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Contender may refer to:

Boats

• Contender (dinghy), 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 and Dan Savage
• The Gemini Contenders, 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
• 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, 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, a 2011 C-SPAN series about influential American presidential nominees
• The Contenders, a 2004 Australian television program presented by Liz Jackson

Music

• Contenders, a 1999 album by Valdy
• Contenders, a 1986 album by Easterhouse
• The Contenders (band), 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
• "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
• "The Contender", by Irish songwriter Jimmy MacCarthy about Irish boxer Jack Doyle
• "The Contenders", a song by The Kinks on their 1970 album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One

Plants

• A variety of green beans

Games

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