New Zealand at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
New Zealand at the 1982 Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NZL |
CGA | New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
Website | www |
in Brisbane, Australia | |
Competitors | 112 |
Flag bearer | Robin Tait |
Officials | 43 |
Medals Ranked 5th |
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Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 112 competitors and 43 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Brisbane, Australia, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flag bearer at the opening and closing ceremonies was veteran discus thrower Robin Tait. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 26 medals, five of which were gold.
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.
Medal tables
[edit]New Zealand was fifth on the medal table in 1982, with a total of 26 medals, including five gold.
Medals by sport | ||||||
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Sport | Total | |||||
Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
Cycling | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
Archery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Wrestling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
Lawn bowls | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Diving | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
Medals by gender | ||||||
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Gender | Total | |||||
Male | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | ||
Female | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
Mixed / open | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Total | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
Competitors
[edit]The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the games according to gender and sport.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Archery | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Athletics | 20 | 12 | 32 |
Badminton | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Boxing | 6 | — | 6 |
Cycling | 12 | — | 12 |
Diving | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Lawn bowls | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Shooting | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Swimming | 9 | 6 | 15 |
Weightlifting | 7 | — | 7 |
Wrestling | 6 | — | 6 |
Total | 84 | 28 | 112 |
Archery
[edit]Athlete | Event | Total score | Rank |
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Neroli Fairhall | Women's individual | 2373 pts | |
Ann Shurrock | Women's individual | 2327 pts | 4 |
Athletics
[edit]Track and road
[edit]Field
[edit]Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Pamela Hendren | Women's long jump | Q | 6.33 m | 8 | |
Noeline Hodgins | Women's long jump | Q | 6.27 m | 9 | |
David Hookway | Men's javelin throw | — | 69.72 m | 8 | |
Glenda Hughes | Women's shot put | — | 14.13 m | 9 | |
Terry Lomax | Men's high jump | — | 2.10 m | 11 | |
Kieran McKee | Men's pole vault | — | 4.70 m | 7 | |
Mike O'Rourke | Men's javelin throw | — | 89.48 m GR | ||
Mark Robinson | Men's discus throw | — | NM | – | |
Robin Tait | Men's discus throw | — | 54.22 m | 8 | |
Roger Te Puni | Men's high jump | — | 2.13 m | 8 | |
Stephen Walsh | Men's long jump | — | 7.75 m |
Combined
[edit]- Men's decathlon
Athlete | 100 m | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | 400 m | 110 m hurdles | Discus throw | Pole vault | Javelin throw | 1500 m | Overall points | Rank |
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Peter Dyer | 11.42 705 pts | 6.96 m 812 pts | 11.92 m 594 pts | 1.83 m 707 pts | 49.38 833 pts | 16.38 714 pts | 41.76 m 720 pts | 4.30 m 884 pts | 59.20 m 751 pts | 4:28.99 596 pts | 7316 pts | 5 |
- Women's heptathlon
Athlete | 100 m hurdles | Shot put | High jump | 200 m | Long jump | Javelin throw | 800 m | Overall points | Rank |
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Karen Forbes | 15.05 743 pts | 11.00 m 656 pts | 1.65 m 885 pts | 25.55 799 pts | 5.80 m 862 pts | 26.52 m 534 pts | 2:18.42 809 pts | 5288 pts | 9 |
Terry Genge | 14.11 852 pts | 12.42 m 745 pts | 1.62 m 854 pts | 25.33 818 pts | 5.91 m 886 pts | 34.02 m 669 pts | 2:14.96 855 pts | 5679 pts | 5 |
Badminton
[edit]Singles
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Chris Bullen | Men's singles | Bye | Shaylor (SCO) W 15–5 15–7 | Sutton (WAL) W 15–12 15–7 | Yates (ENG) L 3–15 6–15 | did not advance | ||
Robin Denton | Women's singles | Underwood (NIR) L 7–11 4–11 | did not advance | |||||
John Miles | Men's singles | Moore (IOM) W 15–4 15–3 | White (SCO) L 7–15 15–4 5–15 | did not advance | ||||
Graeme Robson | Men's singles | Bye | Gandhe (IND) L 9–15 9–15 | did not advance | ||||
Allison Sinton | Women's singles | Bye | Cannell (IOM) W 11–3 11–1 | Ghia (IND) L 10–12 8–11 | did not advance | |||
Toni Whittaker | Women's singles | Bye | Andrews (NIR) W 11–2 11–0 | Beckman (ENG) L 3–11 2–11 | did not advance | |||
Steve Wilson | Men's singles | Bridge (ENG) L 4–15 8–15 | did not advance |
Doubles
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Chris Bullen Graeme Robson | Men's doubles | — | Bye | Dew / Yates (ENG) L 13–15 7–15 | did not advance | |||
Phil Horne Steve Wilson | Men's doubles | — | Gallagher / Hamilton (SCO) W 15–8 15–10 | Freitag / MacDougall (CAN) L 7–15 15–6 14–18 | did not advance | |||
Robin Denton Toni Whittaker | Women's doubles | — | Bye | Crossan / Underwood (NIR) W 15–9 5–15 15–6 | Chapman / Podger (ENG) L 11–15 3–15 | did not advance | ||
Robin Denton Steve Wilson | Mixed doubles | Wong / Chan (HKG) W 18–16 18–16 | Underwood / McIlwaine (NIR) W 15–4 15–6 | Singh / Singh (IND) W 15–6 15–2 | Backhouse / Johnson (CAN) W 15–9 13–18 15–3 | Chapman / Dew (ENG) L 11–15 10–15 | Cunningham / James (AUS) W 15–5 15–1 | |
Allison Sinton Phil Horne | Mixed doubles | Bye | Skillings / Priestman (CAN) L 15–9 15–17 12–15 | did not advance | ||||
Toni Whittaker Graeme Robson | Mixed doubles | Bye | Tong / Kwok (HKG) W 15–10 15–2 | Cunningham / James (AUS) L 15–5 10–15 3–15 | did not advance |
Teams
[edit]Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank | ||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Chris Bullen Robin Denton Phil Horne John Miles Graeme Robson Allison Sinton Toni Whittaker Steve Wilson | Mixed team | Canada L 1–4 | Malaysia W 4–1 | Isle of Man W 5–0 | Zimbabwe W 5–0 | Hong Kong W 5–0 | England L 0–5 | Australia L 2–3 | 4 |
Boxing
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Peter Warren | Bantamweight | — | Webb (NIR) L | did not advance | |||
Billy Meehan | Featherweight | — | Ruru (PNG) W | Konyegwachie (NGR) L | did not advance | ||
Michael Sykes | Lightweight | — | Tink (AUS) L | did not advance | |||
Apelu Ioane | Light welterweight | Bye | Ossai (NGR) L | did not advance | |||
Steven Renwick | Welterweight | — | Pyatt (ENG) L | did not advance | |||
Kevin Barry | Light heavyweight | — | Ah Hoy (SAM) W | Mudire (KEN) W | Kirisa (UGA) L WO | Did not advance |
Cycling
[edit]Road
[edit]Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Stephen Cox | Men's individual road race | 4:36:36.32 | 14 |
Blair Stockwell | Men's individual road race | 4:40:27.42 | 20 |
Roger Sumich | Men's individual road race | 4:34:41.35 | |
Jack Swart | Men's individual road race | 4:36:36.45 | 15 |
Stephen Carton Stephen Cox Blair Stockwell Jack Swart | Men's 100 km team time trial | 2:10:55.96 |
Track
[edit]- Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete | Round 1 | First-round repechages | Round 2 | Second-round repechages | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
Clem Captein | Wilson (AUS) L | Altwasser (CAN) L | did not advance | |||||
Mike McRedmond | Altwasser (CAN) W 11.668 | Bye | Lacouline (CAN) W 11.635 | Bye | Tinsley (ENG) W 11.532, W 11.393 | Weller (JAM) W 11.703, W 11.624 | Tucker (AUS) L, L | |
Murray Steele | Ongaro (CAN) L | Cockerton (ZIM) W 13.136 | Weller (JAM) W 12.159 | Bye | Wilson (AUS) W 12.249, L, W 12.189 | Tucker (AUS) L, L | Weller (JAM) W 11.520, W 11.473 |
- Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Craig Adair | 1:06.954 | |
Anthony Cuff | 1:10.362 | 9 |
Murray Steele | 1:07.984 | 5 |
- Men's 4000 m pursuit
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarter-finals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
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Time | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | |||
Craig Adair | Individual pursuit | 4:57.287 | 5 Q | Wallace (ENG) L | did not advance | 5 | |
Anthony Cuff | Individual pursuit | 4:58.088 | 6 Q | Stieda (CAN) L | did not advance | 6 | |
Brian Fowler | Individual pursuit | 4:58.362 | 8 Q | Turtur (AUS) L | did not advance | 8 | |
Clem Captein Brian Fowler Graeme Miller Murray Steele | Team pursuit | 4:36.038 | 2 Q | — | Canada W 4:30.623 | Australia L |
- Men's 10 miles scratch race
Athlete | Time | Rank |
---|---|---|
Craig Adair | 19:57.190 | 5 |
Anthony Cuff | 20:09.110 | 23 |
Graeme Miller | 19:57.924 | 10 |
Diving
[edit]Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Kay Cummings | Women's 3 m springboard | 351.09 | 13 |
Women's 10 m platform | 301.08 | 8 | |
Ann Fargher | Women's 3 m springboard | 377.55 | 11 |
Mark Graham | Men's 3 m springboard | 551.46 | |
Gary Lamb | Men's 3 m springboard | 463.32 | 8 |
Lawn bowls
[edit]Athlete | Event | Round robin | Rank | ||||||||||||||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
Peter Belliss | Men's singles | Corkill (NIR) W 21–3 | Tso (HKG) W 21–10 | Gaunder (FIJ) W 21–11 | Beare (ZIM) L 15–21 | Parrella (AUS) W 21–18 | Hankey (ZAM) W 21–15 | Thackray (BOT) W 21–10 | Gill (CAN) W 21–15 | Green (SWZ) W 21–10 | Windsor (ENG) W 21–15 | Croft (PNG) W 21–6 | Wood (SCO) L 7–21 | — | |||
Ian Dickison Phil Skoglund | Men's pairs | Wales L 17–24 | Fiji L 19–21 | Botswana W 40–8 | Zimbabwe W 21–17 | Zambia W 47–5 | Australia D 16–16 | Canada W 28–10 | Scotland L 21–24 | Papua New Guinea W 30–9 | Northern Ireland L 16–20 | England W 25–19 | Kenya W 50–5 | Hong Kong L 16–19 | Jersey D 17–17 | — | 6 |
Rowan Brassey Morgan Moffat Danny O'Connor Jim Scott | Men's fours | Northern Ireland L 13–21 | Fiji W 27–11 | Wales W 29–11 | Papua New Guinea W 20–16 | Botswana W 27–20 | Hong Kong W 27–14 | England W 20–19 | Canada W 39–7 | Australia L 14–28 | Zambia W 25–8 | Zimbabwe W 24–11 | Swaziland W 41–8 | Scotland W 19–12 | — | ||
Pearl Dymond Jennifer Simpson Joyce Osborne | Women's triples | Kenya W 26–7 | Scotland W 23–19 | Zambia L 13–18 | Samoa L 14–15 | Wales W 18–14 | Papua New Guinea W 18–16 | Swaziland W 28–17 | Canada W 20–12 | Botswana W 23–5 | England W 30–10 | Hong Kong W 26–12 | Fiji W 23–7 | Zimbabwe W 24–14 | Northern Ireland L 14–20 | Australia L 11–20 |
Shooting
[edit]Pistol
[edit]Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Rex Hamilton | Open air pistol | 562 | 10 |
Open free pistol | 537 | 5 | |
Open centre-fire pistol | 545 | 16 | |
Barrie Wickins | Open air pistol | 559 | 13 |
Open free pistol | 532 | 6 | |
Rex Hamilton Barrie Wickins | Open air pistol pairs | 1113 | 4 |
Open free pistol pairs | 1075 |
Rifle
[edit]Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Leon Griebel | Open small-bore rifle prone | 1169 | 12 |
John Hastie | Open full-bore rifle | 375 | 19 |
Jack Scott | Open small-bore rifle prone | 1162 | 18 |
John Whiteman | Open full-bore rifle | 383 | 5 |
Leon Griebel Jack Scott | Open small-bore rifle prone pairs | 1167 | 9 |
John Hastie John Whiteman | Open full-bore rifle pairs | 557 | 6 |
Shotgun
[edit]Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Robin Collins | Open trap | 178 | 11 |
Graham Geater | Open trap | 169 | 18 |
Paul McGowan | Open skeet | 181 | 14 |
John Woolley | Open skeet | 197 GR | |
Robin Collins Graham Geater | Open trap pairs | 176 | 6 |
Paul McGowan John Woolley | Open skeet pairs | 187 | 4 |
Swimming
[edit]Weightlifting
[edit]Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total | Rank |
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Kevin Judson | Featherweight | 100.0 kg | 127.5 kg | 227.5 kg | 5 |
Terry Williams | Lightweight | 110.0 kg | 145.0 kg | 255.0 kg | 7 |
Michael Bernard | Middleweight | 125.0 kg | 165.0 kg | 290.0 kg | 5 |
Phillip Sue | Middleweight | 125.0 kg | 160.0 kg | 285.0 kg | 6 |
Allister Nalder | Light heavyweight | 132.5 kg | 165.0 kg | 297.5 kg | 6 |
Peter Back | Middle heavyweight | 130.0 kg | 172.5 kg | 302.5 kg | 7 |
John Callaghan | Middle heavyweight | 145.0 kg | 172.5 kg | 317.5 kg | 6 |
Wrestling
[edit]Athlete | Event | Elimination rounds | Final / BM | Rank | ||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
Steve Reinsfield | Light flyweight | Steain (AUS) W 4–0 | Cooper (CAN) W 3.5–0.5 | Sarang (IND) L 0–4 | ||
Graeme Hawkins | Flyweight | Proctor (SCO) W 4–0 | Hoyt (AUS) L 0–2 | 4 | ||
Chris Maddock | Bantamweight | Kumar (IND) L 0.5–3.5 | Cumming (AUS) W 4–0 | Ubakha (NGR) W 3–1 | ||
Tony Goodrick | Featherweight | Dunbar (ENG) W 3–1 | Brown (AUS) L 1–3 | Atasie (NGR) L 1–3 | 4 | |
Ken Reinsfield | Welterweight | Halpin (SCO) W 4–0 | Green (AUS) W 3–1 | Singh (IND) L 1–3 | ||
Nigel Sargent | Light heavyweight | Davis (CAN) L 0.5–3.5 | Balogun (NGR) W 4–0 | Weir (NIR) W 4–0 |
Officials
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- Team manager – Bruce Ullrich[1]
- Weightlifting section manager – Dick Harris[2]
See also
[edit]- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Olympics
References
[edit]- ^ "New Zealanders honoured by Queen". The Press. 31 December 1986. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via PapersPast.
- ^ "N.Z. lifters out of medals for first time in 30 years". The Press. 6 October 1982. p. 27. Retrieved 19 September 2024 – via PapersPast.