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3 unusual facts about American Gladiators


Debbe Dunning

She was the reigning champion of the American Gladiators Celebrity Challenge two years running.

Hobie Call

Call is a multiple-time winner of the Spartan Race, an obstacle race with challenges similar to those found in the television program American Gladiators.

Pugil stick

Pugil stick sparring was popularized in the United States by the American Gladiators, a physical game show which ran from 1989 to 1996, and again in the 2008 revival, as well as in the UK version.


Gunde Svan

After retiring from his athletic career he has worked as the host for some game shows such as the Swedish version of American Gladiators, Fort Boyard and Bingolotto.

Planet FunFun

In addition, he and the producer Markus Selin started the Finnish version of the television show American Gladiators, called Gladiaattorit, which was shot in the Planet FunFun.

Samuel Goldwyn Television

SGT's best known series was the competition series American Gladiators, which was very successful in first-run syndication for seven seasons and has recently been revived on NBC.

Switchover Media

The tip of GXT programs include: game shows such as Japanese and American Ninja Warrior, and sports entertainment programs such as American Gladiators and WWE.


see also

Danny Clark

Danny Lee Clark (born 1964), American entertainer, best known for American Gladiators