Australia's Greatest Athlete (season 3)
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The third season of Australia's Greatest Athlete was broadcast on the Seven Network
and was hosted by Mark Beretta
, with last season's competitor Wendell Sailor
. Mark Webber
and past season winner Billy Slater
presented occasional fitness tips and interviews with the competitors in video packages.
Billy Slater
, who won the first two seasons of the show, did not defend his title due to recovery from shoulder surgery, but was still involved in the show as a 'Rexona ambassador' alongside Mark Webber
, where each also tips a player in each event. This season was filmed at the Novotel
Twin Waters Resort on the Sunshine Coast
in Queensland
.
The season began on 13 February 2011 at 4:30pm for a total of six episodes.
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 was 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...
, with last season's competitor Wendell Sailor
Wendell Sailor
Wendell 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...
. Mark Webber
Mark Webber
Mark Alan Webber is an Australian Formula One driver.After some racing success in Australia, Webber moved to the United Kingdom in 1995 to further his motorsport career...
and past season winner 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...
presented occasional fitness tips and interviews with the competitors in video packages.
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 two seasons of the show, did not defend his title due to recovery from shoulder surgery, but was still involved in the show as a 'Rexona ambassador' alongside Mark Webber
Mark Webber
Mark Alan Webber is an Australian Formula One driver.After some racing success in Australia, Webber moved to the United Kingdom in 1995 to further his motorsport career...
, where each also tips a player in each event. This season was filmed at the Novotel
Novotel
Novotel is a mid-scale hotel brand within the Accor group. Novotel has close to 400 hotels and resorts in 60 countries, situated in the business districts and tourist destinations of major international cities.-History:...
Twin Waters Resort on the Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast
There are several places around the globe that use the name Sunshine Coast. They are collections of coastal towns and/or cities that have banded together, usually for tourist promotional reasons...
in 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...
.
The season began on 13 February 2011 at 4:30pm for a total of six episodes.
Participants
- Shannon Eckstein - Three-time world IronmanIronman (surf lifesaving)The sport of Ironman was developed in 1964 in Australia by Mr Valentine Trainor to combine the four main disciplines of surf lifesaving into a single race; swimming, board paddling, ski paddling and running...
champion and runner up of season 2 - Mark WinterbottomMark WinterbottomMark "Frosty" Winterbottom, is a racing driver who has competed in the V8 Supercar category since 2003. He currently drives for the Ford Performance Racing team...
- 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 - Quade CooperQuade CooperQuade S. Cooper is a New Zealand born Australian rugby union player.He currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition and the Australia national rugby union team, generally as fly-half.-Career:...
- 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 - Luke HodgeLuke HodgeLuke Hodge is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League...
- AFLAustralian Football LeagueThe Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
player - Kurt GidleyKurt GidleyKurt Gidley is a professional Australian rugby league player and captain of the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative fullback he has played his entire NRL career to date with the Knights. He is the younger brother of Matthew...
- 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...
player - Eamon SullivanEamon SullivanEamon Wade Sullivan is an Australian sprint swimmer.-Career :In April 2002 at the Australian Age Championships, Sullivan won the 50 m freestyle and came second in 100 m in his age group, and swam for Australia at Trans Tasman series with no dramatic result.In April 2003 at Brisbane in the Fisher &...
- 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...
swimmer - Fabrice LapierreFabrice LapierreFabrice Lapierre is a Mauritian-born Australian long jumper.Lapierre placed 4th at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, behind another Australian, Mitchell Watt, who took the bronze...
- athletics competitor (long jumpLong jumpThe long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
) - Ken WallaceKen WallaceKen Wallace, born 26 July 1983 in Gosford, New South Wales, is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen...
- 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...
KayakingKayakingKayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking and canoeing are also known as paddling. Kayaking is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle...
competitor
Episode 1
- Mini Ironman ChallengeIronman (surf lifesaving)The sport of Ironman was developed in 1964 in Australia by Mr Valentine Trainor to combine the four main disciplines of surf lifesaving into a single race; swimming, board paddling, ski paddling and running...
- Rugby Oz Tag ChallengeTag RugbyTag Rugby, also known as rippa rugby, flag rugby league or flag rugby, is a non-contact team game in which each player wears a belt that has two velcro tags attached to it, or shorts with velcro patches. The mode of play is based on rugby league with many similarities to touch rugby...
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 | Total | |
| Mini Ironman |
Rugby Oz Tag |
Swimming | Bench Press |
Jet Ski | Beach Sprint |
Rowing | AFL Kick | Basketball | Boxing | Assault Course |
||
| Quade Cooper | 60 | 100† | 60 | 90 | 80 | 90 | 85 | 90 | 100 | 80 | 160 | 995 |
| Shannon Eckstein | 100† | 45 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 80 | 45 | 55 | 45 | 100 | 180 | 890 |
| Ken Wallace | 90 | 75 | 80 | 100 | 90 | 60 | 85 | 30 | 45 | 70 | 80 | 805 |
| Kurt Gidley | 70 | 45† | 70 | 60 | 50 | 70 | 45 | 55 | 80 | 50 | 200 | 795 |
| Eamon Sullivan | 80 | 45 | 100† | 40 | 40 | 40 | 85 | 75 | 45 | 60 | 120 | 730 |
| Luke Hodge | 50 | 45 | 50 | 30 | 60 | 30 | 85 | 100† | 70 | 90 | 100 | 710 |
| Fabrice Lapierre | 30 | 75 | 30 | 50 | 30 | 100† | 45 | 40 | 90 | 40 | 140 | 670 |
| Mark Winterbottom | 40 | 90 | 40 | 70 | 100† | 50 | 45 | 75 | 45 | 30 | 60 | 645 |
- † 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