Winner
Matthew Bee

1. MATTHEW BEE

Lincolnshire

172 Points

Tree surgeon Matt Bee always wanted to join the Royal Marines and the Are You Man Enough? challenge offered him the perfect opportunity to find out if he was fit enough.
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Stuart Maynard

STUART MAYNARD - 168 points

Exeter

Fitness-mad PE teacher Stuart Maynard is a physical challenges enthusiast.
Having been a contestant on ITV’s Lads Army the chance to test his endurance with the Royal Marines was just too good to refuse.

Tom Strong

TOM STRONG - 146 points

Cumbria

Apart from studying for his ‘A’ levels, 17-year-old youngster Tom Strong is a keen rugby player for Keswick School in Cumbria – former school of England U20’s and Newcastle Falcons fly half Robert Miller. Tom is looking at a career in the Royal Marines.

Mark Ruddock

MARK RUDDOCK - 128 points

Portsmouth

As well as keeping fit on the job, happy-go-lucky labourer Mark Ruddock loves outdoor activities and trains six times a week. The life and soul of any party, Mark is also designated events coordinator among his friends.

Alex Louca

ALEX LOUCA - 126 points

Nottingham

Always testing himself at work, in the gym and at home with his young family, the Commando challenge gave pupil referral unit teacher Alex Louca another plateau to measure his resolve.

Ian Stewart

IAN STEWART - 112 points

St. Andrews

Planning to enter the Royal Marines as an officer, judo brown belt Ian Stewart took up the Are You Man Enough? challenge to get a sneak peak around the Commandos Training Centre in Devon.

Andrew Perry

ANDREW PERRY - 104 points

Cardiff

Having recently won the Welsh amateur boxing championship at 48kilos, mechanic Andrew Perry felt he needed a tougher opponent and joined the competition to take on the Marines.

Simon Munro

SIMON MUNRO - 78 points

Portsmouth

Biomedical science student Simon Munroe took up middle to long distance running a year ago and entered the competition to see how he would fair in the fitness test – he made the final.

Martin Carrera

MARTIN CARRERA - 72 points

Port Glasgow

Computer animation student and Muay Thai kickboxer Martin joined the competition to test his fitness ahead of his full contact, unprotected, professional debut in The Art of the Eight Limbs.

ZOO MAN James

ZOO MAN James - 36 points

London

In the final by design not by merit is ZOO man James Ankobia. The desk-bound office loudmouth was volunteered by colleagues to shut him up, but his earlier stint at basecamp Commandos has only made him more bashful.