| International Gladiators 2 | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Mike Adamle Ulrika Jonsson Kimberley Joseph Glenn Hicks Norbert Dobeleit (Germany) Petra Hausberg (Germany) Matvei Gonoplsky (Russian) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV (UK) Syndication (USA) Sat.1 (Germany) RTR 2 (Russia) Seven Network (Australia) SABC 3 (South Africa) |
| Original release | 17 February – 6 April 1996 |
| Season chronology | |
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).
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 |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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[A] 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
- ^ 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[A] |
| 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
- ^ 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[A] UK | Game | Sean Clay UK[B] | Andrew Halliday Australia |
| 10 vs Sahara | 0 vs Lynx | Skytrak | 0 vs Sabra | 10 vs Flash |
| 10 vs Fury | 5 vs Ice | Wall[C] | 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[D] | 3 vs Fury | Swingshot | 0 vs Hawk | 15 vs Flash |
| 10 vs Sahara | 10 vs Lynx | Duel | 10 vs Impi | 0 vs Sabre |
| 55[E] | 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
- ^ Janet was injured in Gauntlet. Jackie took her place and played from Swingshot onwards
- ^ Sean replaced Mark who had come down with a flu/cold and was unable to compete the rest of the competition
- ^ The female Wall was a re-match from heat 1 & 2, where both contenders scored 10 points against the same Gladiator
- ^ According to the British commentator, Peggy's score of 15 on Swingshot is a female record for this event
- ^ 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[A] 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
- ^ 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[A] 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[B] | 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
- ^ Andrew was injured in Powerball, Shane took his place and played from Duel onwards
- ^ 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
| Episode | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Heat 1" | 17 February 1996 (Australia) 20 April 1996 (UK)[1] |
| 2 | "Heat 2" | 24 February 1996 (Australia) 27 April 1996 (UK)[2] |
| 3 | "Heat 3" | 9 March 1996 (Australia) 4 May 1996 (UK)[3] |
| 4 | "Heat 4" | 16 March 1996 (Australia) 11 May 1996 (UK)[4] |
| 5 | "Semi-final 1" | 23 March 1996 (Australia) 25 May 1996 (UK)[5] |
| 6 | "Semi-final 2" | 30 March 1996 (Australia) 1 June 1996 (UK)[6] |
| 7 | "Grand Final" | 6 April 1996 (Australia) 11 May 1996 (USA)[7] 8 June 1996 (UK)[8] |
References
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SHOW 1)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SHOW 2)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SHOW 3)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SHOW 4)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL SEMI-FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ "American Gladiators Finale". TV series finale. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "GLADIATORS (INTERNATIONAL FINAL)". ITN Source. Retrieved 15 July 2017.