Contender may refer to:

Boats

Contender (dinghy) The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing dinghy, designed by Bob Miller, latterly known as Ben Lexcen, (Australia) in 1967 as a possible successor to the Finn dinghy for Olympic competition. The Contender is recog ...

, type of sailing dinghy * Columbia 24 Contender, an American sailboat design

Books

* ''The Contender'' (Lipsyte novel), a 1967 novel by Robert Lipsyte * ''The Contenders'', a 2008 guide to the American presidential election with contributions by

Laura Flanders Laura Flanders (born 5 December 1961) is an English broadcast journalist living in the United States who presents the weekly, long-form interview show ''The Laura Flanders Show''. Flanders has described herself as a "lefty person". The brother ...

and

Dan Savage Daniel Keenan Savage (born October 7, 1964) is an American author, media pundit, journalist, and LGBT community activist. He writes ''Savage Love'', an internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column. In 2010, Savage and his husba ...

* ''

The Gemini Contenders ''The Gemini Contenders'' is a 1976 novel by Robert Ludlum. Plot introduction At the start of World War II a train departs from Salonika and heads for the Italian Alps, carrying a mysterious cargo. Over the next four decades, various members of ...

'', a 1976 novel by Robert Ludlum

Films

* ''The Contender'' (1944 film), a film directed by Sam Newfield * ''The Contender'' (1993 film), a TV movie directed by

Lou Antonio Louis Antonio (born January 23, 1934) is an American actor and TV director best known for performing in the films '' Cool Hand Luke'' and ''America America''. He also starred in two short-lived TV series, ''Dog and Cat'', and '' Makin' It''. Ear ...

* ''The Contender'' (2000 film), a film starring Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, and Jeff Bridges * '' Series 7: The Contenders'', a 2001 film directed by Daniel Minahan

Firearms

Thompson/Center Contender The Thompson/Center Contender is a break-action single-shot pistol or rifle that was introduced in 1967 by Thompson/Center Arms. It can be chambered in cartridges from .22 Long Rifle to .45-70 Government. History Warren Center, working in his ba ...

, single shot, break-action firearm made as a pistol or rifle, manufactured by Thompson Center Arms

Television

* ''The Contender'' (TV series), a 2005 boxing-based reality television series or its spinoffs *''

The Contenders ''The Contenders'' is a 14-program series that was produced and aired by C-SPAN in the fall of 2011. It looked at the lives and careers of 14 candidates for the presidency of the United States who were determined to have made significant impacts ...

'', a 2011 C-SPAN series about influential American presidential nominees *''The Contenders'', a 2004 Australian television program presented by

Liz Jackson Liz Jackson (1951 – 27 June 2018) was an Australian journalist and barrister noted for her work on the '' Four Corners'' and '' Media Watch'' television programs. She received nine Walkley Awards for excellence in journalism. Career Jac ...

Music

*''Contenders'', a 1999 album by

Valdy Paul Valdemar Horsdal, (born 1 September 1945), commonly known as Valdy, is a Canadian folk and country musician whose solo career began in the early 1970s. He is known for "Rock and Roll Song", his first mainstream single. Valdy is the winner o ...

*''Contenders'', a 1986 album by

Easterhouse Easterhouse is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, east of the city centre on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of an expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. The area is on high ground north of the River Clyde and south ...

The Contenders (band) The Contenders were one of the most popular Norwegian roots rock bands of the early 1990s, playing more than 200 gigs and releasing three albums. Band members *Bjørn Kulseth – vocals & guitars *Stein Kulseth – vocals, piano, accordion, gui ...

, and their self-titled 1989 debut album * ''Contender'' (album), a 2012 album by American pop punk band Forever Came Calling

Songs

* "The Contender", a song by Menahan Street Band on the 2008 album ''

Make the Road by Walking ''Make the Road by Walking'' is the debut album by Brooklyn based group Menahan Street Band. It was released on October 14, 2008 through Dunham Records, a then-new subsidiary of Daptone Records. The album is named after a Brooklyn non-profit orga ...

'' * "Contender", a song by The Pains of Being Pure at Heart on their 2009 self-titled album ''

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart The Pains of Being Pure at Heart were an American indie pop band from New York City, formed in 2007. The band centered around founding member and principal songwriter Kip Berman (vocals, guitar). In the band's final iteration, Berman was joined ...

'' * "Contenders" (song), a song by Heaven 17 *"The Contender", by Irish songwriter

Jimmy MacCarthy James MacCarthy (born 1953) is an Irish singer-songwriter. Early life and career (1953–1979) MacCarthy was born in Macroom, County Cork, Ireland to Ted MacCarthy (died 1998) and Betty MacCarthy (died 2009). He has 11 siblings. The family ha ...

about Irish boxer Jack Doyle *"The Contenders", a song by The Kinks on their 1970 album ''

Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One ''Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One'', commonly abbreviated to ''Lola Versus Powerman'', or simply ''Lola'', is the eighth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, recorded and released in 1970. A concept album, it is a ...

Plants

* A variety of

green bean Green beans are young, unripe fruits of various cultivars of the common bean ('' Phaseolus vulgaris''), although immature or young pods of the runner bean (''Phaseolus coccineus''), yardlong bean ( ''Vigna unguiculata'' subsp. ''sesquipedalis ...

Games

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