1982 Commonwealth Games-1982 Commonwealth Game-Commonwealth Games 1982-Commonwealth Games in 1982

Home » Other Commonwealth Games » 1982 Commonwealth Games

1982 Commonwealth Games

The host nation for the 1982 Commonwealth Games was Australia. The event took place from 30th September to 9th October in 1982 and was held in Brisbane in the state of Queensland. The Opening Ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held at the QEII Stadium in Australia. The stadium at present called the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre. The athletics and archery competitions in the1982 Commonwealth Games were held at this the stadium, which is located at the Brisbane suburb of Nathan.
Sir Edward Williams KCMG, KBE was the chairman of 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Australia. The logo for the XII Games was designed by Hugh Edwards, a winner of a nation-wide competition in 1978.

Sports Featured in 1982 Commonwealth Games
Ten sports were featured at 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. These included athletics, archery, boxing, badminton, cycling, shooting, lawn bowls, swimming and diving, weightlifting and wrestling. The first event in the XII Games held in Brisbane was the 100 km Road Trial in cycling. In this event, England won the Gold Medal with Australia having won the Silver Medal.
Participating Nations in 1982 Commonwealth Games
Forty six nations had participated in the in 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia with a total of 1,583 athletes along with 571 officials. This was a new record in the history of Commonwealth Games. As the host nation, Australia headed the medal table, being much ahead of the other participating nations. The leading nations participating in the 1982 Commonwealth Games were England, Canada, Scotland and New Zealand. The other nations who participated were India Nigeria, Wales, Kenya, Bahamas, Jamaica, Malaysia and many more.

Medals Won at 1982 Commonwealth Games
At the1982 Commonwealth Games, host nation Australia was much ahead of the other countries in the number of medals they won. Australia won a total of 107 with 39 Gold Medals, 39 Silver Medals and 29 Bronze Medals. England stood won a total of 108 medals with 38 Gold Medals, 38 Silver Medals and 32 Bronze Medals. Canada won a total of 82 medals with 26 Gold Medals, 23 Silver Medals, and 33 Bronze Medals. Both Scotland and New Zealand won a total of 26 medals each.
For more updates on Other Commonwealth Games, visit the related links provided on www.Delhicommonwealthgame.com

Other Commonwealth Games

1978 Commonwealth Games

1982 Commonwealth Games

1986 Commonwealth Games

1990 Commonwealth Games

1994 Commonwealth Games