Gladiators: Springbok Challenge 1

Venue: National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Presenters: Glenn Hicks (South Africa) and Ulrika Jonsson (UK)
Event commentators: John Sachs (UK)
Referees: John Anderson (UK)

Contenders (8 in total)

Female Contenders

British

Jackie Tindall
Andreya Wharry†

†Overall Series Winner

Gladiators (22 in total)

Female Gladiators

British

Falcon
Lightning
Rebel
Rio
Rocket
Vogue
UK Gladiators not appearing in future shows
  • Rocket
  • Khan

Season Results

Bold indicates show winner

Show Number

Contenders

Events played (excluding Eliminator)

Date of original transmission

Heat 1

Jackie Tindall (UK) v Charmaine Smit (RSA)
Mark Mottram (UK) v Partick Dlamini (RSA)

Pendulum, Powerball, Pole-Axe, Hang Tough, Suspension Bridge

January 3, 1998

Heat 2

Andreya Wharry (UK) v Elmirie Meyer (RSA)
Brian Whittle (UK) v Thorsten Weiss (RSA)

Tightrope, The Wall, Swingshot, Duel, Gauntlet

January 10, 1998

Final

Andreya Wharry (UK) v Charmaine Smit (RSA)
Mark Mottram (UK) v Brian Whittle (UK)

Duel, Pendulum, Tightrope, Powerball, Hang Tough

January 17, 1998

Springbok Challenge 1 Champions: Andreya Wharry (UK) and Mark Mottram (UK)