Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

International athletics championship event

Athletics at the 12th Commonwealth Games

Dates| 3–9 October 1982
Host city| Brisbane, Australia
Venue| QE II Stadium
Level| Senior
Events| 39
Participation| 516 athletes from
39 nations
Records set| 14 Games records

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1982 Commonwealth Games

At the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events took place at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia from 3–9 October 1982. A total of 39 events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women athletes.

## Medal summary

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### Men

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: +5.9 m/s)
details |  Allan Wells (SCO) | 10.02  |  Ben Johnson (CAN) | 10.05  |  Cameron Sharp (SCO) | 10.07
200 metres
(wind: +0.4 m/s)
details |  Mike McFarlane (ENG)
Allan Wells (SCO) | 20.43  | Not awarded |  Cameron Sharp (SCO) | 20.55
400 metres
details |  Bert Cameron (JAM) | 45.89  |  Rick Mitchell (AUS) | 46.61  |  Gary Minihan (AUS) | 46.68
800 metres
details |  Peter Bourke (AUS) | 1:45.18  |  James Maina Boi (KEN) | 1:45.45  |  Chris McGeorge (ENG) | 1:45.60
1500 metres
details |  Steve Cram (ENG) | 3:42.37  |  John Walker (NZL) | 3:43:11  |  Mike Boit (KEN) | 3:43.33
5000 metres
details |  Dave Moorcroft (ENG) | 13:33.00  |  Nick Rose (ENG) | 13:35.97  |  Peter Koech (KEN) | 13:36.95
10,000 metres
details |  Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 28:10.15  |  Zakariah Barie (TAN) | 28:10:55  |  Julian Goater (ENG) | 28:16.11
Marathon
details |  Rob de Castella (AUS) | 2:09:18  |  Juma Ikangaa (TAN) | 2:09:30  |  Mike Gratton (ENG) | 2:12:06
110 metres hurdles
(wind: +1.9 m/s)
details |  Mark McKoy (CAN) | 13.37 GR |  Mark Holtom (ENG) | 13.43  |  Don Wright (AUS) | 13.58
400 metres hurdles
details |  Garry Brown (AUS) | 49.37  |  Peter Rwamuhanda (UGA) | 49.95  |  Greg Rolle (BAH) | 50.50
3000 metres steeplechase
details |  Julius Korir (KEN) | 8:23.94  |  Graeme Fell (ENG) | 8:26.64  |  Greg Duhaime (CAN) | 8:29:14
4 × 100 metres relay
details |  Nigeria
Lawrence Adegbehingbe
Iziaq Adeyanju
Samson Oyeledun
Ikpoto Eseme | 39.15  |  Canada
Ben Johnson
Tony Sharpe
Desai Williams
Mark McKoy | 39.30  |  Scotland
Gus McCuaig
Allan Wells
Cameron Sharp
Drew McMaster | 39.33
4 × 400 metres relay
details |  England
Steve Scutt
Garry Cook
Todd Bennett
Phil Brown | 3:05.45  |  Australia
Gary Minihan
John Fleming
Greg Parker
Rick Mitchell | 3:05.82  |  Kenya
Elisha Bitok
Juma Ndiwa
John Anzrah
James Maina Boi | 3:06:33
30 kilometres walk
details |  Steve Barry (WAL) | 2:10:16  |  Marcel Jobin (CAN) | 2:12:24  |  Guillaume Leblanc (CAN) | 2:14:56
High jump
details |  Milton Ottey (CAN) | 2.31 m GR |  Steve Wray (BAH) | 2.31 m GR |  Clarence Saunders (BER) | 2.19 m
Pole vault
details |  Ray Boyd (AUS) | 5.20 m GR |  Jeff Gutteridge (ENG) | 5.20 m GR |  Graham Eggleton (SCO) | 5.20 m GR
Long jump
details |  Gary Honey (AUS) | 8.13 m GR |  Steve Hanna (BAH) | 7.79 m  |  Steve Walsh (NZL) | 7.75 m
Triple jump
details |  Keith Connor (ENG) | 17.81 m (w)  |  Ken Lorraway (AUS) | 17.54 m (w)  |  Aston Moore (ENG) | 16.76 m
Shot put
details |  Bruno Pauletto (CAN) | 19.55 m  |  Mike Winch (ENG) | 19.36 m  |  Luby Chambul (CAN) | 17.46 m
Discus throw
details |  Bradley Cooper (BAH) | 64.04 m GR |  Rob Gray (CAN) | 60.66 m  |  Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) | 60.34 m
Hammer throw
details |  Robert Weir (ENG) | 75.08 m GR |  Martin Girvan (NIR) | 73.62 m  |  Chris Black (SCO) | 69.84 m
Javelin throw
details |  Mike O'Rourke (NZL) | 89.48 m GR |  Laslo Babits (CAN) | 84.88 m  |  Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) | 80.22 m
Decathlon
details |  Daley Thompson (ENG) | 8410 pts  |  Dave Steen (CAN) | 8004 pts  |  Fidelis Obikwu (ENG) | 7726 pts

### Women

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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100 metres
(wind: +1.4 m/s)
details |  Angella Taylor (CAN) | 11.00 GR |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.03  |  Coleen Pekin (AUS) | 11.24
200 metres
(wind: +2.5 m/s)
details |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.19 (w)  |  Kathy Smallwood (ENG) | 22.21 (w)  |  Angella Taylor (CAN) | 22.48 (w)
400 metres
details |  Raelene Boyle (AUS) | 51.26  |  Michelle Scutt (WAL) | 51.97  |  Joslyn Hoyte-Smith (ENG) | 52.53
800 metres
details |  Kirsty McDermott (WAL) | 2:01.31  |  Anne Clarkson (SCO) | 2:01:52  |  Heather Barralet (AUS) | 2:01:70
1500 metres
details |  Christina Boxer (ENG) | 4:08.28  |  Gillian Dainty (ENG) | 4:10.80  |  Lorraine Moller (NZL) | 4:12:67
3000 metres
details |  Anne Audain (NZL) | 8:45:53 GR |  Wendy Smith (ENG) | 8:48:47  |  Lorraine Moller (NZL) | 8:55:76
100 metres hurdles
(wind: +4.5 m/s)
details |  Shirley Strong (ENG) | 12.78  |  Lorna Boothe (ENG) | 12.90  |  Sue Kameli (CAN) | 13.10
400 metres hurdles
details |  Debbie Flintoff (AUS) | 55.89 GR |  Ruth Kyalisima (UGA) | 57.10  |  Yvette Wray (ENG) | 57.17
4 × 100 metres relay
details |  England
Wendy Hoyte
Kathy Smallwood
Beverley Callender
Sonia Lannaman | 43.15 GR |  Canada
Angela Bailey
Marita Payne
Angella Taylor
Molly Killingbeck | 43.66  |  Jamaica
Lelieth Hodges
Merlene Ottey
Cathy Rattray
Grace Jackson | 43.69
4 × 400 metres relay
details |  Canada
Charmaine Crooks
Jillian Richardson
Molly Killingbeck
Angella Taylor | 3:27.70  |  Australia
Leann Evans
Denise Boyd
Debbie Flintoff
Raelene Boyle | 3:27.72  |  Scotland
Sandra Whittaker
Anne Clarkson
Angela Bridgeman
Linsey MacDonald | 3:32.92
High jump
details |  Debbie Brill (CAN) | 1.88 m  |  Christine Stanton (AUS) | 1.88 m  |  Barbara Simmonds (ENG) | 1.83 m
Long jump
details |  Shonel Ferguson (BAH) | 6.91 m (w)  |  Robyn Strong (AUS) | 6.88 m (w)  |  Beverly Kinch (ENG) | 6.78 m
Shot put
details |  Judy Oakes (ENG) | 17.92 m GR |  Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 17.68 m  |  Rose Hauch (CAN) | 16.71 m
Discus throw
details |  Meg Ritchie (SCO) | 62.98 m GR |  Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 58.64 m  |  Lynda Whiteley (ENG) | 54.78 m
Javelin throw
details |  Sue Howland (AUS) | 64.46 m GR |  Petra Rivers (AUS) | 62.28 m  |  Fatima Whitbread (ENG) | 58.86 m
Heptathlon
details |  Glynis Nunn (AUS) | 6282 pts  |  Judy Livermore (ENG) | 6214 pts  |  Jill Ross-Giffen (CAN) | 5981 pts

## Medal table

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Merlene Ottey won gold, silver and relay bronze in the sprints for Jamaica. Home athlete Robert de Castella (on the right, pictured in 1983) won the marathon – his first major title.

*   Host nation (Australia)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  England (ENG)| 11| 10| 11| 32
2|  Australia (AUS)*| 9| 9| 4| 22
3|  Canada (CAN)| 6| 7| 8| 21
4|  Scotland (SCO)| 3| 1| 6| 10
5|  Bahamas (BAH)| 2| 2| 1| 5
6|  New Zealand (NZL)| 2| 1| 3| 6
7|  Jamaica (JAM)| 2| 1| 1| 4
8|  Wales (WAL)| 2| 1| 0| 3
9|  Tanzania (TAN)| 1| 2| 1| 4
10|  Kenya (KEN)| 1| 1| 3| 5
11|  Nigeria (NGR)| 1| 0| 0| 1
12|  Uganda (UGA)| 0| 2| 0| 2
13|  Northern Ireland (NIR)| 0| 1| 0| 1
14|  Bermuda (BER)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (14 entries)| 40| 38| 39| 117

## Participation

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*  Australia (70)
*  Bahamas (6)
*  Barbados (5)
*  Bermuda (1)
*  Botswana (6)
*  Canada (57)
*  Cayman Islands (2)
*  Cyprus (7)
*  England (82)
*  Fiji (11)
*  Gambia (8)
*  Ghana (12)
*  Gibraltar (1)
* Guernsey (1)
*  Guyana (2)
* Hong Kong (4)
*  India (3)
*  Isle of Man (5)
*  Jamaica (8)
*  Kenya (42)
*  Malawi (5)
*  Mauritius (5)
*  New Zealand (33)
*  Nigeria (12)
*  Northern Ireland (6)
*  Papua New Guinea (6)
* Saint Helena (1)
*  Scotland (27)
*  Solomon Islands (5)
* Swaziland (3)
*  Tanzania (7)
*  Tonga (1)
*  Trinidad and Tobago (7)
*  Uganda (6)
*  Vanuatu (4)
*  Wales (21)
* Western Samoa (6)
*  Zambia (9)
*  Zimbabwe (19)

## See also

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* 1982 in athletics (track and field)

## References

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* Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men GBR Athletics; Retrieved on 21 July 2010
* Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women GBR Athletics; Retrieved on 21 July 2010

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