1982 Commonwealth Games
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| Host city
| Brisbane, Australia
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| Nations participating
| 45 Nations of the Commonwealth
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| Athletes participating
| 1,580
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| Events
| 143 events in 12 sports
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| Opening ceremony
| September 30, 1982
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| Closing ceremony
| October 9, 1982
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| Officially opened by
| The Duke of Edinburgh
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| Queen's Baton Final Runner
| Raelene Boyle
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| Main Stadium
| QEII Stadium
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| Motto
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The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named for Queen Elizabeth II). The stadium, which was later renamed the ANZ Stadium, is now called the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre. The stadium is at the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The [1982 Commonwealth Games Logo] was designed by Hugh Edwards, who was the winner of a nation-wide 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], and a gigantic 13-metre (42 feet 8 inches) high [mechanical "winking" kangaroo], who travelled around the stadium and winked at the crowd, and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Contents
Opening Ceremony
SportsSports contested during the 1982 Commonwealth Games included the following:
Medals tableThis 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.
Medals by Event
Closing CeremonyQueen Elizabeth 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 the car circled the stadium several times before finally leaving. Team members from other countries also joined in the running after the royal car. See also![[Matilda]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:1982-Commonwealth-Games-Mascot.jpg "[Matilda]")
Participating Nations
45 Commonwealth nations and territories took part at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. For an official listing of the participating countries, see [link]. See also: Gallery of Logos of Commonwealth Games Associations at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Bids for the 1982 Commonwealth GamesIn 1976, the bidding cities for the XIIth Commonwealth Games were: Lagos (Nigeria), Brisbane (Australia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Birmingham (England). Brisbane won the rights to stage the Games.TriviaThe commemorative poster, with the picture of Matilda during the Opening Ceremony of 1982 Commonwealth Games, was published by "The Courier-Mail". The black and white photo of Matilda winking at spectactors during the Opening Ceremony of 1982 Commonwealth Games, was published by "The Weekend Australia". External links
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