Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:AUS
Cganame:Australian Commonwealth Games Association
Games:Commonwealth Games
Year:1982
Location:Brisbane, Australia
Competitors:208
Sports:11
Flagbearer:Opening: Rick Mitchell[1]
Closing:Lisa Curry[2]
Rank:1
Gold:39
Silver:39
Bronze:29
Officials:54

Australia hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane from 30 September to 9 October 1982. It was Australia's third time hosting the Games and twelfth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.Australia won medals in eleven of the eleven sports that it entered.

Medalists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.

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MedalNameSportEvent
AthleticsMen's 800 metres
AthleticsMen's marathon
AthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles
AthleticsMen's pole vault
AthleticsMen's long jump
AthleticsWomen's 400 metres
AthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles
AthleticsWomen's javelin throw
AthleticsWomen's heptathlon
CyclingMen's 4000m individual pursuit
CyclingMen's sprint
CyclingMen's 4000m team pursuit
CyclingMen's 10 mile scratch race
DivingWomen's 3 metres springboard
DivingWomen's 10 metres platform

Keith Poole
Bert Sharp
Don Sherman
Lawn bowlsMen's fours
ShootingMen's free pistol – Pairs
ShootingMen's air pistol – Pairs
ShootingMen's centre-fire pistol – Pairs
ShootingMen's rapid-fire pistol – Pairs
ShootingMen's small bore rifle, prone
ShootingMen's full bore rifle – Pairs
ShootingMen's trap – Pairs
SwimmingMen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 1500 metres freestyle

Michael Delany
Graeme Brewer
Neil Brooks
SwimmingMen's 4 x 100 metres freestyle

Ron McKeon
Paul Rowe
Graeme Brewer
SwimmingMen's 4 x 200 metres freestyle

Peter Evans
Jon Sieben
Neil Brooks
SwimmingMen's 4 x 100 metres medley
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 800 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres backstroke
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres backstroke
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres individual medley
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres individual medley
WeightliftingMen's flyweight
WeightliftingMen's middle heavyweight
WeightliftingMen's super heavyweight
AthleticsMen's 400 metres

John Fleming
Greg Parker
Rick Mitchell
AthleticsMen's 4 x 400 metres
AthleticsMen's triple jump

Denise Boyd
Debbie Flintoff
Raelene Boyle
AthleticsWomen's 4 x 400 metres
AthleticsWomen's high jump
AthleticsWomen's long jump
AthleticsWomen's shot put
AthleticsWomen's discus throw
AthleticsWomen's javelin throw
BoxingMen's middleweight

Remo Sansonetti
Ricky Flood
Michael Lynch
CyclingMen's team trial
CyclingMen's individual time trial
CyclingMen's 10 mile scratch race
DivingMen's 3 metres springboard
DivingMen's 10 metres platform
Lawn bowlsMen's singles
ShootingMen's air pistol
ShootingMen's trap
ShootingMen's skeet
SwimmingMen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 1500 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200 metres backstroke
SwimmingMen's 200 metres breaststroke
SwimmingMen's 200 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 800 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres backstroke
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres backstroke
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 400 metres individual medley
WeightliftingMen's lightweight
WeightliftingMen's middleweight
WeightliftingMen's heavyweight
WeightliftingMen's Super heavyweight
WrestlingMen's featherweight
WrestlingMen's lightweight
WrestlingMen's middleweight
ArcheryMen's event
AthleticsMen's 400 metres
AthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles
AthleticsWomen's 100 metres
AthleticsWomen's 800 metres

Maxine Evans
Jane Forrest
Audrey Swaby
Mark Harry
Paul Morgan
Trevor James
Mark Scandolera
BadmintonMixedTeam
BoxingMen's flyweight
BoxingMen's bantamweight
BoxingMen's featherweight
BoxingMen's lightweight
CyclingMen's 10 mile scratch race
DivingWomen's 3 metres springboard

Peter Rheuben
Lawn bowlsMen's pairs
ShootingMen's free pistol
ShootingMen's centre-fire pistol

Anton Wurfel
ShootingMen's air rifle – Pairs

Ian Hale
ShootingMen's skeet- Pairs
SwimmingMen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 200 metres freestyle
SwimmingMen's 100 metres breaststroke
SwimmingMen's 200 metres butterfly
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 100 metres backstroke
SwimmingWomen's 200 metres individual medley
WeightliftingMen's bantamweight
WeightliftingMen's middle heavyweight
WrestlingMen's flyweight
WrestlingMen's heavyweight

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Medals by sport
Sportbgcolor=#f7f6a8 bgcolor=#dce5e5 bgcolor=#ffdab9 Total
Swimming1313834
Athletics99422
Shooting73414
Cycling4318
Weightlifting3429
Diving2215
Lawn bowls1113
Wrestling0325
Boxing0145
Archery0011
Badminton0011
Total393929107

Officials

General Manager – James Barry
Manageress – Marjorie Nelson
Assistant Managers – Will Hoffman, Sol Spitalnic
Administrayive Officer – Bob Hemery
Office Assistants – Jeanette Brown, Anne Marie Harrison
Attache – Edward Thomson
Medical – Team Doctors – Dr Christopher Gale, DR Anthony Millar, Physiotherapist – Thomas Dobson, Masseur – Michael Kewley
Section Officials – Archer Manager – Russell Barter, Achery Coach – Gordon Pawson ; Athletics Manager – Wendy Ey, Assistant Managers – William Kitt, Margaret Mahoney, Coaches – Anthony Rice, Jean Roberts, Neville Sillitoe, Pamela Turney, Physiotherapist – Peter Duras, Masseur – Frederick Warwick ; Badminton Manager – Don Stockins, Coach – Joy Twining ; Lawn Bowls Manager – Edward Singleton, Coach – Clarence Watkins ; Boxing Manager/Trainer – Paul Thompson, Assistant Trainer – Barry Parnell ; Cycling Manager – Ray Godkin, Track Coach – Charlie Walsh, Road Coach – Alexander Fulcher, Mechanic – John Beasley ; Shooting Manager – Peter Anderson, Coach – Tibor Gonczol, Assistant Coach – Donald Jones ; Swimming Manager – Geoffrey Hare, Assistant Managers – Dr Diana Bendeich, Margaret Cain, Head Coach – Terry Buck, Coaches – Joe King, Lawrie Lawrence, John Rodgers, Bill Sweetenham, Ken Wood ; Diving Manager – Col Hanlin, Coach – Peter Panayi ; Weightlifting Manager – Ronald Nylander, Coaches – Paul Coffa, Bruce Walsh ; Wrestling Manager – James Sinclair, Coach – Samuel Parker, Assistant Coach – Raymond Barry[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flag bearers. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/19981123130000/http:/www.commonwealthgames.org.au/index.html. dead. 23 November 1998. Australian Web Archive. 11 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Annual Report 2017. Commonwealth Games Australia. 11 February 2018.
  3. Book: 1911–2010 Australia at the Commonwealth Games : Delhi 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games 3-14 October. Australian Commonwealth Games Association. 2010. Melbourne.