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1978 Edmonton 1986 Edinburgh All 23 editions

Regional Regional championships · since 1930

1982 Commonwealth Games

Brisbane, Australia 3–9 Oct 1982

events: 39
medals awarded: 117
nations on the podium: 14
world records: 0

Podiums

Sprints

100m

wind +5.9

1

Allan Wells * CR in semis: 10.20 (0.9) CR* 10.02

2

Ben Johnson 10.05

3

Cameron Sharp 10.07

Sprints

200m

wind +0.4

1

Mike McFarlane Equal gold medal 20.43

1

Allan Wells Equal gold medal 20.43

3

Cameron Sharp 20.55

Sprints

400m

1

Bert Cameron 45.89

2

Rick Mitchell 46.61

3

Gary Minihan 46.68

Middle & long

800m

1

Peter Bourke 1:45.18

2

James Maina Boi 1:45.45

3

Chris McGeorge 1:45.60

Middle & long

1500m

1

Steve Cram 3:42.37

2

John Walker 3:43.11

3

Mike Boit 3:43.33

Middle & long

5000m

1

David Moorcroft 13:33.00

2

Nick Rose 13:35.97

3

Peter Koech 13:36.95

Middle & long

10,000m

1

Gidamis Shahanga 28:10.15

2

Zakariah Barie 28:10.55

3

Julian Goater 28:16.11

Road

Marathon

1

Rob De Castella 2:09:18

2

Juma Ikangaa 2:09:30

3

Mike Gratton 2:12:06

Middle & long

3000m steeplechase

1

Julius Korir 8:23.94

2

Graeme Fell 8:26.64

3

Greg Duhaime 8:29.14

Hurdles

110m hurdles

wind +1.9

1

Mark McKoy CR 13.37

2

Mark Holtom 13.43

3

Don Wright AR 13.58

Hurdles

400m hurdles

1

Garry Brown 49.37

2

Peter Rwamuhanda 49.95

3

Greg Rolle 50.50

Jumps

High jump

1

Milt Ottey CR= 2.31

2

Steve Wray CR= 2.31

3

Nick Saunders 2.19

Jumps

Pole vault

1

Ray Boyd CR= 5.20

2

Jeff Gutteridge CR= 5.20

3

Graham Eggleton CR= 5.20

Jumps

Long jump

wind +0.4

1

Gary Honey CRAR 8.13

2

Steve Hanna 7.79 w

3

Steve Walsh 7.75

Jumps

Triple jump

1

Keith Connor Best legal: 16.54 17.81 +4.6

2

Ken Lorraway All other jumps are windy. 17.54 +3.2

3

Aston Moore 16.76 +3.9

Throws

Shot put

1

Bruno Pauletto 19.55

2

Mike Winch 18.25

3

Lubomir 'Luby' Chambul 17.46

Throws

Discus throw

1

Brad Cooper CR 64.04

2

Robert Gray 60.66

3

Bishop Dolegiewicz 60.34

Throws

Hammer throw

1

Robert Weir CR 75.08

2

Martin Girvan 73.62

3

Chris Black 69.84

Throws

Javelin throw

1

Mike O'Rourke CR 89.48

2

Laslo Babits 84.88

3

Zakayo Malekwa 80.22

Race walks

30 km race walk

1

Steve Barry 2:10:16

2

Marcel Jobin 2:12:24

3

Guillaume Leblanc 2:14:56

Combined

Decathlon

1

Daley Thompson 8410

2

Dave Steen 8004

3

Fidelis Obikwu 7726

Relays

4x100m

1

Nigeria

Lawrence Adegbehingbe Iziak Adeyanju Samson Oyeledun Ikpoto Eseme

39.15

2

Canada

Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Desai Williams Mark McKoy

39.30

3

Scotland

Gus McCuaig Allan Wells Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster

39.33

Relays

4x400m

1

England

Steven Scutt Garry Cook Todd Bennett Phil Brown

3:05.45

2

Australia

Gary Minihan John Fleming Greg Parker Rick Mitchell

3:05.82

3

Kenya

Elisha Bitok Juma Ndiwa John Anzrah James Maina Boi

3:06.33

Medal table

14 nations · 117 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
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

Records set

22 CR · 2 AR

CR* Allan Wells 100m · Men 10.02
CR Mark McKoy 110m hurdles · Men 13.37
AR Don Wright 110m hurdles · Men 13.58
CR= Milt Ottey High jump · Men 2.31
CR= Steve Wray High jump · Men 2.31
CR= Ray Boyd Pole vault · Men 5.20
CR= Jeff Gutteridge Pole vault · Men 5.20
CR= Graham Eggleton Pole vault · Men 5.20
CR Gary Honey Long jump · Men 8.13
AR Gary Honey Long jump · Men 8.13
CR Brad Cooper Discus throw · Men 64.04
CR Robert Weir Hammer throw · Men 75.08
CR Mike O'Rourke Javelin throw · Men 89.48
CR Angella Taylor-Issajenko 100m · Women 11.00
CR Anne Garrett-Audain 3000m · Women 8:45.53
CR* Lorna Boothe 100m hurdles · Women 12.90
CR Debbie Flintoff-King 400m hurdles · Women 55.89
CR* Shonel Ferguson Long jump · Women 6.91
CR= Bev Kinch Long jump · Women 6.78
CR Judy Oakes Shot put · Women 17.92
CR Meg Ritchie Discus throw · Women 62.98
CR Sue Howland Javelin throw · Women 64.46
CR Glynis Nunn Heptathlon · Women 6282
CR England 4x100m · Women 43.15