1982 Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event in Brisbane, Australia February 2020 October 2011 XII Commonwealth Games 1982 Commonwealth Games logo.svg 250 Brisbane, Australia The Friendly Games 46 1,583 141 events in 12 sports 30 September 1982 9 October 1982 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Tracey Wickham Raelene Boyle QEII Stadium XI XIII The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the athletics and archery events venue.http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=5 Queensland Sport and Athletic Centre Austadiums.com 2016-08-28 Other events were held at the purpose-built Sleeman Sports Complex in Chandler. thumb|right|300px|The QEII Stadium The Chairman of the 1982 Commonwealth Games was Sir Edward Williams.Commemorating the life of Sir Edward Williams http://www.sclqld.org.au/schp/exhibitions/williams/brisbane_ambassador.htm 2004 Supreme Court of Queensland Library 7 December 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080720110052/http://www.sclqld.org.au/schp/exhibitions/williams/brisbane_ambassador.htm 20 July 2008 The 1982 Commonwealth Games Logo was designed by Hugh Edwards.https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/55195 Medal - XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Gold, Uncirculated, Queensland, Australia, 1982https://badc.com.au/legends/episode-9-hugh-edwards/ Episode 9 - Hugh Edwards 13 October 2014 http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Logo.htm Australian Commonwealth Games Association 2007-02-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050622091040/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Logo.htm 22 June 2005 dmy The symbol is derived from the form of a bounding kangaroo. The three bands, forming stylized A's (for Australia), and is in colours which are common to flags of many Commonwealth countries. The mascot for the games was also designed by Hugh Edwards and is a caricature of a kangaroo was named Matilda.http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Mascot.htm Australian Commonwealth Games Association 2007-02-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050622091126/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/Mascot.htm 22 June 2005 dmy A 13 m ft mid -high off us mechanical kangaroo travelled around the stadium and winked at the crowd. The event was officially opened by The Duke of Edinburgh and closed by Elizabeth II. Host selection Bidding for the XII Commonwealth Games was held in Montreal, Canada, at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics. Lagos, Brisbane, Kuala Lumpur, and Birmingham were the bidding cities. On 14 July 1976, it was announced that Brisbane had won the rights to stage the GamesShaping a city Cole John R. 1984 William Brooks Queensland Albion, Queensland 0-85568-619-7 350–353 after the other candidate cities withdrew bids. Sixteen years after the Brisbane Games, Kuala Lumpur hosted the 1998 Commonwealth Games, while Birmingham hosted the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Brisbane was awarded the Games by default after being the only candidate city left at the bid election after Birmingham reversed its decision to submit an application. Nigeria's boycott of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal made Lagos' bid lobbying impractical.Akinbode Ayomide 2021-08-12 Why Nigeria, 27 African Countries boycotted the 1976 Montréal Olympic Games – HistoryVille https://www.thehistoryville.com/1976-montreal-olympic-games/ 2023-08-15 en-US The 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal were plagued with cost overruns, and bidding on a sports festival anywhere in the world was not good politically.Silverberg David 2016-08-04 The Disastrous 1976 Montreal Olympics Should Have Taught Host Cities a Valuable Lesson https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-disastrous-1976-montreal-olympics-should-have-taught-host-cities-a-valuable-lesson/ 2023-08-15 Vice en Participating teams right|thumb|220px|Countries and places which competed at the 1982 games Forty-six Commonwealth nations and territories took part in the 1982 Commonwealth Games.http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/CompetingCountries.htm Australian Commonwealth Games Association 2006-03-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060513045058/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/GamesInfo/PastGames/1982/CompetingCountries.htm 13 May 2006 dmy A total of 1,583 athletes and 571 officials participated in the event.http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/could-the-gold-coast-ever-beat-brisbanes-games-20111110-1n9f6.html Could the Gold Coast ever beat Brisbane's Games? Phil Lutton 14 November 2011 Brisbane Times Fairfax Media The Griffith University student dormitories in the adjoining Nathan Campus were used as athletes' villages.http://www.thecgf.com/games/tally_country.asp Past Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Federation 25 September 2013February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Participating Commonwealth countries and territories30em Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games (host) Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Botswana at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Canada Cayman Islands old Cyprus 1960 England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Falkland Islands 1948 23px Fiji Ghana Gibraltar Grenada Guernsey old Guyana 23px Hong Kong India at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Isle of Man Jamaica Jersey Kenya Malawi Malaysia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Malta Mauritius New Zealand at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Nigeria Northern Ireland Papua New Guinea Saint Helena 1874 Scotland Singapore Solomon Islands Sri Lanka Swaziland 1968 Tanzania The Gambia Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Vanuatu Wales Western Samoa Zambia ZimbabweDebuting Commonwealth countries and territories30em Falkland IslandsNote Saint Helena 1874 Solomon Islands Vanuatu Note The Falkland Islands debut at the games was less than four months after the Falklands War. Venues Main Venues Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centrehttps://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43740570 Just the right price The Australian Women's Weekly 11 August 1982 129 Trove 31 January 2026 Chandler Sports Complex: Chandler Aquatic Centre – swimming and diving; Chandler Sports Hall – badminton and table tennis; Chandler Theatre – weightlifting; Chandler Velodrome – track cyclinghttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19820929/396/0020 Mersey ace in high jinks row Liverpool Echo 29 September 1982 20 British Newspaper Archive subscription 13 February 2026 Brisbane City Hall – wrestling Brisbane Festival Hall – boxing Belmont Rifle Range – shootinghttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19820929/333/0019 Brisbane 82 The Scotsman 29 September 1982 19 British Newspaper Archive subscription 9 February 2026 Moorooka Bowls Club – lawn bowls Murarrie Recreation Reserve – archery Loop around Mount Petrie – cycling road racehttps://www.blokeslens.com/tag/chandler-velodrome/page/2 1982 Commonwealth Games Road Race Loop Velo Viewer 17 August 2014 13 February 2026 Brisbane River roads – marathon Standalone Venues Wynnum and Manly roads – 30 km walk Woolloongabba Cricket Ground – Australian football demonstration Athletes Village – Griffith University and Mount Gravatt College of Advanced Education.The XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, September 30 - October 9, 1982 : The Official History 1983 The XIIth Commonwealth Games Australia Foundation Brisbane 0959220712 Ceremonies Opening ceremony 1982 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony thumb|Opening ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane with mascot Matilda winking to the crowd 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. Instead they made an entrance at the closing ceremony. Closing ceremony thumb|Her Majesty The Queen at the Closing Ceremony of the Games|left 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 the 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.2011-11-11 Could the Gold Coast ever beat Brisbane's Games? http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/could-the-gold-coast-ever-beat-brisbanes-games-20111110-1n9f6.html 2016-08-28 Brisbanetimes.com.au Team members from other countries also joined in running after the royal car. Sports Sports contested during the 1982 Commonwealth Games included athletics, archery, badminton, lawn bowls, boxing, cycling, shooting, swimming, diving, weightlifting and wrestling.Brisbane 150 Stories McBride, Frank 2009 Brisbane City Council Publication 978-1-876091-60-6 274–275 etal Table tennis and Australian rules football were demonstration sports, http://www.priu.gov.lk/ProvCouncils/ProvicialCouncils.html Provincial Councils The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka 3 September 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090707214924/http://www.priu.gov.lk/ProvCouncils/ProvicialCouncils.html 7 July 2009 dmy-all with the latter being demonstrated at a 6 October rematch at the Gabba of that year's VFL Grand Final, which took place just 11 days before at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Richmond won the demonstration rematch with a score of 28.16 (184) to Carlton's 26.10 (166).Greenberg Tony When the Tigers won Games gold https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/269610/when-the-tigers-won-games-gold RichmondFC.com.au Richmond Football Club 4 April 2018 31 July 2022 Aquatics Diving Swimming Archery Athletics Badminton Boxing Cycling Lawn bowls Shooting Weightlifting Wrestling Medal table 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. AUS flagCGF 1982 39 39 29 yes 38 38 32 26 23 33 8 6 12 5 8 13 5 8 3 5 0 8 4 4 1 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 HKG 1959 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Highlights Day 1 (1 October) The first event of the Games was 100 km mi Road Trial in cycling. England won the Gold Medal in the event, and Australia won the Silver Medal—coming second to England by only six seconds. 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. Aboriginal movement protests The Brisbane Commonwealth Games were also notable for large-scale protests by the Aboriginal rights movement in Australia, which brought to the centre of international media attention the lack of Indigenous land rights in Australia, poor living condition and suppression of personal and political rights in Queensland in particular, and in Australia as a whole.Spencer Reiss with Carl Robinson, "Aborigines Vs. Queensland", Newsweek: International Edition, 11 October 1982, p. 13 One of the targets of the protests was Queensland's Aborigines Act 1971,28xFU5wHdrQ Gary Foley -Aboriginal activist 1982 which restricted and controlled the lives of Aboriginal people in Queensland.Community history State Library Of Queensland https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/research-collections/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people/community-history 23 November 2022 There were large marches on 26 September (2,000 people), 20 September (1000), and a sit-in of 104 people on 4 October. Also on that day, around 20 spectators held Aboriginal flags in the stadium during the entire program. On 7 October, about 500 people attended another protest, and 400 police arrested 260 people, including then Governor-General's daughter, Ann Stephen.Commonwealth Games protested Deadly Story 28 February 2018 https://www.deadlystory.com/page/culture/history/Commonwealth_Games_protested/ 23 November 2022 The protests were all peaceful, but police came out in force and blocked roads, making arrests under Queensland's Traffic Act.https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/aboriginal-protests-1982-games video Network Ten News NFSA October 1982 Aboriginal protests at the 1982 Games Activists taking part in the protests included Gary Foley and Bob Weatherall (both leaders of the protest); Billy Craigie; Lyall Munro Jnr;Lyall Munro Australian Museum https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/lyall-munro/ 7 December 2021 Laura McBride 21 November 2022 Ross Watson; Wayne Wharton;Latimore Jack 'The fight never left': Stolenwealth Games protesters draw on long tradition The Guardian 8 April 2018 http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/apr/09/the-fight-never-left-stolenwealth-games-protesters-draw-on-long-tradition 23 November 2022 and Selwyn Johnson and his family. Selwyn's brother Hedley Johnson was a musician, of the Brisbane group Mop and the Dropouts. Their song, "Brisbane Blacks", written by Mop Conlon, became a kind of anthem for the protests.Forde Susan Pulling down fences Griffith Review 22 October 2019 https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/pulling-down-fences-oral-history-lyall-munro-jr/ 21 November 2022 Saturday, 12 August 2016, Moree, New South Wales.Mop & The Dropouts' 1982 anthem 'Brisbane Blacks' gave permanence to protest - Double J Double J 2 June 2021 https://www.abc.net.au/doublej/music-reads/features/mop-and-the-dropouts-brisbane-blacks-songs-of-reconciliation/13361712 23 November 2022Brisbane Blacks Workers BushTelegraph 3 October 2022 Ian Curr https://workersbushtelegraph.com.au/2022/10/03/brisbane-blacks/ 23 November 2022 Bob Weatherall, a Kamilaroi elder, is a lifelong activist,Yarnin' Time with Uncle Bob Weatherall State Library Of Queensland 13 November 2012 https://www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/yarnin-time-uncle-bob-weatherall 23 November 2022 a researcher in Aboriginal history,"We've got to bring them home … to journey into the spirit world": Bob Weatherall and his lifelong struggle for the rights of the dead ABC Religion & Ethics 6 July 2022 https://www.abc.net.au/religion/heidi-norman-bob-weatherall-weve-got-to-bring-them-home/13962068 23 November 2022 and musical collaborator with Brisbane band HalfwayComisari Jerome Bob Weatherall has a restless dream ABC Radio National 25 September 2021 https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/awaye/bob-weatherall-has-a-restless-dream/13556402 23 November 2022 The protests, which were followed by large-scale arrests, are a significant event in the history of the Australian Aboriginal rights movement.Foley Gary A Short History of the Australian Indigenous Resistance 1950–1990 http://www.kooriweb.org/foley/resources/pdfs/pdf_files.html Kooriweb Gary Foley 12 October 2015Commonwealth Games (12th: 1982: Brisbane) - Event The Australian Women's Register 27 August 2002 Clare Land https://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0087b.htm 23 November 2022Great Moments in Indigenous History Gary Foley Gary Foley Kooriweb http://www.kooriweb.org/foley/great/grt12v.html photo 23 November 2022 When the Commonwealth Games returned to Australia in 2018 at the Gold Coast, it drew a series of peaceful protests. The documentary Guniwaya Ngigu also called We Fight (1982) follows the Aboriginal protest movement during the Commonwealth Games, and was directed by Madeline McGrady and Tracey Moffatt, and produced by Maureen Watson, Tiga Bayles and Madeline McGrady.1 November 1983 We fight: first for Black Film Unit http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213733180 27 May 2026 Filmnews New South Wales, Australia 3 National Library of Australia 13 1114 December 1983 Blacks behind the camera http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article259567944 27 May 2026 Tribune (Sydney) New South Wales, Australia 8 National Library of Australia 2313We Fight (1982) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7951126/ 2026-05-27 www.imdb.comWe Fight / produced by the Black Film Unit Pty Ltd 1982 https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/229520365 27 May 2026 Distributed by Radical Times Historical Archive2018-07-13 'I was using my camera as a tool against the system': Trailblazing filmmaker Madeline McGrady https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/i-was-using-my-camera-as-a-tool-against-the-system-trailblazing-filmmaker-madeline-mcgrady/5wxfdiwxa 2026-05-27 NITV en Legacy In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, the 1982 Commonwealth Games were announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "Defining Moment".http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301 PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS Bligh Anna Anna Bligh 10 June 2009 Queensland Government https://web.archive.org/web/20170524033717/http://statements.qld.gov.au/statement/id/64301 24 May 2017 24 May 2017 Brisbane also bid for the 1992 Summer Olympics but lost to Barcelona. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on 9 December 2019 that the state will make an official bid for the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics featuring venues across Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.https://7news.com.au/sport/olympics/queensland-in-race-for-2032-olympics-after-state-government-confirms-bid-c-595962 Queensland government says 'yes' to bidding for 2032 Olympics 2019-12-09 7NEWS.com.au en 2019-12-10https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-sports/queensland-2032-olympic-games-bid-explained/news-story/f13a9c1aef043e46d8590e0c002f7982 Australia's giant Olympic risk explained 2019-12-10 NewsComAu 2019-12-10 In 2021, the city won the bid to host the 2032 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.IOC elects Brisbane 2032 as Olympic and Paralympic host https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-elects-brisbane-2032-as-olympic-and-paralympic-host 2024-08-30 International Olympic Committee See also World Expo 88, another international event held in Brisbane in the 1980s Commonwealth Games celebrated in Australia 1938 Commonwealth Games – Sydney 1962 Commonwealth Games – Perth 2006 Commonwealth Games – Melbourne 2018 Commonwealth Games – Gold Coast Commonwealth Youth Games celebrated in Australia 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games – Bendigo Olympic Games celebrated in Australia 1956 Summer Olympics – Melbourne 2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney 2032 Summer Olympics – Brisbane Paralympic Games celebrated in Australia 2000 Summer Paralympics – Sydney 2032 Summer Paralympics – Brisbane References Other sources "XII Commonwealth Games – The Official Pictorial History" —Channel 9 "Today Tonight", O & B Holdings Pty. Ltd., (1982) External links "Brisbane 1982". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport. 1982 Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games Association official website The whole world is watching- documentary on the Aboriginal Movement protests at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. State Library of Queensland People forming map of Australia Photographs - State Library of Queensland John Leslie Protest Photographs of 1982 Commonwealth Games - State Library of Queensland National black unity: rally & march: support land rights booklet - State Library of Queensland Edmonton Commonwealth GamesBrisbaneXII Commonwealth Games Edinburgh Sports 1980s Australia Queensland 27 33 30 S 153 3 44 E type:event_region:AU-QLD title Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games in Australia Category:International sports competitions in Brisbane Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games, 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games