Bryson Klein is an engineering student from Sydney, New South Wales, who firstly competed on Australian Ninja Warrior 2.
Australian Ninja Warrior 2[]
On Australian Ninja Warrior 2, Bryson earned the second fastest time in Heat 1, just behind Ben Polson. In his semifinal (Semifinal 1), he once again earned the second fastest time, just behind Ashlin Herbert this time around. During the grand final, he earned the fourth fastest time in Stage One and fell on the Unstable Bridge on Stage Two, his time was just behind that of Rob Patterson’s, marking him as the runner-up of the season.
Australian Ninja Warrior 3[]
On Australian Ninja Warrior 3, Bryson ran in Heat 2. He was the only one in Heat 2 to get up the Mega Warped Wall and received a cash prize of $5000 AUD. In his semi-finals run, he earned the fastest time of the night. During the Grand Final he cleared Stage One with 39 seconds left on the clock. Bryson then went on to complete Stage Two with 13 seconds left. On Stage Three he reached the Floating Doors where all of the competitors fell. It was later revealed that he was the runner-up for the second straight year.
Australian Ninja Warrior 4[]
On Australian Ninja Warrior 4, Bryson ran in Heat 4. He had the second fastest time of the night and ended up on the Power Tower against Charlie Robbins but lost. In his Semi Final Bryson completed the course in 5:40 securing his place in the Grand Final. In the Grand Final he made it to the eighth obstacle, the Spider Jump before he shockingly fell, marking the first time he didn’t make it to Stage Two.
Australian Ninja Warrior 5[]
Bryson came out very strong in Australian Ninja Warrior 5, clocking the fastest time in his heat (Heat 1), and beating the reigning champion Ben Polson on the Power Tower, earning a fast-forward advantage into the Grand Final, but was seen on the sidelines during the Semis. He continued with his strong Stage One performances by completing it yet again. In Stage Two, he fell on the Salmon Ladder and was one of the most shocking falls of the season.
Australian Ninja Warrior 6[]
Bryson would come back for Australian Ninja Warrior 6. He would make it back to Stage 2 of the Finals once again. Bryson would however shockingly fail on Thread the Needle, as he derailed the first eyeglass bar when trying to swing to the next cradle, ending his season once again on Stage Two.
Other Appearances[]
American Ninja Warrior USA vs. The World 5[]
Bryson was chosen to represent Team Australia on American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 5, along with fellow competitors Ben Polson, Ashlin Herbert, Jack Wilson, Olivia Vivian. At 20 years old, he was the youngest member on Team Australia.
He competed in Heat 1 of Stage Two against Najee Richardson from Team USA and Javier Cano from Team Europe. Bryson went up last and was able to go the fastest than Najee (who completed the course in 3:50.86, while Bryson completed it in 3:42.83) and Javier (who was disqualified on the Déjà Vu) and earned the 2 points for Team Australia.
In the end, Team Australia finished as the runner-up of the tournament, after losing to Team USA and Drew Drechsel in the Stage Four climb-off.
American Ninja Warrior USA vs the World 6[]
Bryson was chosen to represent Team Australia once again in the American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 6 alongside returning Olivia Vivian, and 4 newcomers, Josh O'Sullivan, Daniel Mason, Cam D'Silva and Matt Tsang where he once again competed on Stage 2.
He went first this time around where he cleared Stage 2 with one of the fastest time at 2:02.39 where his time stood against Team Europe’s Damir Okanovic (who failed the fourth obstacle, the Swing Surfer) and Team USA’s Karsten Williams (who was rushing and shockingly failed the fifth obstacle, the Grim Sweeper, which was only the second casualty of that obstacle.) which gave Team Australia 3 points.
In the final minutes of the competition, Bryson was going against Adam Rayl where Bryson was using the whole body while Adam was just using arms which gave Bryson a commanding lead which he used to his advantage to hit the buzzer at the top faster than Adam Rayl and even the American Ninja Warrior 11 Champion Drew Drechsel which gave Team Australia the win in only their second year in the international competition.
Trivia[]
• He and Austin Gray are the only ninjas to be runner up’s in back-to-back seasons.
Videos[]
Australian Ninja Warrior 2[]
