# Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Australia hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane from 30 September to 9 October 1982. It was Australia's third time hosting the Games and twelfth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930. Australia won medals in eleven of the eleven sports that it entered.

## Medalists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Peter Bourke | Athletics | Men's 800 metres |
| Gold | Rob de Castella | Athletics | Men's marathon |
| Gold | Garry Brown | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Gold | Ray Boyd | Athletics | Men's pole vault |
| Gold | Gary Honey | Athletics | Men's long jump |
| Gold | Raelene Boyle | Athletics | Women's 400 metres |
| Gold | Debbie Flintoff | Athletics | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Gold | Sue Howland | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Gold | Glynis Nunn | Athletics | Women's heptathlon |
| Gold | Michael Turtur | Cycling | Men's 4000m individual pursuit |
| Gold | Kenrick Tucker | Cycling | Men's sprint |
| Gold | Gary West Kevin Nichols Michael Grenda Michael Turtur | Cycling | Men's 4000m team pursuit |
| Gold | Kevin Nichols | Cycling | Men's 10 mile scratch race |
| Gold | Jenny Donnet | Diving | Women's 3 metres springboard |
| Gold | Valerie Beddoe | Diving | Women's 10 metres platform |
| Gold | Rob Dobbins Keith Poole Bert Sharp Don Sherman | Lawn bowls | Men's fours |
| Gold | Phil Adams John Tremelling | Shooting | Men's free pistol – Pairs |
| Gold | Phil Adams Gregory Colber | Shooting | Men's air pistol – Pairs |
| Gold | Noel Ryan Alexander Taransky | Shooting | Men's centre-fire pistol – Pairs |
| Gold | Peter Heuke Alexander Taransky | Shooting | Men's rapid-fire pistol – Pairs |
| Gold | Keith Affleck Geoffrey Ayling | Shooting | Men's small bore rifle, prone |
| Gold | Alan Smith John Tremelling | Shooting | Men's full bore rifle – Pairs |
| Gold | Jim Ellis Terry Rumbel | Shooting | Men's trap – Pairs |
| Gold | Neil Brooks | Swimming | Men's 100 metres freestyle |
| Gold | Max Metzker | Swimming | Men's 1500 metres freestyle |
| Gold | Greg Fasala Michael Delany Graeme Brewer Neil Brooks | Swimming | Men's 4 x 100 metres freestyle |
| Gold | Graeme McGufficke Ron McKeon Paul Rowe Graeme Brewer | Swimming | Men's 4 x 200 metres freestyle |
| Gold | David Orbell Peter Evans Jon Sieben Neil Brooks | Swimming | Men's 4 x 100 metres medley |
| Gold | Tracey Wickham | Swimming | Women's 400 metres freestyle |
| Gold | Tracey Wickham | Swimming | Women's 800 metres freestyle |
| Gold | Lisa Forrest | Swimming | Women's 100 metres backstroke |
| Gold | Lisa Forrest | Swimming | Women's 200 metres backstroke |
| Gold | Lisa Curry | Swimming | Women's 100 metres butterfly |
| Gold | Michelle Ford | Swimming | Women's 200 metres butterfly |
| Gold | Lisa Curry | Swimming | Women's 200 metres individual medley |
| Gold | Lisa Curry | Swimming | Women's 400 metres individual medley |
| Gold | Nick Voukelatos | Weightlifting | Men's flyweight |
| Gold | Robert Kabbas | Weightlifting | Men's middle heavyweight |
| Gold | Dean Lukin | Weightlifting | Men's super heavyweight |
| Silver | Rick Mitchell | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
| Silver | Gary Minihan John Fleming Greg Parker Rick Mitchell | Athletics | Men's 4 x 400 metres |
| Silver | Ken Lorraway | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
| Silver | Leanne Evans Denise Boyd Debbie Flintoff Raelene Boyle | Athletics | Women's 4 x 400 metres |
| Silver | Christine Stanton | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Silver | Robyn Strong | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Silver | Gael Mulhall | Athletics | Women's shot put |
| Silver | Gael Mulhall | Athletics | Women's discus throw |
| Silver | Petra Rivers | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Silver | Douglas Sam | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
| Silver | John Watters Remo Sansonetti Ricky Flood Michael Lynch | Cycling | Men's team trial |
| Silver | Chris Wilson | Cycling | Men's individual time trial |
| Silver | Gary Hammond | Cycling | Men's 10 mile scratch race |
| Silver | Steve Foley | Diving | Men's 3 metres springboard |
| Silver | Steve Foley | Diving | Men's 10 metres platform |
| Silver | Robert Parrella | Lawn bowls | Men's singles |
| Silver | Phil Adams | Shooting | Men's air pistol |
| Silver | Terry Rumbel | Shooting | Men's trap |
| Silver | Ian Hale | Shooting | Men's skeet |
| Silver | Greg Fasala | Swimming | Men's 100 metres freestyle |
| Silver | Tim Ford | Swimming | Men's 1500 metres freestyle |
| Silver | David Orbell | Swimming | Men's 200 metres backstroke |
| Silver | Glen Beringen | Swimming | Men's 200 metres breaststroke |
| Silver | Paul Rowe | Swimming | Men's 200 metres butterfly |
| Silver | Angela Russell | Swimming | Women's 100 metres freestyle |
| Silver | Tracey Wickham | Swimming | Women's 200 metres freestyle |
| Silver | Michelle Ford | Swimming | Women's 800 metres freestyle |
| Silver | Georgina Parkes | Swimming | Women's 100 metres backstroke |
| Silver | Georgina Parkes | Swimming | Women's 200 metres backstroke |
| Silver | Janet Tibbits | Swimming | Women's 100 metres butterfly |
| Silver | Janet Tibbits | Swimming | Women's 200 metres butterfly |
| Silver | Michelle Pearson | Swimming | Women's 400 metres individual medley |
| Silver | Bill Stellios | Weightlifting | Men's lightweight |
| Silver | Tony Pignone | Weightlifting | Men's middleweight |
| Silver | Joe Kabalan | Weightlifting | Men's heavyweight |
| Silver | Bob Edmond | Weightlifting | Men's Super heavyweight |
| Silver | Cris Brown | Wrestling | Men's featherweight |
| Silver | Zsigmund Kelevitz | Wrestling | Men's lightweight |
| Silver | Wally Koenig | Wrestling | Men's middleweight |
| Bronze | Michael Coen | Archery | Men's event |
| Bronze | Gary Minihan | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
| Bronze | Don Wright | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
| Bronze | Colleen Pekin | Athletics | Women's 100 metres |
| Bronze | Heather Barralet | Athletics | Women's 800 metres |
| Bronze | Jenny Cunningham Maxine Evans Jane Forrest Audrey Swaby Mark Harry Paul Morgan Trevor James Mark Scandolera | Badminton | MixedTeam |
| Bronze | Grant Richards | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
| Bronze | Richard Reilly | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
| Bronze | Rodney Harberger | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Bronze | Brian Tink | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
| Bronze | Michael Turtur | Cycling | Men's 10 mile scratch race |
| Bronze | Valerie Beddoe | Diving | Women's 3 metres springboard |
| Bronze | Denis Dalton Peter Rheuben | Lawn bowls | Men's pairs |
| Bronze | Phil Adams | Shooting | Men's free pistol |
| Bronze | Noel Ryan | Shooting | Men's centre-fire pistol |
| Bronze | Norbert Jahn Anton Wurfel | Shooting | Men's air rifle – Pairs |
| Bronze | Alex Crikis Ian Hale | Shooting | Men's skeet- Pairs |
| Bronze | Michael Delany | Swimming | Men's 100 metres freestyle |
| Bronze | Ron McKeon | Swimming | Men's 200 metres freestyle |
| Bronze | Peter Evans | Swimming | Men's 100 metres breaststroke |
| Bronze | Jon Sieben | Swimming | Men's 200 metres butterfly |
| Bronze | Lisa Curry | Swimming | Women's 100 metres freestyle |
| Bronze | Susie Baumer | Swimming | Women's 200 metres freestyle |
| Bronze | Audrey Moore | Swimming | Women's 100 metres backstroke |
| Bronze | Michelle Pearson | Swimming | Women's 200 metres individual medley |
| Bronze | Lorenzo Orsini | Weightlifting | Men's bantamweight |
| Bronze | Mike Sabljak | Weightlifting | Men's middle heavyweight |
| Bronze | Ken Hoyt | Wrestling | Men's flyweight |
| Bronze | Murray Avery | Wrestling | Men's heavyweight |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | |
| Swimming | 13 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| Athletics | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| Shooting | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Cycling | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Diving | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Lawn bowls | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 39 | 29 | 107 |

## Officials

General Manager – James Barry
Manageress – Marjorie Nelson
Assistant Managers – Will Hoffman, Sol Spitalnic
Administrayive Officer – Bob Hemery
Office Assistants – Jeanette Brown, Anne Marie Harrison
Attache – Edward Thomson
Medical – Team Doctors – Dr Christopher Gale, DR Anthony Millar, Physiotherapist – Thomas Dobson, Masseur – Michael Kewley Section Officials – Archer Manager – Russell Barter, Achery Coach – Gordon Pawson; Athletics Manager – Wendy Ey, Assistant Managers – William Kitt, Margaret Mahoney, Coaches – Anthony Rice, Jean Roberts, Neville Sillitoe, Pamela Turney, Physiotherapist – Peter Duras, Masseur – Frederick Warwick; Badminton Manager – Don Stockins, Coach – Joy Twining; Lawn Bowls Manager – Edward Singleton, Coach – Clarence Watkins; Boxing Manager/Trainer – Paul Thompson, Assistant Trainer – Barry Parnell; Cycling Manager – Ray Godkin, Track Coach – Charlie Walsh, Road Coach – Alexander Fulcher, Mechanic – John Beasley; Shooting Manager – Peter Anderson, Coach – Tibor Gonczol, Assistant Coach – Donald Jones; Swimming Manager – Geoffrey Hare, Assistant Managers – Dr Diana Bendeich, Margaret Cain, Head Coach – Terry Buck, Coaches – Joe King, Lawrie Lawrence, John Rodgers, Bill Sweetenham, Ken Wood; Diving Manager – Col Hanlin, Coach – Peter Panayi; Weightlifting Manager – Ronald Nylander, Coaches – Paul Coffa, Bruce Walsh; Wrestling Manager – James Sinclair, Coach – Samuel Parker, Assistant Coach – Raymond Barry