# Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

At the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events took place at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia from 3–9 October 1982. A total of 39 events were contested, 23 for men and 16 for women athletes.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +5.9 m/s) details | Allan Wells (SCO) | 10.02 | Ben Johnson (CAN) | 10.05 | Cameron Sharp (SCO) | 10.07 |
| 200 metres (wind: +0.4 m/s) details | Mike McFarlane (ENG) Allan Wells (SCO) | 20.43 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Cameron Sharp (SCO) | 20.55 |
| 400 metres details | Bert Cameron (JAM) | 45.89 | Rick Mitchell (AUS) | 46.61 | Gary Minihan (AUS) | 46.68 |
| 800 metres details | Peter Bourke (AUS) | 1:45.18 | James Maina Boi (KEN) | 1:45.45 | Chris McGeorge (ENG) | 1:45.60 |
| 1500 metres details | Steve Cram (ENG) | 3:42.37 | John Walker (NZL) | 3:43:11 | Mike Boit (KEN) | 3:43.33 |
| 5000 metres details | Dave Moorcroft (ENG) | 13:33.00 | Nick Rose (ENG) | 13:35.97 | Peter Koech (KEN) | 13:36.95 |
| 10,000 metres details | Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 28:10.15 | Zakariah Barie (TAN) | 28:10:55 | Julian Goater (ENG) | 28:16.11 |
| Marathon details | Rob de Castella (AUS) | 2:09:18 | Juma Ikangaa (TAN) | 2:09:30 | Mike Gratton (ENG) | 2:12:06 |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: +1.9 m/s) details | Mark McKoy (CAN) | 13.37 GR | Mark Holtom (ENG) | 13.43 | Don Wright (AUS) | 13.58 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Garry Brown (AUS) | 49.37 | Peter Rwamuhanda (UGA) | 49.95 | Greg Rolle (BAH) | 50.50 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Julius Korir (KEN) | 8:23.94 | Graeme Fell (ENG) | 8:26.64 | Greg Duhaime (CAN) | 8:29:14 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Nigeria Lawrence Adegbehingbe Iziaq Adeyanju Samson Oyeledun Ikpoto Eseme | 39.15 | Canada Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Desai Williams Mark McKoy | 39.30 | Scotland Gus McCuaig Allan Wells Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster | 39.33 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | England Steve Scutt Garry Cook Todd Bennett Phil Brown | 3:05.45 | Australia Gary Minihan John Fleming Greg Parker Rick Mitchell | 3:05.82 | Kenya Elisha Bitok Juma Ndiwa John Anzrah James Maina Boi | 3:06:33 |
| 30 kilometres walk details | Steve Barry (WAL) | 2:10:16 | Marcel Jobin (CAN) | 2:12:24 | Guillaume Leblanc (CAN) | 2:14:56 |
| High jump details | Milton Ottey (CAN) | 2.31 m GR | Steve Wray (BAH) | 2.31 m GR | Clarence Saunders (BER) | 2.19 m |
| Pole vault details | Ray Boyd (AUS) | 5.20 m GR | Jeff Gutteridge (ENG) | 5.20 m GR | Graham Eggleton (SCO) | 5.20 m GR |
| Long jump details | Gary Honey (AUS) | 8.13 m GR | Steve Hanna (BAH) | 7.79 m | Steve Walsh (NZL) | 7.75 m |
| Triple jump details | Keith Connor (ENG) | 17.81 m (w) | Ken Lorraway (AUS) | 17.54 m (w) | Aston Moore (ENG) | 16.76 m |
| Shot put details | Bruno Pauletto (CAN) | 19.55 m | Mike Winch (ENG) | 19.36 m | Luby Chambul (CAN) | 17.46 m |
| Discus throw details | Bradley Cooper (BAH) | 64.04 m GR | Rob Gray (CAN) | 60.66 m | Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) | 60.34 m |
| Hammer throw details | Robert Weir (ENG) | 75.08 m GR | Martin Girvan (NIR) | 73.62 m | Chris Black (SCO) | 69.84 m |
| Javelin throw details | Mike O'Rourke (NZL) | 89.48 m GR | Laslo Babits (CAN) | 84.88 m | Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) | 80.22 m |
| Decathlon details | Daley Thompson (ENG) | 8410 pts | Dave Steen (CAN) | 8004 pts | Fidelis Obikwu (ENG) | 7726 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: +1.4 m/s) details | Angella Taylor (CAN) | 11.00 GR | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 11.03 | Coleen Pekin (AUS) | 11.24 |
| 200 metres (wind: +2.5 m/s) details | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 22.19 (w) | Kathy Smallwood (ENG) | 22.21 (w) | Angella Taylor (CAN) | 22.48 (w) |
| 400 metres details | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | 51.26 | Michelle Scutt (WAL) | 51.97 | Joslyn Hoyte-Smith (ENG) | 52.53 |
| 800 metres details | Kirsty McDermott (WAL) | 2:01.31 | Anne Clarkson (SCO) | 2:01:52 | Heather Barralet (AUS) | 2:01:70 |
| 1500 metres details | Christina Boxer (ENG) | 4:08.28 | Gillian Dainty (ENG) | 4:10.80 | Lorraine Moller (NZL) | 4:12:67 |
| 3000 metres details | Anne Audain (NZL) | 8:45:53 GR | Wendy Smith (ENG) | 8:48:47 | Lorraine Moller (NZL) | 8:55:76 |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: +4.5 m/s) details | Shirley Strong (ENG) | 12.78 | Lorna Boothe (ENG) | 12.90 | Sue Kameli (CAN) | 13.10 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Debbie Flintoff (AUS) | 55.89 GR | Ruth Kyalisima (UGA) | 57.10 | Yvette Wray (ENG) | 57.17 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | England Wendy Hoyte Kathy Smallwood Beverley Callender Sonia Lannaman | 43.15 GR | Canada Angela Bailey Marita Payne Angella Taylor Molly Killingbeck | 43.66 | Jamaica Lelieth Hodges Merlene Ottey Cathy Rattray Grace Jackson | 43.69 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Canada Charmaine Crooks Jillian Richardson Molly Killingbeck Angella Taylor | 3:27.70 | Australia Leann Evans Denise Boyd Debbie Flintoff Raelene Boyle | 3:27.72 | Scotland Sandra Whittaker Anne Clarkson Angela Bridgeman Linsey MacDonald | 3:32.92 |
| High jump details | Debbie Brill (CAN) | 1.88 m | Christine Stanton (AUS) | 1.88 m | Barbara Simmonds (ENG) | 1.83 m |
| Long jump details | Shonel Ferguson (BAH) | 6.91 m (w) | Robyn Strong (AUS) | 6.88 m (w) | Beverly Kinch (ENG) | 6.78 m |
| Shot put details | Judy Oakes (ENG) | 17.92 m GR | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 17.68 m | Rose Hauch (CAN) | 16.71 m |
| Discus throw details | Meg Ritchie (SCO) | 62.98 m GR | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 58.64 m | Lynda Whiteley (ENG) | 54.78 m |
| Javelin throw details | Sue Howland (AUS) | 64.46 m GR | Petra Rivers (AUS) | 62.28 m | Fatima Whitbread (ENG) | 58.86 m |
| Heptathlon details | Glynis Nunn (AUS) | 6282 pts | Judy Livermore (ENG) | 6214 pts | Jill Ross-Giffen (CAN) | 5981 pts |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 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 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 40 | 38 | 39 | 117 |

## Participation

* Australia (70)
* Bahamas (6)
* Barbados (5)
* Bermuda (1)
* Botswana (6)
* Canada (57)
* Cayman Islands (2)
* Cyprus (7)
* England (82)
* Fiji (11)
* Gambia (8)
* Ghana (12)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Guernsey (1)
* Guyana (2)
* Hong Kong (4)
* India (3)
* Isle of Man (5)
* Jamaica (8)
* Kenya (42)
* Malawi (5)
* Mauritius (5)
* New Zealand (33)
* Nigeria (12)
* Northern Ireland (6)
* Papua New Guinea (6)
* Saint Helena (1)
* Scotland (27)
* Solomon Islands (5)
* Swaziland (3)
* Tanzania (7)
* Tonga (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (7)
* Uganda (6)
* Vanuatu (4)
* Wales (21)
* Western Samoa (6)
* Zambia (9)
* Zimbabwe (19)