Vulcan & Condor
Skytrack 0 0 Tornado & Commando
Gauntlet 0 0 Hammer, Commando, Vulcan, Condor & Tower
Wall 0 0 Condor & Hammer
TOTAL 0 0

Eliminator

  • Female No head start
  • Male: No head start
  • Winners: Army won both Eliminators

Army vs Navy Heat Two

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Original airdate: 14 September 1996
Challengers:

  • Tess Donellan & Donna Hunt (Navy) Vs Candice Cushway & Jacinta Peel (Army)
  • Tim O'Brien & Jon Iles (Navy) Vs Dwaine Stevenson & Rick Morse (Army)
Female
Event Navy Army Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Electra & Fury
Whiplash 0 0 Electra & Glacier
Swing Shot 1 3 Flame & Fury
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Glacier & Flame
TOTAL 1 3
Male
Event Navy Army Gladiators
Pyramid 0 0 Tornado & Condor
Whiplash 0 0 Vulcan & Tower
Swing Shot 2 3 Commando & Taipan
Suspension Bridge 0 0 Condor & Vulcan
TOTAL 2 3

Eliminator

  • Female 1 second head start for Army
  • Male: 0.5 second head start for Army
  • Winners: Army won women's Eliminator, Navy won men's Eliminator

Army vs Navy Final

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Original airdate: 21 September 1996
Challengers:

  • Sandra-Lee Walker & Michelle Perrone (Army A) Vs Candice Cushway & Jacinta Peel (Army B)
  • Gavin Davis & Ritchie Gibson (Army) Vs Tim O'Brien & John Iles (Navy)
Female
Event Army A Army B Gladiators
Joust 5 5 Flame & Glacier
Skytrack 0 0 Fury & Storm
Pyramid 0 0 Glacier & Storm
Hang Tough 0 0 Fury & Delta
TOTAL 5 5
Male
Event Army Navy Gladiators
Joust 5 0 Taipan & Vulcan
Skytrack 0 10 Tornado & Commando
Pyramid 0 0 Condor & Tower
Hang Tough 0 0 Taipan & Commando
TOTAL 5 10

Eliminator

  • Female No head start
  • Male: 2.5 second head start for Navy
  • Winners: Army B won women's Eliminator, Navy won men's Eliminator.

Cheerleaders

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Choreographers: Davidia Lind, Simon Lind[3][4]

Cheerleaders: Cintra Bedford, Jane Crichton, Jessica Emblen, Sarah Harlow, Tamra Lind, Tamara Raup, Emma Sieber, Leigh-Anne Vizer, Francene Vedelago, Kyle Watson[5]

Production

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Production began in October 1995 following the success of series two. Recording dates were pencilled in for 11–22 December at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre.[6]

The Gladiators were given their specialist training schedules in October and took a break from promotional activities in November whilst the production crew started work on the new events.

Filming began in December and continued through into the new year.[7] Seating in the Brisbane Entertainment Centre was increased to 8,000 and the arena itself had some subtle changes with darker lighting and an increased use of spotlights similar to the UK arena at the National Indoor Arena. The Arena floor was also changed to a black floor with lights, just like the UK.

A fourth series went into pre production. Pendulum, a UK event seen in the International series was to be introduced[8] and there were events being developed that would be unique to the Australian series.[9]

However, due to injuries, rising production costs and a slight decline in viewing figures, Channel 7 opted not to go ahead with a fourth series and after being on television for an almost constant eighteen months, Gladiators was over until its revival in 2008.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Gladiators Magazine April 1996
  2. ^ Original Australian Series Episode Guide http://archive.gladiatorszone.co.uk/YaBB.pl?num=1087254252;start=all Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Our trainers". Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Mikado Adelaide Program 2009 by Essgee Entertainment". Calameo. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Gladiators (1995-1996) Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. ^ "A year in the life of Gladiators" Official Gladiators Magazine Issue 3
  7. ^ "G Mail" Official Gladiators Magazine Issue 7
  8. ^ "Storm: In the line of fire" Australian Gladiators Magazine Issue 6
  9. ^ "Behind the screams" Australian Gladiators magazine Issue 9
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