Australia's Greatest Athlete
| Company type | Television series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television broadcasting |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Products | Sports reality television program |
Australia's Greatest Athlete is a television series from Australia that premiered in 2009. The inaugural season was broadcast on the Nine Network, with Andrew Voss and Michael Slater serving as hosts, while Ricky Ponting took on the role of sideline commentator. For the second season, the show transitioned to Channel Seven, featuring Mark Beretta and Tom Williams as hosts, and Ponting resumed his position as sideline commentator. In season three, hosting duties were handled by Mark Beretta alongside Wendell Sailor, with Billy Slater and Mark Webber replacing Ponting on the sidelines.
Under the sponsorship of Rexona, the program was titled Rexona Australia's Greatest Athlete. It highlighted eight top-tier Australian sportspeople competing across a range of physical challenges, where points were awarded according to their results. The prize money was directed to a charity selected by the overall champion. The first season's winner was Billy Slater, fullback for both Melbourne Storm and the Australian Kangaroos, who successfully retained his title in the second season by narrowly surpassing Shannon Eckstein. The third installment saw victory claimed by Quade Cooper, five-eighth for the Queensland Reds and the Australian Wallabies, who won decisively over Eckstein; Slater was absent this season due to injury.
The initial season was also syndicated on Fox Sports 1, while the second season was rebroadcast on 7mate. Although plans for a fourth season were announced, featuring new sponsors and an expanded roster of athletes, it never came to fruition, and with the removal of the show's Facebook page, the series was effectively discontinued.