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.
Participants
Shannon Eckstein - Three-time world Ironman champion and runner up of season 2 Mark Winterbottom - V8 Supercar driver Quade Cooper - Rugby Union player Luke Hodge - Australian rules football player Kurt Gidley - Rugby league 4-time defending champion Eamon Sullivan - Olympic swimmer Fabrice Lapierre - athletics competitor (long jump) Ken Wallace - Olympic Kayaking competitor
Episodes
Episode 1 Mini Ironman Challenge Rugby Oz Tag Challenge
Episode 2 Swimming Challenge Bench Press Challenge
Episode 3 Jet Ski Challenge 40m Beach Sprint Challenge
Episode 4 Surf Boat Rowing Challenge AFL Kick For Goal Challenge
Episode 5 Basketball Challenge Boxing Challenge
Episode 6 Final Assault Course
Results table The following table shows how many points each competitor earned throughout the series.
CompetitorChallenge1234567891011TotalMiniIronmanRugbyOz TagSwimmingBenchPressJet SkiBeachSprintRowingAFL KickBasketballBoxingAssaultCourseQuade Cooper60100†60908090859010080160995Shannon Eckstein100†4590807080455545100180890Ken Wallace90758010090608530457080805Kurt Gidley7045†7060507045558050200795Eamon Sullivan8045100†40404085754560120730Luke Hodge50455030603085100†7090100710Fabrice Lapierre3075305030100†45409040140670Mark Winterbottom40904070100†504575453060645
† 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
References
External links Official Website
Preview of competition - The Roar