List of debaters

This is a list of university debaters from official international competitions, in any debating style.

Individuals who have not been in a winning team, won top individual speaker, or been public speaking champion at an official international championship event (e.g. World Universities Debating Championship, European Universities Debating Championship, North American Debating Championship, Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships) are not included on the list.

World champions are indicated in bold font so as to stand out. Information on each debater includes country of origin or citizenship, school(s) represented, and accolades in major debating and public speaking competition.

A-B
*Ivan Ah Sam, Australia, University of Sydney, 2005 Australasian debating champion and top speaker
*Jack Anderson, Scotland, Cambridge University, 2003 World debating champion
*Julian Beckedahl, Australia, Monash University, Top speaker at 1991 Australasian debating championship
*Andrew Bell, Australia, University of Sydney, 1989 World debating champion
*Steve Bell, Australia, Melbourne University, Top speaker at 2001 Australasian debating championship
*Fenja Berglund, Australia, Macquarie University, 1996 World debating champion, 1994 Australasian debating champion
*Alexander Betts, England, Oxford University, 2006 European debating champion, 2003 World Masters debating champion
*Mark Bigney, Canada, McGill University, 1999 North American public speaking champion
*Michael Birshan, England, Oxford University, 1999 European debating champion and top speaker
*Rufus Black, Australia, Oxford University, Melbourne University, 1994 and 1995 World debating finalist, Top speaker at 1991 Australasian debating championship
*Manus Blessing, Scotland, Glasgow University, 1994 World debating champion
*Sam Block, England, Cambridge University, Top speaker at 2008 World debating championship, 2007 European debating champion
*Josh Bone, USA, Yale University, 2006 World debating finalist, top speaker at 2008 North American debating championships
*Andrew Borsanyi, USA, Wesleyan University, 1990 North American debating champion
*Julia Bowes, Australia, University of Sydney, 2007 World debating champion, 2008 Australasian Debating Champion
*Jason Brent, Canada, University of Toronto, 1993 World debating finalist, 1993 North American debating champion
*Aneurin Brewer, England, Bristol University, 2003 European debating champion
*Jeremy Brier, England, Middle Temple, 2004 World debating champion
*Stuart Bugg, New Zealand, University of Auckland, 1982 World debating champion and top speaker
*Tony Burke, Australia, Sydney University, Top speaker at 1994 Australasian debating championship

C
*Fraser Campbell, Scotland, Oxford University, 2002 European debating champion
*Randy Cass, Canada, University of Toronto, 1995 North American debating champion
*Dan Celm, Australia, Monash University, 2000 Australasian debating champion, Top speaker and finalist at 1999 Australasian debating championship
*Tom Chapman, Australia, Monash University, 2006 Australasian debating champion
*Andrew Charlton, Australia, University of Sydney, 1999 Australasian debating champion, 1998 Australasian debating finalist
*Storey Clayton, USA, Brandeis University, 2001 North American debating champion
*Jacob Clifton, Australia, Monash University, 2006 Australasian debating champion
*Matt Cohen, Canada, McGill University, 1996 North American debating champion
*Steve Coughlan, Canada, University of Toronto, 1981 World debating champion
*Damian Crawford, Ireland, King's Inns, 1985 World debating champion
*Alex Croft, Australia, Sydney University, Top speaker at 2004 World debating championship, 2003 Australasian debating champion, 2000 Australasian finalist
*Ted Cruz (1970-), USA, Princeton University, Harvard University, Top speaker at 1991 North American Debating Championship
*Matt Cuthell, New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington, 1998 Australasian debating champion

D-F
*Michael D'Abramo, Canada, University of Toronto, Top Speaker at 1995 North American debating championship
*Fergal Davis, Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, Top speaker at 2000 European debating championship
*Alexander Deane, England, Middle Temple, 2004 World debating champion
*Samir Deger-Sen, England, Oxford University, 2008 World debating champion
*Roland Dillon, Australia, Monash University, 2004 and 2006 Australasian debating champion
*Richard Douglas, Australia, Australian National University, Top speaker at 1992 World debating championship, 1992 & 1993 World debating finalist, 1989 Australasian debating champion
*James Dray, South Africa, Oxford University, 2007 World debating finalist, 2008 European debating champion and top speaker
*Erik Eastaugh (1979-), Canada, University of Ottawa, 2005 World debating champion
*Ben Eidelson, USA, Yale University, 2006 North American debating champion
*Chris Fladgate, Australia, Monash University, 1997 Australasian Debating finalist, 1997 Australian debating top speaker
*Ian Freeman, Canada, Carleton University, Top speaker at 2007 North American debating championship
*David Friedman, USA, Harvard University, 1993 World debating champion, 1992 and 1993 North American debating finalist
*Jamie Furniss (1983-), Canada, University of Ottawa, 2005 World debating champion

G
*Dylan Gadek, USA, Yale University, 2007 North American champion
*Bryn Gandy, New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington, 1998 Australasian debating champion
*Praba Ganesan, Malaysia, De La Salle University-Manila, Top speaker at 1998 Australasian debating championship
*Anna Garsia, Australia, University of Sydney, 2007 World debating champion
*Anat Gelber, Israel, Haifa University, Top ESL Speaker WUDC 2005, Top ESL Speaker & ESL finalist EUDC 2005-Cork, Top ESL Speaker & ESL finalist EUDC 2003-Zagreb.
*Andy George, England, Gray's Inn, 1998 World debating champion, Top speaker at 1997 World debating championship
*Shuman Ghosemajumder (1974-), Canada, University of Western Ontario, MIT, 1996 North American public speaking champion, 2002 North American debating finalist
*Marika Giles, Canada, Concordia University, 1995 North American public speaking champion
*Rory Gillis, Canada, Yale University, Top speaker at 2006 World debating championship, Top Speaker at 2005 and 2006 North American debating championships
*Marc Givens, Canada, Queen's University, 1992 North American debating champion, Top speaker at 1993 North American debating championship
*Elliott Gold, England, Inner Temple, 2001 European debating champion
*Jason Goldman, USA, Princeton University, Top Speaker at 1999 North American debating championship
*Mitchell Grady, Australia, University of Queensland, 2007 Australasian debating champion
*Rebecca Graham, Australia, University of Sydney, 1999 Australasian debating champion, 1996 Australasian debating finalist
*Daragh Grant, Ireland, Cambridge University, Chicago University, 2005 and 2006 World debating finalist
*Francis Greenslade, Australia, University of Adelaide, Top speaker at 1988 World debating championship
*Kara Greiner, Australia, Sydney University, 1996 World debating finalist, 1997 Australasian debating champion
*Ron Guirguis, Canada, University of Guelph, Top Speaker at 1996 North American debating championship and finalist
*Mona Gupta, Canada, McGill University, 1991 World debating champion

H
*Casey Halladay, Canada, University of Western Ontario, University of Ottawa, 2000 North American debating champion and top speaker, top speaker at 1998 North American debating championship
*Duncan Hamilton, Scotland, Glasgow University, 1994 World debating champion
*Robin Harper Scotland, University of Strathclyde 1986 European debating champion
*Brian Hassett, Ireland, University College Cork, 1986 World debating champion
*Perry Herzfeld, Australia, Melbourne University, 2003 World debating finalist, 2002 Australasian debating champion
*Steve Hind, Australia, University of Sydney, 2008 Australasian Debating champion
*Andrew Hodge, Australia, University of Queensland, 2007 Australiasian debating champion
*Jeremy Holiday, USA, Middlebury College, 2000 North American public speaking champion
*James Hooke, Australia, University of New South Wales, 1995 World debating champion, Top speaker at 1992 World debating championship
*Andy Hume, Scotland, Glasgow University, 1997 World debating champion
*Paul Hunyor, Australia, University of Sydney, 2001 World debating champion and top speaker, 1997 Australasian debating champion

I-J
*Gavin Illsey, Scotland, Oxford University, 2006 European debating champion
*Jake Irving, Canada, University of Ottawa, 1994 North American public speaking champion
*Sayeqa Islam, New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington, 2007 Australasian Debating finalist, top speaker at 2007 Australasian debating championship
*Lewis Iwu, England, Oxford University, 2008 World debating champion
*Chitra Jenardhanan, Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Top speaker at 1995 World debating championship
*Aiden Johnson, Canada, University of Toronto, 2001 North American public speaking champion
*Will Jones, Scotland, Oxford University, 2007 World debating finalist, 2008 European debating champion, Top speaker at 2006 European debating championship
*Irma Nurzahrah binti Junian, Malaysia, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2004 World public speaking champion

K
*Simon Keller, Australia, Monash University, 1996 Australasian debating champion, 1997 Australasian debating finalist
*Christopher Kelly, Australia, University of Sydney, 1984 World debating champion
*Mat Kenneally, Australia, Australian National University, Top speaker at 2004 Australasian debating championship, 2002 Australasian debating finalist
*David Kennedy, USA, Harvard University, 1993 World debating champion, 1992 and 1993 North American debating finalist
*Niall Kennedy, Scotland, Oxford University, Glasgow University, Top speaker at 2005 European debating championship, 2000 and 2006 European debating finalist
*Sarah Kennedy, Australia, Melbourne University, 2003 World debating finalist, 2002 Australasian debating champion
*Andy Kidd, England, Oxford University, Top Speaker at 1999 and 2000 World debating championships
*David Kidd, New Zealand, University of Auckland, 1982 World debating champion
*Lizzie Knight, Australia, Monash University, 1996 Australasian debating champion and top speaker
*Michael Kotrly (1982-), Canada, University of British Columbia, University of Toronto, 2006 World debating champion, 2005 World debating finalist

L
*Brad Lancken, Australia, University of Sydney, 2005 Australasian debating champion
*Derek Lande, Ireland, University College Cork, Top speaker & finalist at the 2004 European debating championship
*Kylie Lane, Australia, Monash University, Top speaker at 2005 World debating championship, 2004 Australasian debating champion, 2003 Australasian debating finalist
*Austin Lally, Scotland, Glasgow University, 1987 World debating champion
*Siobhain Lankford, Ireland, University College Cork, 1986 World debating champion
*Phil Larochelle, USA, MIT, 2003 North American debating champion, 2002 North American debating finalist
*Jon Laxer, Canada, University of Toronto, 2008 North American debating champion
*Warren Lee, Australia, University of Sydney, 1989 World debating champion
*Kim Little, Australia, Monash University, 2000 World debating champion, 2000 Australasian debating champion and top speaker
*Clayton Long, Australia, Australian National University, 1989 Australasian debating champion

M
*Nathan MacDonald, Canada, University of Western Ontario, University of Guelph, 1998 and 1998 North American debating champion
*Alicia Maine, Canada, Queen's University, 1992 North American debating champion
*Jeremy Mallory, USA, Swarthmore College, 1995 North American debating champion
*Aaron Maniam, Singapore, Oxford University, 2000 European debating champion
*Melanie Marshall, Scotland, Oxford University, 2000 European debating champion
*Robin Marshall, Scotland, Glasgow University, 1992 World debating champion
*James McDermott, Ireland, University College Dublin, 1997 and 1998 World public speaking champion
*Mike McKneely, USA, Colgate University, 1993 North American public speaking champion
*Rory McKeown, Canada, University of Toronto, 2002 North American debating champion
*Frank McKiergan, Scotland, Glasgow University, 1983 World debating champion
*Adrienne McNicholas, Canada, McGill University, 1994 World public speaking champion
*Patrick Meagher, Australia, University of Sydney, 2005 Australasian debating champion
*Thomas Meehan, Canada, University of Toronto, 1993 World debating finalist, 1993 North American debating champion
*Jehangir Meher-Homji, Australia, University of Sydney, 1997 Australasian debating champion
*Alan Merson, USA, NYU, 2002 World debating champion
*Jordan Mills, USA, University of New Mexico, 1998 North American public speaking champion
*Jess Moir, Australia, University of Melbourne, 2006 Australasian debating finalist and public speaking champion
*Rahim Moloo, Canada, University of British Columbia, 2004 World public speaking champion
*Chris Moore, Canada, University of Ottawa, 1991 North American public speaking champion
*Tara Mounce, England, Oxford University, 2002 European debating champion
*Daniel Mulino, Australia, Australian National University, Top speaker at 1993 World debating championship, 1993 & 1990 World debating finalist
*Shane Murphy, Ireland, King's Inns, 1985 World debating champion

N
*Joanna Nairn (1984-), Canada, University of Toronto, 2006 World debating champion, 2005 World debating finalist, 2005 North American debating champion
*Camilla Newcombe, Australia, Australian National University, Top speaker at 1990 Australasian debating championship
*Muireann Ní Chinnéide, Ireland, Oxford University, 1999 European debating champion
*Patrick Nichols, USA, MIT, 2003 North American debating champion, 2004 North American debating finalist
*John Nicholson , Scotland, Glasgow University, 1983 World debating champion
*Bob Nimmo, Scotland, Cambridge University, Durham University, 2007 World debating finalist, 2005 European debating champion

O
*Erin O'Brien, Australia, University of Queensland, Durham University, 2007 World debating finalist, 2005 European debating champion
*Beth O'Connor, USA, Yale University, Top Speaker at 2006 World debating championship
*Damien O'Donovan, Australia, Australian National University, 1989 and 1991 Australasian debating champion
*Can Okar, England, Bristol University, 2003 European debating champion
*John Oleske, USA, Princeton University, 1997 North American debating champion and top speaker
*Luke Oliver, Australia, Monash University, 2003 World debating finalist, 2001 Australasian debating champion
*Greg O'Mahoney, Australia, University of Sydney, 2001 World debating champion
*Naomi Oreb, Australia, University of Sydney, 2008 Australasian Debating Champion, top speaker at 2008 Australasian Debating Champs
*Niall O'Murchada, USA, Princeton University, 1997 North American debating champion
*Meg O'Sullivan, Australia, Monash University, 1999 World debating champion, 1999 Australasian debating finalist

P-Q
*David Penny, Wales, Oxford University, Top speaker at 2003 European debating championship
*Marcus Pesman, Australia, Australian National University, 1991 Australasian debating champion
*Averill Pessin, Canada, University of Guelph, 1999 North American debating champion
*Gordon Peterson, Scotland, Glasgow University, 1992 World debating champion
*Jeremy Philips, Australia, University of New South Wales, 1995 World debating champion
*Andrew Phillips, Australia, Monash University, 1999 World debating champion, 1999 Australasian finalist
*Avery Plaw, Canada, University of Toronto, 1995 North American debating champion and top speaker
*Mike Podgorski, Canada, Queen's University, 1998 North American public speaking champion
*Christian Porter, Australia, University of Western Australia, Top speaker at 1994 and 1995 Australasian debating championships
*Neal Potischman, USA, Swarthmore College, 1994, 1995 North American debating champion
*Joel Potischman, USA, Wesleyan University, 1990 North American debating champion
*Kristen Price, Australia, University of Queensland, 2007 Australasian debating champion
*Jessica Prince, Canada, Oxford University, Top speaker at 2007 World debating championship
*Nick Purtell, Australia, Sydney University, 1999 World debating finalist, 1999 Australasian debating champion
*Simon Quinn, Australia, Oxford University, Top speaker and finalist at 2008 European debating championship

R
*James Renihan, Canada, McGill University, 2004 North American debating champion
*Ben Richards, Australia, Monash University, Top speaker at 1994 World debating championship, 1992, 1993 and 1996 Australasian debating champion
*Matthew Richardson, Australia, University of New South Wales, Top speaker at 1995 Australasian debating championship
*Giles Robertson, England, Cambridge University, 2007 European debating champion
*Jason Rogers, Canada, McGill University/University of Toronto, 2007 World Public Speaking champion, 2008 North American debating champion, 2005 North American public speaking champion
*Jan Rosing, Netherlands, Utrecht University, 2004 European debating champion
*Aaron Rousseau, Canada, University of Toronto, 2002 North American debating champion
*Cathy Roussow, Australia, Monash University, 2000 World debating champion

S
*Rob Salmond, New Zealand, Victoria University of Wellington, 1998 Australasian debating champion
*Ani Satchithananda, Australia, Sydney University, 2004 World debating finalist, 2003 Australasian debating champion
*Stuart Savelkoul, USA, Dickinson State University, 2003 North American public speaking champion
*Emily Schleicher, USA, NYU, Top Speaker at 2003 North American debating championship
*Phil Senior, Australia, University of Western Australia, Top speaker at 1996 Australasian debating championship
*Elizabeth Sheargold, Australia, University of Melbourne, Top speaker at 2006 Australasian debating championship, 2006 Australasian debating finalist
*Neil Sheldon, England, Gray's Inn, 1998 World debating champion and top speaker
*Gordon Shotwell, Canada, McGill University, 2004 North American debating champion
*Robert Silver, Canada, University of Western Ontario, University of Ottawa, 1998 and 2000 North American debating champion
*O'Neill Simpson, Barbados, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, 2005 World public speaking champion
*Ajit Paul Singh, Canada, University of Alberta, 2003 World public speaking champion
*Awanish Sinha, Canada, University of Ottawa, 1992 North American public speaking champion
*Derek Sloan, Scotland, Glasgow University, 1997 World debating champion
*Ewan Smith, Scotland, Oxford University, Top Speaker at 2002 World debating championship, 1999 and 2000 European debating finalist
*Justin Evan Smith, USA, Pepperdine University,Irvine Valley College 2007 NPDA
*Matthew Snarr, England, Inner Temple, 2001 European debating champion
*Kevin Sneader, Scotland, Glasgow University, 1987 World debating champion
*Tim Sonnreich, Australia, Monash University, 2003 World debating finalist, 2000, 2001 and 2004 Australasian debating champion, Top speaker at 2002 and 2003 Australasian debating championships
*Martin Sorensen, Australia, Monash University, 1992 and 1993 Australasian debating champion and top speaker
*Matt Spence, England, Oxford University, Top speaker at 2002 European debating championship
*Adam Spencer, Australia, Sydney University, Top speaker at 1996 World debating championship, 1990, 1992 and 1996 World debating finalist, 1988 and 1990 Australasian debating champion
*Paul Spencer Scotland, Strathclyde University, 1986 European debating champion
*Jamie Springer, Canada, McGill University, 1996 North American debating champion
*Prasanth Sreetharan, Malaysia, Multimedia University, 2004 Australasian debating finalist, 2005 Asian debating champion

T-V
*Wu-Meng Tan, Singapore, Cambridge University, Top speaker at 2003 World debating championship
*Andy Taylor, Canada, University of Toronto, 1981 World debating champion and top speaker
*Melanie Tharamangalam, Canada, University of Toronto, 2005 North American debating champion
*Suthen Tate Thomas, Malaysia, Multimedia University, 2004 Australasian debating finalist, 2005 Asian debating champion
*Kwee Bin Teo, Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, 1994 Australasian Public speaking champion
*Mila Turaljic, Yugoslavia, Top speaker at 2001 European debating championship
*Klaas Van Schelven, Netherlands, Utrecht University, 2004 European debating champion

W-X
*Matthew Wansley, USA, Yale University, 2006 and 2007 North American debating champion
*Caleb Ward, New Zealand, Cambridge University, 2003 World debating champion
*Ben Way, Australia, Macquarie University, 1996 World debating champion, 1994 Australasian debating champion
*Chris Wayland, Canada, McGill University, 1991 World debating champion
*Rob Weekes, USA, NYU, 2002 World debating champion
*John Wertheim, USA, Yale University, 1990 World debating champion
*Hamish White, Australia, Sydney University, 2003 Australasian debating champion, 1998 Australasian debating finalist, 2004 Australasian public speaking champion
*Bram Williams, Australia, Macquarie University, 1994 Australasian debating champion
*Matt Wolf, USA, Yale University, 1990 World debating champion
*Amanda Wolthuizen, Australia, Monash University, 2002 World debating finalist, 2001 Australasian debating champion

Y-Z
*Andrew Zadel, Canada, McGill University, 2001 World public speaking champion
*Adam Zirkin, USA, Brandeis University, 2001 North American debating champion

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