Contender

Contender may refer to:

• Contender (stock character), commonly used in books, TV shows, plays, and films

Books

• The Contender (Lipsyte novel), 1967 novel by Robert Lipsyte
• The Gemini contenders by Robert Ludlum 1976
• The Contenders, by James Thompson (crime writer) 2012
• The contenders by William Haroldson 1980.

Films

• The Contender (1944 film), film directed by Sam Newfield
• The Contender (2000 film), 2000 film starring Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, and Jeff Bridges
• The Contender (TV series), a 2005 boxing-based reality television series or its spinoffs
• Series 7: The Contenders

TV

• The Contenders, a 2011 C-SPAN series about influential American presidential nominees
• The contenders, presented by Laura Flanders 2008.
• Contenders by Mark Obenhaus VHS tape 1991.
• The contenders, presented by Liz Jackson Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2004.

Music

• Contenders, 1999 album by Valdy
• The Contenders (band), and their self-titled 1989 debut album
• Contenders, a 1986 album by Easterhouse

Songs

• "The Contender", a song by Menahan Street Band on the 2008 album Make the Road by Walking
• "Contender", a song by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart on their 2009 self-titled album The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
• "Contenders" (song), a song by Heaven 17

Ships and guns

• Contender (dinghy), type of sailing dinghy
• The Contender (firearm), single shot, break-action firearm made as a pistol or rifle, manufactured by Thompson Center Arms

Plants

• A variety of green beans

Games

• The Contender: The Game of Political Debate, a political debate-themed party game using cards.

See also

• Contend
• Contenda