Australia's Greatest Athlete season 2 explained

Season Number:	2
Network:	Seven Network
Num Episodes:	8

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.^[1] It was once again sponsored by Rexona, which had naming rights to the show.^[2]

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.

Participants

Matthew Mitcham – Olympic diving gold medallist
Jason Culina – A-League soccer player
Cameron Ling – Australian rules footballer
James O'Connor – Rugby Union player
Wendell Sailor – Rugby league and Rugby Union player
Craig Lowndes – V8 Supercar driver
Shannon Eckstein – Two-time world Ironman champion
Billy Slater – NRL player and series defending champion

Episodes

Episode 1

Mini Iron-man Challenge
Poles Challenge

Episode 2

25 m Swimming Challenge
Soccer Challenge

Episode 3

Rugby Oztag Challenge
Jet Ski Challenge

Episode 4

40m Sprint
Rock Climbing Challenge

Episode 5

NRL Sled Push
Bench Press Challenge

Episode 6

Core Strength Challenge
Kayaking Challenge

Episode 7

V8 Buggy Challenge
AFL Kick For Goal

Episode 8

Pinguet Challenges

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

Trivia

Matthew Mitcham and Cameron Ling were the only competitors not to have won an event.

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Matthew Mitcham For Australia's Greatest Athlete . 2010-02-07 . TV Tonight.
Web site: Returning: Australia's Greatest Athlete . 2010-02-07 . TV Tonight.