International Gladiators 2

International Gladiators 2 was the second international competition of the Gladiators franchise, consisting of seven episodes. The series was filmed at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham during 1995. Six countries were represented, including United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Russia, Australia, and South Africa. This was the first series to feature the latter three countries, while Finland, who competed in the first International series, did not return for the second competition. While United Kingdom, United States and Australia all had their own domestic series, and sent champion contenders as well as carefully selected Gladiators, the other three countries did not have their own domestic series at the time of filming, although this was not indicated on screen. A total of thirty-six Gladiators competed across the series. This series became known as the 'season of injury', with five out of the six contender stables suffering from injuries prior to or during competition. The only country not to be affected by contender injuries was the United States.

This was the final series in the Gladiators franchise to feature British Gladiators Jet (Diane Youdale) and Raider (Carlton Headley). Youdale retired following an injury sustained on Pyramid during the 1996 Wembley Live Shows; the injury was so severe that it led to the event being axed the following year. Headley was dropped for reasons undisclosed. Once again, Danger Zone did not appear in this series, and Whiplash, Pursuit and Hit & Run were also sidelined. Peggy Odita and Pat Csizmazia emerged as the eventual winners of the series; they represented the United States.

This season also marked the end of the original run of American Gladiators.

Contenders

Contenders
Country	Female Contenders	Male Contenders
United Kingdom	Janet Allen Jackie Kinsella	Mark Everitt Sean Clay
United States	Peggy Odita	Pat Csizmazia
Germany	Myriam Losch Claudia Lederer	Andreas Sasse Dennis Galli
Russia	Ludmila Machtchenko Elena Lebedenko	Alexander Maltsev Yuri Volkov
Australia	Lourene Bevaart	Andrew Halliday Shane Saltmarsh
South Africa	Lee-Anne Liebenberg	Prince Sunney Peter Brits

Gladiators

Gladiators
Country	Female Gladiators	Male Gladiators
United Kingdom	Falcon, Jet, Lightning, Panther, Vogue, Zodiac	Cobra, Hunter, Raider, Rhino, Trojan, Warrior, Wolf
United States	Ice, Jazz	Hawk, Sabre
Germany	Angel, Power	Flash, Giant
Russia	Astra, Lynx	Dynamite, Titan
Australia	Delta, Flame, Fury, Storm	Hammer, Tower, Vulcan
South Africa	Delilah, Sahara	Impi, Samson

Episodes

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