Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
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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 | |
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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 |
Medal summary
editMen
editEvent | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +5.9 m/s) |
Allan Wells (SCO) | 10.02 | Ben Johnson (CAN) | 10.05 | Cameron Sharp (SCO) | 10.07 |
200 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s) |
Mike McFarlane (ENG) Allan Wells (SCO) |
20.43 | Not awarded | Cameron Sharp (SCO) | 20.55 | |
400 metres |
Bert Cameron (JAM) | 45.89 | Rick Mitchell (AUS) | 46.61 | Gary Minihan (AUS) | 46.68 |
800 metres |
Peter Bourke (AUS) | 1:45.18 | James Maina Boi (KEN) | 1:45.45 | Chris McGeorge (ENG) | 1:45.60 |
1500 metres |
Steve Cram (ENG) | 3:42.37 | John Walker (NZL) | 3:43:11 | Mike Boit (KEN) | 3:43.33 |
5000 metres |
Dave Moorcroft (ENG) | 13:33.00 | Nick Rose (ENG) | 13:35.97 | Peter Koech (KEN) | 13:36.95 |
10,000 metres |
Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 28:10.15 | Zakariah Barie (TAN) | 28:10:55 | Julian Goater (ENG) | 28:16.11 |
Marathon |
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) |
Mark McKoy (CAN) | 13.37 GR | Mark Holtom (ENG) | 13.43 | Don Wright (AUS) | 13.58 |
400 metres hurdles |
Garry Brown (AUS) | 49.37 | Peter Rwamuhanda (UGA) | 49.95 | Greg Rolle (BAH) | 50.50 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Julius Korir (KEN) | 8:23.94 | Graeme Fell (ENG) | 8:26.64 | Greg Duhaime (CAN) | 8:29:14 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
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 |
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 |
Steve Barry (WAL) | 2:10:16 | Marcel Jobin (CAN) | 2:12:24 | Guillaume Leblanc (CAN) | 2:14:56 |
High jump |
Milton Ottey (CAN) | 2.31 m GR | Steve Wray (BAH) | 2.31 m GR | Clarence Saunders (BER) | 2.19 m |
Pole vault |
Ray Boyd (AUS) | 5.20 m GR | Jeff Gutteridge (ENG) | 5.20 m GR | Graham Eggleton (SCO) | 5.20 m GR |
Long jump |
Gary Honey (AUS) | 8.13 m GR | Steve Hanna (BAH) | 7.79 m | Steve Walsh (NZL) | 7.75 m |
Triple jump |
Keith Connor (ENG) | 17.81 m (w) | Ken Lorraway (AUS) | 17.54 m (w) | Aston Moore (ENG) | 16.76 m |
Shot put |
Bruno Pauletto (CAN) | 19.55 m | Mike Winch (ENG) | 19.36 m | Luby Chambul (CAN) | 17.46 m |
Discus throw |
Bradley Cooper (BAH) | 64.04 m GR | Rob Gray (CAN) | 60.66 m | Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) | 60.34 m |
Hammer throw |
Robert Weir (ENG) | 75.08 m GR | Martin Girvan (NIR) | 73.62 m | Chris Black (SCO) | 69.84 m |
Javelin throw |
Mike O'Rourke (NZL) | 89.48 m GR | Laslo Babits (CAN) | 84.88 m | Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) | 80.22 m |
Decathlon |
Daley Thompson (ENG) | 8410 pts | Dave Steen (CAN) | 8004 pts | Fidelis Obikwu (ENG) | 7726 pts |
Women
editMedal table
edit* 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men GBR Athletics; Retrieved on 21 July 2010
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women GBR Athletics; Retrieved on 21 July 2010