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Opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. In this photo Matilda is seen as it goes around the stadium, winking to the crowd, 30 September 1982.
The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September–9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named for Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the venue which was used for the athletics and archery competitions during the Games.[1] Other events were held at the purpose-built Sleeman Sports Complex in Chandler.
The Chairman of the 1982 Commonwealth Games was Sir Edward Williams.[2]
The 1982 Commonwealth Games Logo was designed by Paulo Ferreira,[3] who was the winner of a nationwide competition held in 1978. The symbol is derived from the form of a bounding kangaroo. The three bands, forming stylized A's (for Australia), are in colours which are common to flags of many Commonwealth countries.
Matilda the kangaroo mascot for the 1982 Commonwealth Games was represented by a cartoon kangaroo,[4] and a gigantic 13-metre (42 feet 8 inches) high mechanical "winking" kangaroo, who travelled around the stadium and winked at the crowd.
The games were officially opened by The Duke of Edinburgh and closed by The Queen.
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Participating teams
Countries and places which competed at the 1982 games
46 Commonwealth nations and territories took part in the 1982 Commonwealth Games.[5] A total of 1,583 athletes and 571 officials participated in the event.[6] The Griffith University campus was used as an athletes village.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).[7]
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Bidding Cities
Bidding for the XII Commonwealth Games was held in Montreal at the 1976 Summer Olympics: Lagos (Nigeria), Brisbane (Australia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Birmingham (England). On 14 July 1976 it was announced that Brisbane had won the rights to stage the Games[8] after the other candidate cities withdrew bids earlier that year.
Brisbane was awarded by default of being the only Candidate City left at the bid election after Birmingham reversed its decision to submit an application.[8] Nigeria's boycott of the Montreal Summer Olympics made Lagos' bid lobbying impractical.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Montreal Summer Olympics were plagued with cost overruns and bidding on a sports festival anywhere in the world was not good politically.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Sports
Sports contested during the 1982 Commonwealth Games included athletics, archery, badminton, Lawn bowls, boxing, cycling, shooting, swimming, diving, weightlifting and wrestling.[9]
The Bruce Highway was used for road cycling events, boxing was held at Brisbane Festival Hall while weightlifting and wrestling were held at Brisbane City Hall.[9]
Highlights
Opening Ceremony (30 September)
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The ceremony at the QEII Stadium was held on a fine but extremely windy day. The wind was so strong that skydivers who were going to descend into the stadium were cancelled.[6] Instead they made an entrance at the closing ceremony.
Day 1 (1 October)
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Other sports which were contested on the first day of competition included swimming and diving, weightlifting, shooting and bowls.
Day 2 (2 October)
Sports contested included swimming, diving, weightlifting, shooting, cycling, bowls and archery.
The day was marred by both Australia and Canada being disqualified in the 4 × 100 metres relay in swimming, both problems occurring during change-overs. The medals awarded for this race went to England, Scotland and New Zealand.
Day 4 (4 October)
Sports contested included swimming, diving, cycling, athletics, archery, hammer throwing and shooting.
The day was marred when Canada was again disqualified, this time in the 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay. Canada protested against the winners, Australia, as well as against their own disqualification.
Closing Ceremony
Elizabeth II closed the Games during a colourful ceremony, which included parachute jumpers (who had originally been also intended as part of the Opening Ceremony display) jumping and landing in a special target area within the stadium and red, white and blue balloons. Matilda the Kangaroo also winked at the Queen. Following the closing of the Games, the Queen and Duke left the stand to be driven from the stadium. However, nobody wanted the Games to end and the Australian team formed a 'guard of honour' and ran beside and behind the car in which Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were travelling, as it circled the stadium several times before finally leaving.[10] Team members from other countries also joined in running after the royal car.
Medals by country
This is the full table of the medal count of the 1982 Commonwealth Games. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.
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| 2 | Template:Country data England | 38 | 38 | 32 | 108 |
| 3 | 23x15px Canada | 26 | 23 | 33 | 82 |
| 4 | Template:Country data Scotland | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | 23x15px New Zealand | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 6 | 23x15px India | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Template:Country data Nigeria | 5 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 8 | Template:Country data Wales | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | 23x15px Kenya | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 23x15px Bahamas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Template:Country data Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 23x15px Tanzania | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 23x15px Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23x15px Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Template:Country data Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Template:Country data Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 | Template:Country data Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Template:Country data Uganda | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | Template:Country data Zambia | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 20 | Template:Country data Guernsey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | Template:Country data Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Template:Country data Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Template:Country data Swaziland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 143 | 141 | 153 | 437 | |
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Medals by event
Aquatics
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Archery
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Athletics
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Bowls
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Boxing
Cycling
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Diving
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Shooting
Pistol
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Free Pistol | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 553 | Template:Flagathlete | 543 | Template:Flagathlete | 540 |
| Free Pistol - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 1077 | Template:Flagathlete | 1075 | Template:Flagathlete | 1074 |
| Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 580 | Template:Flagathlete | 579 | Template:Flagathlete | 577 |
| Centre-Fire Pistol - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 1151 | Template:Flagathlete | 1138 | Template:Flagathlete | 1131 |
| Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 583 | Template:Flagathlete | 583 | Template:Flagathlete | 582 |
| Rapid-Fire Pistol - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 1160 | Template:Flagathlete | 1152 | Template:Flagathlete | 1151 |
| Air Pistol | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 576 | Template:Flagathlete | 573 | Template:Flagathlete | 571 |
| Air Pistol - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 1128 | Template:Flagathlete | 1126 | Template:Flagathlete | 1125 |
Rifle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Small Bore Rifle, Prone | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 1184 | Template:Flagathlete | 1184 | Template:Flagathlete | 1177 |
| Small Bore Rifle, Prone - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 1187 | Template:Flagathlete | 1183 | Template:Flagathlete | 1180 |
| Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 1146 | Template:Flagathlete | 1145 | Template:Flagathlete | 1144 |
| Small Bore Rifle, Three Positions - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 2301 | Template:Flagathlete | 2279 | Template:Flagathlete | 2277 |
| Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 387 | Template:Flagathlete | 385 | Template:Flagathlete | 384 |
| Full Bore Rifle - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 572 | Template:Flagathlete | 570 | Template:Flagathlete | 563 |
| Air Rifle | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 574 | Template:Flagathlete | 572 | Template:Flagathlete | 570 |
| Air Rifle - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 1137 | Template:Flagathlete | 1126 | Template:Flagathlete | 1123 |
Shotgun
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Trap | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 191 | Template:Flagathlete | 190 | Template:Flagathlete | 190 |
| Trap - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 190 | Template:Flagathlete | 186 | Template:Flagathlete | 183 |
| Skeet | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 197 | Template:Flagathlete | 196 | Template:Flagathlete | 195 |
| Skeet - Pairs | Men/Open | Template:Flagathlete | 191 | Template:Flagathlete | 190 | Template:Flagathlete | 190 |
Swimming
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Weightlifting
Wrestling
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Aboriginal movement protests
The Brisbane Commonwealth Games were also noted by large-scale protests by the Aboriginal rights movement in Australia, which brought to the centre of international media attention the lack of land rights, poor living condition and suppression of personal and political rights in Queensland in particular, and in Australia as a whole.[12] The protests, which were followed by large-scale arrests, are a significant event in the history of the Australian Aboriginal movement.[13]
Games identity
Bid and interim logo
The Games brand identity
Mascot
Matilda[14] the Kangaroo mascot for the 1982 Commonwealth Games (shown here at the Opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. In this photo Matilda is seen as it goes around the stadium, winking to the crowd.
The massive Matilda prop from the opening ceremony was relocated to Wet'n'Wild Water World, a water park in the Gold Coast hinterland. Unfortunately, in 2007, Matilda lay out the back of Wet'n'Wild in pieces, until 2011, when the winking icon found a new home at the back of the Kybong Matilda fuel station (now a Puma fuel station), near Gympie in South East Queensland, and has been thrilling visitors and locals with her impressive stature.[15]
See also
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- 1982 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
- Australia at the Commonwealth Games
- Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Canada at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Footnotes
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- ↑ Spencer Reiss with Carl Robinson, "Aborigines Vs. Queensland", Newsweek: International Edition, 11 October 1982, p. 13
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References
- "XII Commonwealth Games - The Official Pictorial History" —Channel 9 "Today Tonight", O & B Holdings Pty. Ltd., (1982)
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1982 Commonwealth Games - Australian Commonwealth Games Association official website
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