List of Gladiators events cover sporting game events from the Gladiators TV franchise, which has had local versions broadcast in several countries since the 1990s.
Events There have been 35 events involving The Gladiators (as well as the Eliminator) across the incarnations. Four of the events have an alternate name in certain territories. A different selection of the events will be played in each episode. No single territory has had all thirty-five events on its roster. The UK had the largest number of events during its initial run with twenty-three events.
All events were created by either the American or UK series with the exception of Soccer Shootout in the South African version and Spidercage in the Swedish version. The UK notably adapted some of the American events, with the adaptations becoming the standard design for the concept. For example the UK version of Skytrack would later be adopted by the Australian and American revival series whereas the UK concept of the American event Tug-o-War, known as Tilt, eventually superseded Tug-o-War for the 2008 American revival and used in many of the 2020 revivals.
Over the course of the original UK and American series, several events were dropped, often due to safety reasons. The Eliminator was the only event which was played in every episode across every territory.
Second revivals The following events made appearances during the revival series aired since 2024. All the new events, highlighted below, originated in the United Kingdom; the majority of which are based on or inspired by classic events from the original ITV series. Notably the German revival brought back the game Swingshot which had not been featured in any of the 2000s revivals.
Event United Kingdom Australia France Russia Germany United States Atlaspheres Breakthrough & Conquer Duel Earthquake Eliminator Gauntlet Hang Tough Powerball Pyramid Snapback Sumo Ball Suspension Bridge Swingshot The Wall Tilt Whiplash
Notes
First revivals The various revivals in the 2000s and 2010s mostly used events previously seen during the show's original airing in that country.
Australia introduced UK events Pendulum, Sumo Ball and Vertigo for the first time and the United States introduced Hit & Run, Tilt and Vertigo. Snapback, whilst re-introduced to the US, had a completely different gameplay to previously and Skytrack would adopt the gameplay from the original UK and Australian series.
All the brand new events, highlighted below, for the revivals originated in the United States. Whilst Sideswipe only aired in the US, Rocketball would be used in the UK revival and Earthquake amongst almost all revivals.
Event Arab League Australia Finland Sweden United Kingdom United States Assault/Danger Zone Atlaspheres Breakthrough Duel/Joust Eliminator Gauntlet Hang Tough Hit & Run Pendulum Powerball Pursuit Pyramid Skytrack Snapback Sumo Ball Suspension Bridge Swingshot Tilt The Wall Vertigo Whiplash
Original series Event Australia Denmark Finland Nigeria South Africa Sweden United Kingdom United States Assault/Danger Zone Atlaspheres Breakthrough & Conquer Catapult Cyclotron Dogfight Duel/Joust Eliminator Gauntlet Hang Tough Hit & Run Human Cannonball Joust Pendulum/Rat Race Pole-Axe Powerball Pursuit Pyramid Skytrack Soccer Shootout Snapback Spidercage Sumo Ball Suspension Bridge Swingshot The Maze The Wall Tightrope Tilt Tug O War Vertigo Whiplash
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See also Gladiators (franchise) List of Gladiators UK events List of American Gladiators events