International Gladiators 2

International Gladiators 2 was the second international competition of the Gladiators franchise, consisting of seven episodes. The series was filmed at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham during spring 1996. Six countries were represented, including United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Russia, Australia, and South Africa. This was the first series to feature the latter three countries, while Finland, who competed in the first International series, did not return for the second competition. While United Kingdom, United States and Australia all had their own domestic series, and sent champion contenders as well as carefully selected Gladiators, the other three countries did not have their own domestic series at the time of filming, although this was not indicated on screen. A total of thirty-six Gladiators competed across the series. This series became known as the 'season of injury', with five out of the six contender stables suffering from injuries prior to or during competition. The only country not to be affected by contender injuries was the United States. A number of records were broken in the series, including the highest total score for an individual contestant (Peggy in the semi-final) and highest score for games (Swingshot and Powerball).

International Gladiators 2
StarringMike Adamle
Ulrika Jonsson
Kimberley Joseph
Glenn Hicks
Norbert Dobeleit (Germany)
Petra Hausberg (Germany)
Matvei Gonoplsky (Russian)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkITV (UK)
Syndication (USA)
Sat.1 (Germany)
RTR 2 (Russia)
Seven Network (Australia)
SABC 3 (South Africa)
Original release17 February (1996-02-17) –
6 April 1996 (1996-04-06)
Season chronology

This was the final series in the Gladiators franchise to feature British Gladiators Jet (Diane Youdale) and Raider (Carlton Headley). Youdale retired following an injury sustained on Pyramid; the injury was so severe that it led to the event being axed the following year. Headley was dropped for reasons undisclosed.

Peggy Odita and Pat Csizmazia emerged as the eventual winners of the series; they represented the United States.

This season also marked the end of the original run of American Gladiators.

Contenders
Contenders
Country Female Contenders Male Contenders
 United Kingdom Janet Allen (UK series 4 winner)
Jackie Kinsella (UK series 4 quarter-finalist)		 Mark Everitt (UK series 4 winner)
Sean Clay (UK series 4 contestant)
 United States Peggy Odita (Season 5 American Gladiators winner) Pat Csizmazia (Season 7 American Gladiators winner)
 Germany Myriam Losch
Claudia Lederer		 Andreas Sasse
Dennis Galli
 Russia Ludmila Machtchenko
Elena Lebedenko		 Alexander Maltsev
Yuri Volkov
 Australia Lourene Bevaart (Australian series 2 winner) Andrew Halliday (Australian series 1 winner and The Ashes 1 winner)
Shane Saltmarsh (Australian series 2 winner)
 South Africa Lee-Anne Liebenberg Prince Sunney
Peter Brits

Gladiators
Gladiators
Country Female Gladiators Male Gladiators
 United Kingdom Falcon, Jet, Lightning, Panther, Vogue, Zodiac Cobra, Hunter, Raider, Rhino, Trojan, Warrior, Wolf
 United States Ice, Jazz Hawk, Sabre
 Germany Angel, Power Flash, Giant
 Russia Astra, Lynx Dynamite, Titan
 Australia Delta, Flame, Fury, Storm Hammer, Tower, Vulcan
 South Africa Delilah, Sahara Impi, Samson

Shows

The tables show the number of points each contender scored for that event and against which Gladiator.

Heat One
Female Contenders Male Contenders
Myriam Losch  Germany Peggy Odita  USA Game Mark Everitt  UK Alexander Maltsev  Russia
6 vs Sahara, Astra, Flame 11 vs Sahara, Astra, Flame Powerball 5 vs Hammer, Hawk, Flash 2 vs Hammer, Hawk, Flash
0 vs Jet 10 vs Fury Wall 0 vs Samson 10 vs Giant
0 vs Zodiac 10 vs Sahara Pendulum 10 vs Hammer 10 vs Samson
0 vs Fury 0 vs Jet Hang Tough 0 vs Giant 0 vs Hawk
0 vs Jazz, Flame, Lynx, Jet, Delilah 10 vs Angel, Delilah, Flame, Astra, Jet Gauntlet 10 vs Dynamite, Impi, Vulcan, Flash, Sabre 0 vs Rhino, Impi, Vulcan, Flash, Sabre
6 41 Total Score 25 22
17.5 second head start for Peggy  USA Eliminator 1.5 second head start for Mark  UK
Peggy  USA WINNER Mark  UK

Heat Two
Female Contenders Male Contenders
Janet Allen  UK Lee-Anne Liebenberg  South Africa Game Andrew Halliday  Australia Andreas Sasse/
Dennis Galli[upper-alpha 1]  Germany
10 vs Ice 0 vs Storm Wall 0 vs Hunter 10 vs Samson
0 vs Storm 10 vs Power Skytrak 10 vs Cobra 0 vs Sabre
5 vs Astra 10 vs Angel Pyramid 10 vs Titan 0 vs Hawk
5 vs Jazz 10 vs Lynx Duel 10 vs Impi 0 vs Dynamite
0 vs Lynx 0 vs Delta Hang Tough 5 vs Cobra 5 vs Impi
20 30 Total Score 35 15
5 second head start for Lee-Anne  South Africa Eliminator 10 second head start for Andrew  Australia
Janet  UK WINNER Andrew  Australia

Notes

  1. Andreas was injured in Pyramid. Dennis took his place and played from Duel onwards

Heat Three
Female Contenders Male Contenders
Lourene Bevaart  Australia Ludmila Machtchenko  Russia Game Pat Csizmazia  USA Prince Sunney South Africa
7 vs Ice, Vogue, Delilah 6 vs Ice, Vogue, Delilah Powerball 4 vs Giant, Hammer, Titan 8 vs Giant, Hammer, Titan
10 vs Jazz 0 vs Angel Pendulum 10 vs Tower 0 vs Flash
10 vs Sahara 0 vs Lightning Pole Axe 10 vs Giant 10 vs Trojan
0 vs Jazz 10 vs Sahara Suspension Bridge 0 vs Dynamite 10 vs Warrior
7 vs Ice 4 vs Lightning Swing Shot 6 vs Trojan 12 vs Tower
34 20 Total Score 30 40
7 second head start for Lourene  Australia Eliminator 5 second head start for Prince  South Africa
Lourene  Australia WINNER Pat  USA

Heat Four

Heat Four consisted of a second chance for the three countries that did not have a contender win through in the previous three heats. The contender with the lowest score after three games was eliminated from the competition.

Female Contenders Male Contenders
Claudia Lederer  Germany Lee-Anne Liebenberg South Africa Elena Lebedenko  Russia Game Dennis Galli  Germany Peter Britts South Africa Yuri Volkov  Russia
3 vs Ice 0 vs Panther 3 vs Flame Atlaspheres 3 vs Vulcan 0 vs Radar 3 vs Warrior
0 vs Falcon 10 vs Vogue 7 vs Delta Pyramid 7 vs Hammer 10 vs Tower 5 vs Rhino[upper-alpha 1]
0 vs Jazz, Flame, Panther, Astra, Delilah 0 vs Jazz, Flame, Panther, Astra, Power 10 vs Ice, Delta, Panther, Sahara, Power Gauntlet 0 vs Dynamite, Hawk, Raider, Vulcan, Samson 5 vs Dynamite, Hawk, Raider, Vulcan, Flash 5 vs Giant, Sabre, Raider, Vulcan, Impi
3 10 20 Mid-way Score 10 15 13
eliminated 5 vs Flame, Vogue, Jazz 6 vs Flame, Vogue, Jazz Powerball eliminated 11 vs Warrior, Hawk, Hammer 2 vs Warrior, Hawk, Hammer
eliminated 5 vs Storm 5 vs Ice Duel eliminated 0 vs Raider 10 vs Tower
eliminated 20 31 Total Score eliminated 26 25
5.5 second head start for Elena  Russia Eliminator 5 second head start for Peter  South Africa
Elena  Russia WINNER Peter  South Africa

Notes

  1. Rhino was injured in Pyramid and took no further part in the series

Semi Final 1
Female Contenders Male Contenders
Peggy Odita  USA Janet Allen/
Jackie Kinsella[upper-alpha 1]  UK		 Game Sean Clay  UK[upper-alpha 2] Andrew Halliday  Australia
10 vs Sahara 0 vs Lynx Skytrak 0 vs Sabra 10 vs Flash
10 vs Fury 5 vs Ice Wall[upper-alpha 3] 5 vs Giant 10 vs Hawk
10 vs Lightning, Astra, Flame, Power, Sahara 0 vs Ice, Astra, Flame, Power, Delilah Gauntlet 5 vs Hawk, Vulcan, Flash, Impi, Titan 10 vs Sabre, Wolf, Flash, Sampson, Dynamite
15 vs Astra[upper-alpha 4] 3 vs Fury Swingshot 0 vs Hawk 15 vs Flash
10 vs Sahara 10 vs Lynx Duel 10 vs Impi 0 vs Sabre
55[upper-alpha 5] 18 Total Score 20 45
18.5 second head start for Peggy  USA Eliminator 12.5 second head start for Andrew  Australia
Peggy  USA WINNER Andrew  Australia

Notes

  1. Janet was injured in Gauntlet. Jackie took her place and played from Swingshot onwards
  2. Sean replaced Mark who had come down with a flu/cold and was unable to compete the rest of the competition
  3. The female Wall was a re-match from heat 1 & 2, where both contenders scored 10 points against the same Gladiator
  4. According to the British commentator, Peggy's score of 15 on Swingshot is a female record for this event
  5. According to the British commentator, Peggy's total score of 55 points scored in an all-time record

Semi Final 2
Female Contenders Male Contenders
Lourene Bevaart  Australia Elena Lebedenko /
Ludmila Machtchenko[upper-alpha 1]  Russia		 Game Pat Csizmazia  USA Peter Britts South Africa
10 vs Ice 0 vs Lightning Pyramid 10 vs Hammer 5 vs Wolf
6 vs Panther 0 vs Power Atlaspheres 9 vs Tower 3 vs Giant
5 vs Panther 0 vs Jazz Suspension Bridge 0 vs Flash 0 vs Dynamite
0 vs Jet 0 vs Ice Hang Tough 0 vs Giant 0 vs Wolf
10 vs Jazz, Angel, Lightning, Astra, Delilah 10 vs Ice, Power, Flame, Lightning, Delilah Gauntlet 0 vs Dynamite, Hunter, Flash, Samson, Tower 0 vs Dynamite, Hunter, Flash, Sabre, Tower
31 10 Total Score 19 8
10.5 second head start for Lourene  Australia Eliminator 5.5 second head start for Pat  USA
Lourene  Australia WINNER Pat  USA

Notes

  1. Elena was injured in Pyramid. Ludmila took her place and played from Atlaspheres onwards

Grand Final
Female Contenders Male Contenders
Peggy Odita  USA Lourene Bevaart  Australia Game Andrew Halliday /
Shane Saltmarsh[upper-alpha 1]  Australia		 Pat Csizmazia  USA
0 vs Lightning 0 vs Lightning Pole Axe 0 vs Hunter 0 vs Hunter
23 vs Angel, Astra, Sahara 15 vs Angel, Astra, Sahara Powerball[upper-alpha 2] 18 vs Dynamite, Impi, Titan 14 vs Dynamite, Impi, Titan
0 vs Zodiac 10 vs Vogue Pendulum 10 vs Wolf 10 vs Flash
10 vs Jet 0 vs Lightning Hang Tough 0 vs Giant 10 vs Cobra
10 vs Flame 5 vs Jazz Duel 0 vs Hawk 0 vs Vulcan
43 30 Total Score 28 34
6.5 second head start for Peggy  USA Eliminator 3.5 second head start for Pat  USA
Peggy  USA WINNER Pat  USA

Notes

  1. Andrew was injured in Powerball, Shane took his place and played from Duel onwards
  2. According to the British commentator, Peggy's score of 23 points scored is a record for this event. Andrew's score of 18 points scored is a record for a male contestant. The combined female score of 38 and the combined male score of 32 are records for this event accordingly

Broadcasts
EpisodeTitleOriginal airdate
1"Heat 1"17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) (Australia)
20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) (UK)[1]
2"Heat 2"24 February 1996 (1996-02-24) (Australia)
27 April 1996 (1996-04-27) (UK)[2]
3"Heat 3"9 March 1996 (1996-03-09) (Australia)
4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) (UK)[3]
4"Heat 4"16 March 1996 (1996-03-16) (Australia)
11 May 1996 (1996-05-11) (UK)[4]
5"Semi-final 1"23 March 1996 (1996-03-23) (Australia)
25 May 1996 (1996-05-25) (UK)[5]
6"Semi-final 2"30 March 1996 (1996-03-30) (Australia)
1 June 1996 (1996-06-01) (UK)[6]
7"Grand Final"6 April 1996 (1996-04-06) (Australia)
11 May 1996 (1996-05-11) (USA)[7]
8 June 1996 (1996-06-08) (UK)[8]

References
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  2. "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SHOW 2)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  3. "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SHOW 3)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SHOW 4)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. "American Gladiators Finale". TV series finale. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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