Athletics at the 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.

Athletics at the 12th Commonwealth Games
Dates3–9 October 1982
Host cityBrisbane, AustraliaAustralia
VenueQE II Stadium
LevelSenior
Events39
Participation516 athletes from
39 nations
Records set14 Games records


Medal summary

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +5.9 m/s)
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  Allan Wells (SCO) 10.02   Ben Johnson (CAN) 10.05   Cameron Sharp (SCO) 10.07
200 metres
(wind: +0.4 m/s)
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  Mike McFarlane (ENG)
  Allan Wells (SCO)
20.43 Not awarded   Cameron Sharp (SCO) 20.55
400 metres
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  Bert Cameron (JAM) 45.89   Rick Mitchell (AUS) 46.61   Gary Minihan (AUS) 46.68
800 metres
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  Peter Bourke (AUS) 1:45.18   James Maina Boi (KEN) 1:45.45   Chris McGeorge (ENG) 1:45.60
1500 metres
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  Steve Cram (ENG) 3:42.37   John Walker (NZL) 3:43:11   Mike Boit (KEN) 3:43.33
5000 metres
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  Dave Moorcroft (ENG) 13:33.00   Nick Rose (ENG) 13:35.97   Peter Koech (KEN) 13:36.95
10,000 metres
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  Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) 28:10.15   Zakariah Barie (TAN) 28:10:55   Julian Goater (ENG) 28:16.11
Marathon
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  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)
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  Mark McKoy (CAN) 13.37 GR   Mark Holtom (ENG) 13.43   Don Wright (AUS) 13.58
400 metres hurdles
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  Garry Brown (AUS) 49.37   Peter Rwamuhanda (UGA) 49.95   Greg Rolle (BAH) 50.50
3000 metres steeplechase
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  Julius Korir (KEN) 8:23.94   Graeme Fell (ENG) 8:26.64   Greg Duhaime (CAN) 8:29:14
4 × 100 metres relay
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  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
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  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
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  Steve Barry (WAL) 2:10:16   Marcel Jobin (CAN) 2:12:24   Guillaume Leblanc (CAN) 2:14:56
High jump
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  Milton Ottey (CAN) 2.31 m GR   Steve Wray (BAH) 2.31 m GR   Clarence Saunders (BER) 2.19 m
Pole vault
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  Ray Boyd (AUS) 5.20 m GR   Jeff Gutteridge (ENG) 5.20 m GR   Graham Eggleton (SCO) 5.20 m GR
Long jump
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  Gary Honey (AUS) 8.13 m GR   Steve Hanna (BAH) 7.79 m   Steve Walsh (NZL) 7.75 m
Triple jump
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  Keith Connor (ENG) 17.81 m (w)   Ken Lorraway (AUS) 17.54 m (w)   Aston Moore (ENG) 16.76 m
Shot put
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  Bruno Pauletto (CAN) 19.55 m   Mike Winch (ENG) 19.36 m   Luby Chambul (CAN) 17.46 m
Discus throw
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  Bradley Cooper (BAH) 64.04 m GR   Rob Gray (CAN) 60.66 m   Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) 60.34 m
Hammer throw
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  Robert Weir (ENG) 75.08 m GR   Martin Girvan (NIR) 73.62 m   Chris Black (SCO) 69.84 m
Javelin throw
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  Mike O'Rourke (NZL) 89.48 m GR   Laslo Babits (CAN) 84.88 m   Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) 80.22 m
Decathlon
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  Daley Thompson (ENG) 8410 pts   Dave Steen (CAN) 8004 pts   Fidelis Obikwu (ENG) 7726 pts

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +1.4 m/s)
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  Angella Taylor (CAN) 11.00 GR   Merlene Ottey (JAM) 11.03   Coleen Pekin (AUS) 11.24
200 metres
(wind: +2.5 m/s)
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  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 22.19 (w)   Kathy Smallwood (ENG) 22.21 (w)   Angella Taylor (CAN) 22.48 (w)
400 metres
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  Raelene Boyle (AUS) 51.26   Michelle Scutt (WAL) 51.97   Joslyn Hoyte-Smith (ENG) 52.53
800 metres
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  Kirsty McDermott (WAL) 2:01.31   Anne Clarkson (SCO) 2:01:52   Heather Barralet (AUS) 2:01:70
1500 metres
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  Christina Boxer (ENG) 4:08.28   Gillian Dainty (ENG) 4:10.80   Lorraine Moller (NZL) 4:12:67
3000 metres
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  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)
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  Shirley Strong (ENG) 12.78   Lorna Boothe (ENG) 12.90   Sue Kameli (CAN) 13.10
400 metres hurdles
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  Debbie Flintoff (AUS) 55.89 GR   Ruth Kyalisima (UGA) 57.10   Yvette Wray (ENG) 57.17
4 × 100 metres relay
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  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
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  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
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  Debbie Brill (CAN) 1.88 m   Christine Stanton (AUS) 1.88 m   Barbara Simmonds (ENG) 1.83 m
Long jump
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  Shonel Ferguson (BAH) 6.91 m (w)   Robyn Strong (AUS) 6.88 m (w)   Beverly Kinch (ENG) 6.78 m
Shot put
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  Judy Oakes (ENG) 17.92 m GR   Gael Mulhall (AUS) 17.68 m   Rose Hauch (CAN) 16.71 m
Discus throw
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  Meg Ritchie (SCO) 62.98 m GR   Gael Mulhall (AUS) 58.64 m   Lynda Whiteley (ENG) 54.78 m
Javelin throw
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  Sue Howland (AUS) 64.46 m GR   Petra Rivers (AUS) 62.28 m   Fatima Whitbread (ENG) 58.86 m
Heptathlon
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  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)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  England (ENG)11101132
2  Australia (AUS)*99422
3  Canada (CAN)67821
4  Scotland (SCO)31610
5  Bahamas (BAH)2215
6  New Zealand (NZL)2136
7  Jamaica (JAM)2114
8  Wales (WAL)2103
9  Tanzania (TAN)1214
10  Kenya (KEN)1135
11  Nigeria (NGR)1001
12  Uganda (UGA)0202
13  Northern Ireland (NIR)0101
14  Bermuda (BER)0011
Totals (14 entries)403839117

Participation

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See also

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References

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