Australia's Greatest Athlete (season 2)
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The second season of Australia's Greatest Athlete was broadcast on the Seven Network
and hosted by Mark Beretta
and Tom Williams, with Ricky Ponting
presenting occasional fitness tips and interviews with the competitors in video packages. It was once again sponsored by Rexona
, which had naming rights to the show.
Filming took place on Couran Cove Island Resort on South Stradbroke Island
off the Gold Coast
, Queensland
.
Billy Slater
, who won the first season of the show, returned to defend his title. By the end of the series, Slater had successfully defended his title by just 5 points, winning the title, trophy and $10,000 for the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane
.
The season began on 6 February 2010 and aired at 4:30 pm on both Saturdays and Sundays, and concluded on 28 February 2010.
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
and hosted by Mark Beretta
Mark Beretta
Mark Beretta is an Australian media personality. He is known by the common nickname of Beretts.-Early life and career:Beretta was born in Geelong, Victoria on 16 June 1966. He was educated at St. Joseph's College...
and Tom Williams, with Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting , nicknamed Punter, is an Australian cricketer, a former captain of the Australian cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very...
presenting occasional fitness tips and interviews with the competitors in video packages. It was once again sponsored by Rexona
Rexona
Rexona is a deodorant brand manufactured by Anglo Dutch company Unilever. It was developed in 1908 by an Australian pharmacist and his wife.The brand Rexona also exists in India...
, which had naming rights to the show.
Filming took place on Couran Cove Island Resort on South Stradbroke Island
South Stradbroke Island
South Stradbroke Island is an Australian island in the state of Queensland, south of Brisbane and forms the northern end of Gold Coast. The 21 km by 2.5 km sized island is the smaller one of the two Stradbroke Islands and lies very close to the mainland. The island has hundreds of wild...
off the Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
Billy Slater
Billy Slater
Billy Slater is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League . An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative fullback, he has played his whole NRL career to date at Melbourne...
, who won the first season of the show, returned to defend his title. By the end of the series, Slater had successfully defended his title by just 5 points, winning the title, trophy and $10,000 for the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
.
The season began on 6 February 2010 and aired at 4:30 pm on both Saturdays and Sundays, and concluded on 28 February 2010.
Participants
- Matthew MitchamMatthew MitchamMatthew Mitcham, is an Australian diver. He is the 2008 Olympic champion in the 10 m platform, having received the highest single-dive score in Olympic history...
– OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
divingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
gold medallist - Jason CulinaJason CulinaJason Culina is an Australian footballer who plays for the Australia national football team.- Club career :Culina started off with Sydney United under his father, Branko, before moving on to Ajax where he struggled in the reserves. Only after moving to FC Twente did Culina begin to shine at the...
– A-LeagueA-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
soccer player - Cameron LingCameron LingCameron Ling is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...
– Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er - James O'ConnorJames O'Connor (rugby)James O'Connor is an Australian international rugby union footballer. He made his Wallabies debut in 2008. In the Super Rugby competition he played from 2008 to 2011 with Western Force, and subsequently signed to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2012 season.-Biography:O'Connor is a versatile...
– Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player - Wendell SailorWendell SailorWendell Jermaine Sailor is an Australian former professional rugby football player who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international. He is an Australian Torres Strait Islander.Sailor's large frame and bullocking style changed the way wingers played rugby...
– Rugby LeagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
and Rugby Union player - Craig LowndesCraig LowndesCraig Lowndes is a multi-championship winning Australian racing driver. He is a three-time V8 Supercar champion and five-time winner of Australia's most famous motor race, the Bathurst 1000...
– V8 SupercarV8 SupercarV8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...
driver - Shannon Eckstein – Two-time world IronmanIronman TriathlonAn Ironman Triathlon is one of a series of long-distance triathlon races organized by the World Triathlon Corporation consisting of a swim, a bike and a marathon run, raced in that order and without a break...
champion - Billy SlaterBilly SlaterBilly Slater is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League . An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative fullback, he has played his whole NRL career to date at Melbourne...
– NRL player and series defending champion
Results table
The following table shows how many points each competitor earned throughout the series.| Competitor | Challenge | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Total | |
| Mini Ironman |
Poles | 25m Swim |
Soccer | Rugby Oztag |
Jet Ski | 40m Sprint |
Rock Climb |
NRL Sled Push |
Bench Press |
Diving | Kayaking | V8 Buggy | AFL Kick | Multisport Challenge |
||
| Billy Slater | 90 | 75 | 45 | 75 | 120 | 80 | 90 | 100† | 90 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 200 | 1415 |
| Shannon Eckstein | 100† | 100 | 100 | 90 | 100 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 45 | 80 | 95 | 100 | 70 | 120 | 180 | 1410 |
| James O'Connor | 80 | 45 | 90 | 55 | 45† | 45 | 100 | 45 | 45 | 95 | 120 | 45 | 30 | 55 | 160 | 1055 |
| Craig Lowndes | 60 | 90 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 100 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 100† | 70 | 140 | 960 |
| Jason Culina | 40 | 45 | 45 | 100† | 90 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 80 | 40 | 110 | 45 | 80 | 55 | 60 | 950 |
| Cameron Ling | 70 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 45 | 90 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 60 | 90† | 120 | 950 |
| Matthew Mitcham | 50 | 75 | 80 | 35 | 45 | 45 | 70 | 90 | 45 | 55 | 60† | 70 | 40 | 30 | 100 | 890 |
| Wendell Sailor | 30 | 45 | 70 | 55 | 110 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 100† | 70 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 40 | 80 | 870 |
- † indicates this event was the 'sports specific challenge' for this athlete
- The contestant won the challenge
- The contestant came second in the challenge
- The contestant came last in the challenge
- The contestant won the series
- The contestant came second overall in the series
- The contestant came last overall in the series