1982 Commonwealth Games
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| Host city | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
|---|---|
| Motto | The Friendly Games |
| Nations participating | 46 |
| Athletes participating | 1,583 |
| Events | 141 events in 12 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 30 September |
| Closing ceremony | 9 October |
| Officially opened by | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Athlete's Oath | Tracey Wickham |
| Queen's Baton Final Runner | Raelene Boyle |
| Main venue | QEII Stadium |
The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the venue which was used for the athletics and archery competitions during the Games.[1] Other events were held at the purpose-built Sleeman Sports Complex in Chandler.
The Chairman of the 1982 Commonwealth Games was Sir Edward Williams.[2]
The 1982 Commonwealth Games Logo was designed by Paulo Ferreira,[3] who was the winner of a nationwide competition held in 1978. The symbol is derived from the form of a bounding kangaroo. The three bands, forming stylized A's (for Australia), are in colours which are common to flags of many Commonwealth countries.
Matilda the kangaroo mascot for the 1982 Commonwealth Games was represented by a cartoon kangaroo,[4] and a gigantic 13-metre (42 feet 8 inches) high mechanical "winking" kangaroo, who travelled around the stadium and winked at the crowd.
The games were officially opened by The Duke of Edinburgh and closed by The Queen.
Host selection[]
Bidding for the XII Commonwealth Games was held in Montreal, Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Lagos, Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur and Birmingham were the bidding cities. On 14 July 1976 it was announced that Brisbane had won the rights to stage the Games[5] after the other candidate cities withdrew bids earlier that year.
Brisbane was awarded by default of being the only Candidate City left at the bid election after Birmingham reversed its decision to submit an application.[5] Nigeria's boycott of the Montreal Summer Olympics made Lagos' bid lobbying impractical.[citation needed] The Montreal Summer Olympics were plagued with cost overruns and bidding on a sports festival anywhere in the world was not good politically.
Participating teams[]
46 Commonwealth nations and territories took part in the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[6] A total of 1,583 athletes and 571 officials participated in the event.[7] The Griffith University student dormitories in Gold Coast was used as an athletes' village.[8]
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| Debuting Commonwealth countries and territories |
^ Note: The Falkland Islands debut at the games was partially poignant coming less than four months after the Falklands War. |
Sports[]
Sports contested during the 1982 Commonwealth Games included athletics, archery, badminton, lawn bowls, boxing, cycling, shooting, swimming, diving, weightlifting and wrestling.[9] Table tennis and Australian football were demonstration sports.[10]
Venues[]
- Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre
- Chandler Sports Complex: Chandler Aquatic Centre - swimming and diving; Chandler Sports Hall - badminton and table tennis; Chandler Theatre - weightlifting; Chandler Velodrome - track cycling
- Brisbane City Hall - wrestling
- Brisbane Festival Hall - boxing
- - shooting
- - lawn bowls
- - archery
- Bruce Highway - road cycling
- Brisbane River roads - marathon
- Wynnum and Manly roads - 30 km walk
- Woolloongabba Cricket Ground - Australian football demonstration
- Athletes Village - Griffith University and Mount Gravatt College of Advanced Education.[11][9]
Highlights[]
Opening Ceremony (30 September)[]
The ceremony at the QEII Stadium was held on a fine but extremely windy day. The wind was so strong that skydivers who were going to descend into the stadium were cancelled.[7] Instead they made an entrance at the closing ceremony.
Day 1 (1 October)[]
The first event of the Games was 100 kilometres (62 mi) Road Trial in cycling. England won the Gold Medal in the event, and Australia won the Silver Medal—coming second to England by only six seconds.
Other sports which were contested on the first day of competition included swimming and diving, weightlifting, shooting and bowls.
Day 2 (2 October)[]
Sports contested included swimming, diving, weightlifting, shooting, cycling, bowls and archery.
The day was marred by both Australia and Canada being disqualified in the 4 × 100 metres relay in swimming, both problems occurring during change-overs. The medals awarded for this race went to England, Scotland and New Zealand.
Day 4 (4 October)[]
Sports contested included swimming, diving, cycling, athletics, archery, hammer throwing and shooting.
The day was marred when Canada was again disqualified, this time in the 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay. Canada protested against the winners, Australia, as well as against their own disqualification.
Closing Ceremony[]
Elizabeth II closed the Games during a colourful ceremony, which included parachute jumpers (who had originally been also intended as part of the Opening Ceremony display) jumping and landing in a special target area within the stadium and red, white and blue balloons. Matilda the Kangaroo also winked at the Queen. Following the closing of the Games, the Queen and Duke left the stand to be driven from the stadium. However, nobody wanted the Games to end and the Australian team formed a 'guard of honour' and ran beside and behind the car in which Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were travelling, as it circled the stadium several times before finally leaving.[12] Team members from other countries also joined in running after the royal car.
Medals by country[]
This is the full table of the medal count of the 1982 Commonwealth Games. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (AUS)* | 39 | 39 | 29 | 107 |
| 2 |  England (ENG) | 38 | 38 | 32 | 108 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 26 | 23 | 33 | 82 |
| 4 |  Scotland (SCO) | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 |  India (IND) | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 |  Wales (WAL) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 |  Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 |  Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Northern Ireland (NIR) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 |  Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 |  Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 |  Guernsey (GUE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Eswatini (SWZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 nations) | 143 | 141 | 154 | 438 | |
Medals by event[]
Aquatics[]
Archery[]
Athletics[]
Badminton[]
Bowls[]
Boxing[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Light Flyweight | Men | (KEN) |
John Lyon (ENG) |
(ZAM)
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| Leonard Makhanya (SWZ)
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| Flyweight | Men | (KEN) |
Joseph Kelly (SCO) |
(AUS)
|
| (ZAM)
| ||||
| Bantamweight | Men | Joe Orewa (NGR) |
(NIR) |
Ray Gilbody (ENG)
|
| (AUS)
| ||||
| Featherweight | Men | Peter Konyegwachie (NGR) |
Peter Hanlon (ENG) |
(AUS)
|
| Winfred Kabunda (ZAM)
| ||||
| Lightweight | Men | (KEN) |
James McDonnell (ENG) |
Brian Tink (AUS)
|
| Steve Larrimore (BAH)
| ||||
| Light Welterweight | Men | Christopher Ossai (NGR) |
Charles Owiso (KEN) |
Clyde McIntosh (ENG)
|
| (ZAM)
| ||||
| Welterweight | Men | Chris Pyatt (ENG) |
(ZAM) |
Charles Nwokolo (NGR)
|
| Chenanda Machaiah (IND)
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| Light Middleweight | Men | Shawn O'Sullivan (CAN) |
Nick Croombes (ENG) |
Roland Omoruyi (NGR)
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| Tom Corr (NIR)
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| Middleweight | Men | Jimmy Price (ENG) |
Douglas Sam (AUS) |
Jeremiah Okoroduddu (NGR)
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| (CAN)
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Fine Sani (FIJ) |
(UGA) |
Kevin Barry (NZL)
|
| (ZAM)
| ||||
| Heavyweight | Men | Willie DeWit (CAN) |
Harold Hylton (ENG) |
William Isangura (TAN)
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| (KEN)
|
Cycling[]
Diving[]
Shooting[]
Pistol
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Free Pistol | Men/Open | Tom Guinn (CAN) |
553 | Geoffrey Robinson (ENG) |
543 | Phil Adams (AUS) |
540 |
| Free Pistol - Pairs | Men/Open | Phil Adams & John Tremelling (AUS) |
1077 | & (NZL) |
1075 | Geoffrey Robinson & Frank Wyatt (ENG) |
1074 |
| Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | John Cooke (ENG) |
580 | (SCO) |
579 | (AUS) |
577 |
| Centre-Fire Pistol - Pairs | Men/Open | & Alexander Taransky (AUS) |
1151 | Mohinder Lal & Ashok Pandit (IND) |
1138 | John Cooke & John Gough (ENG) |
1131 |
| Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | (HKG) |
583 | (CAN) |
583 | John Cooke (ENG) |
582 |
| Rapid-Fire Pistol - Pairs | Men/Open | & Alexander Taransky (AUS) |
1160 | & (SCO) |
1152 | & (IND) |
1151 |
| Air Pistol | Men/Open | George Darling (ENG) |
576 | Phil Adams (AUS) |
573 | Tom Guinn (CAN) |
571 |
| Air Pistol - Pairs | Men/Open | Phil Adams & (AUS) |
1128 | Geoffrey Robinson & George Darling (ENG) |
1126 | & Tom Guinn (CAN) |
1125 |
Rifle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Small Bore Rifle, Prone | Men/Open | Alan Smith (AUS) |
1184 | Malcolm Cooper (ENG) |
1184 | (WAL) |
1177 |
| Small Bore Rifle, Prone - Pairs | Men/Open | Malcolm Cooper & Mike Sullivan (ENG) |
1187 | & (WAL) |
1183 | Patrick Vamplew & (CAN) |
1180 |
| Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions | Men/Open | Alister Allan (SCO) |
1146 | Malcolm Cooper (ENG) |
1145 | Guy Lorion (CAN) |
1144 |
| Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions - Pairs | Men/Open | Malcolm Cooper & Barry Dagger (ENG) |
2301 | Guy Lorion & Jean-François Sénécal (CAN) |
2279 | Alister Allan & (SCO) |
2277 |
| Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Arthur Clarke (SCO) |
387 | Lord John Swansea (WAL) |
385 | Charles Trotter (GGY) |
384 |
| Full Bore Rifle - Pairs | Men/Open | Keith Affleck & Geoffrey Ayling (AUS) |
572 | John Bloomfield & Dick Rosling (ENG) |
570 | & (NIR) |
563 |
| Air Rifle | Men/Open | Jean-François Sénécal (CAN) |
574 | (GGY) |
572 | Malcolm Cooper (ENG) |
570 |
| Air Rifle - Pairs | Men/Open | Alister Allan & (SCO) |
1137 | Malcolm Cooper & Barry Dagger (ENG) |
1126 | & (AUS) |
1123 |
Shotgun
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Trap | Men/Open | Peter Boden (ENG) |
191 | Terry Rumbel (AUS) |
190 | Peter Croft (ENG) |
190 |
| Trap - Pairs | Men/Open | & Terry Rumbel (AUS) |
190 | Peter Croft & Peter Boden (ENG) |
186 | & (SCO) |
183 |
| Skeet | Men/Open | John Woolley (NZL) |
197 | Ian Hale (AUS) |
196 | Wally Sykes (ENG) |
195 |
| Skeet - Pairs | Men/Open | & (CAN) |
191 | Jim Sheffield & Wally Sykes (ENG) |
190 | & Ian Hale (AUS) |
190 |
Swimming[]
Weightlifting[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Flyweight - Overall | Men | (AUS) |
207.5 | (IND) |
200 | (NGR) |
192.5 |
| Bantamweight - Overall | Men | Geoff Laws (ENG) |
235 | (IND) |
227.5 | Lorenzo Orsini (AUS) |
222.5 |
| Featherweight - Overall | Men | Dean Willey (ENG) |
267.5 | M Tamil Selvan (IND) |
245 | (SIN) |
242.5 |
| Lightweight - Overall | Men | David Morgan (WAL) |
295 | Bill Stellios (AUS) |
285 | Patrick Bassey (NGR) |
277.5 |
| Middleweight - Overall | Men | Steve Pinsent (ENG) |
312.5 | Tony Pignone (AUS) |
305 | Jacques Demers (CAN) |
302.5 |
| Light Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Newton Burrowes (ENG) |
325 | Guy Greavette (CAN) |
320 | (NGR) |
317.5 |
| Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Robert Kabbas (AUS) |
337.5 | Peter Pinsent (ENG) |
335 | (AUS) |
325 |
| Sub Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Oliver Orok (NGR) |
350 | Gary Langford (ENG) |
350 | Kevin Roy (CAN) |
340 |
| Heavyweight - Overall | Men | John Burns (WAL) |
347.5 | (AUS) |
325 | (CAN) |
315 |
| Super Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Dean Lukin (AUS) |
377.5 | Bob Edmond (AUS) |
347.5 | Bassey Ironbar (NGR) |
320 |
Wrestling[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Light Flyweight | Men | (IND) |
Steve Reinsfield (NZL) |
(CAN)
|
| Flyweight | Men | Mahabir Singh (IND) |
Ray Takahashi (CAN) |
(AUS)
|
| Bantamweight | Men | Brian Aspen (ENG) |
Ashok Kumar (IND) |
Chris Maddock (NZL)
|
| Featherweight | Men | Bob Robinson (CAN) |
Cris Brown (AUS) |
Augustine Atasie (NGR)
|
| Lightweight | Men | Jagminder Singh (IND) |
Zsigmund Kelevitz (AUS) |
(CAN)
|
| Welterweight | Men | Rajinder Singh (IND) |
Ken Reinsfield (NZL) |
Brian Renken (CAN)
|
| Middleweight | Men | Chris Rinke (CAN) |
Wally Koenig (AUS) |
(IND)
|
| Light Heavyweight | Men | Clark Davis (CAN) |
Kartar Singh (IND) |
(NZL)
|
| Heavyweight | Men | Richard Deschatelets (CAN) |
Satpal Singh (IND) |
(AUS)
|
| Super Heavyweight | Men | (CAN) |
(IND) |
(SCO)
|
Aboriginal movement protests[]
The Brisbane Commonwealth Games were also noted by large-scale protests by the Aboriginal rights movement in Australia, which brought to the centre of international media attention the lack of land rights, poor living condition and suppression of personal and political rights in Queensland in particular, and in Australia as a whole.[14] The protests, which were followed by large-scale arrests, are a significant event in the history of the Australian Aboriginal movement.[15]
Games identity[]
Mascot[]
The Matilda mascot from the opening ceremony was relocated to Wet'n'Wild Water World, a water park in the Gold Coast hinterland.
Legacy[]
In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the 1982 Commonwealth Games were announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "Defining Moment".[16] Brisbane also bid for the 1992 Summer Olympics but lost to Barcelona. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on 9 December 2019 that the state will make an official bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics featuring venues across Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.[17][18]
See also[]
- World Expo 88, another international event held in Brisbane in the 1980's
- Commonwealth Games celebrated in Australia
- 1938 Commonwealth Games – Sydney
- 1962 Commonwealth Games – Perth
- 2006 Commonwealth Games – Melbourne
- 2018 Commonwealth Games – Gold Coast
- Commonwealth Youth Games celebrated in Australia
- 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games – Bendigo
- Olympic Games celebrated in Australia
- 1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne
- 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney
- Paralympic Games celebrated in Australia
- 2000 Summer Paralympics – Sydney
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- "XII Commonwealth Games - The Official Pictorial History" —Channel 9 "Today Tonight", O & B Holdings Pty. Ltd., (1982)
External links[]
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1982 Commonwealth Games - Australian Commonwealth Games Association official website
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