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England At The 1982 Commonwealth Games ...
England competed at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. England finished second in the medal table. Medal table (top three) The athletes that competed are listed below. Archery Athletics Badminton Bowls Boxing Cycling Diving Shooting Swimming Weightlifting Wrestling References {{Commonwealth Games medallists 1982 Nations at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 British Empire Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Games England
Commonwealth Games England (CGE) is the national Commonwealth Games Association for England. The council is responsible for supporting and managing the participation of Team England at the Commonwealth Games'. Predecessor The Commonwealth Games Council for England (CGCE) was originally responsible for 'Team England' and oversaw each team between the 1930 British Empire Games and Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the England teams at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Membership of the Games Council consisted of representatives from 26 different sports on the Commonwealth Games' Sports Programme, supported by a small salaried team.CGCE's President was gold medallist Sir Christopher Chataway, the first ever winner of the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award and a teammate of Sir Roger Bannister. Present organisation Following a review in 2009, the Commonwealth Games Council for England was disbanded and a new organisation, Commonwealth Games England, was establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Blagg
Paul Blagg (born 23 January 1960 in Guildford, Surrey) is a retired male race walker from England. Athletics career Blagg twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1988 and 1992). He set his personal best (3:59.55) in the 50 km race in 1987. He represented England in the 30 kilometres walk event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ..., Australia. Personal life Blagg is now a successful trainer and rider in point to point horse races. International competitions References sports-reference* 1960 births Living people Sportspeople from Guildford British male racewalkers English male racewalkers Commonwealth Games competitors for England Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athlete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Davies-Hale
Paul Davies-Hale (born 21 June 1962) is an English former long-distance runner. He won the 2000 metres steeplechase at the 1981 European Junior Championships and went on to represent Great Britain at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Career Davies-Hale was a promising junior cross-country runner from Rugeley, Staffordshire. He progressed to the track and represented England in the 3000 metres steeplechase event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. he then represented Great Britain at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics running the 3000m steeplechase. In 1985 he moved to Boulder, Colorado to train. He moved up to the longer distances of Half Marathon and eventually the Marathon. He won the 1989 Chicago Marathon, his first ever marathon, which was a hot and humid race. In the race he overtook compatriot David Long and beat Russian Ravil Kashapov by two minutes. In 1991, he finished second in the Great North Run just seven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Davies (athlete)
Diana Clare Davies (née Elliott; born 7 May 1961) is a retired female high jumper from Great Britain, born in Catworth. Her personal best of 1.95 metres set on 26 June 1982, at a meet in Oslo, Norway, stood as the UK national record until 2014. She competed at two Olympic Games, reaching the final on both occasions. In Los Angeles 1984, she finished in 9th place (1.88 m), while in Seoul 1988, she finished 8th (1.90m). Career As a 17-year-old, Diana Elliott finished second at the 1978 AAA Championships with 1.76 metres. She would also be runner-up at the 1980 AAAs Indoors and the 1981 AAAs Outdoors. Her breakthrough year came in 1982 when she broke the UK records, both indoors and outdoors. Indoors she broke Ann-Marie Cording's record of 1.91 m with a clearance of 1.94 to finish fifth at the European Indoor Championships in Milan. She then set a new outdoor mark of 1.95 m in Oslo, to add one centimetre to Louise Miller's previous record. The indoor record would survive for 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Dainty
Gillian Dainty (married name Green) (born 1958), is a female former athlete who competed for England. Athletics career Dainty was a three times National champion after winning the 1980, 1981 and 1983 AAA National Championships in the 1,500 metres. She represented England and won a silver medal in the 1,500 metres, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Four years later she represented England in the 1,500 metres event again, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th .... References 1958 births English female middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Cram
Stephen Cram, (born 14 October 1960) is a British retired track and field athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", after his home town, Cram set world records in the 1,500 m, 2,000 m, and the mile during a 19-day period in the summer of 1985. He was the first man to run 1,500 m under 3 minutes and 30 seconds. He won the 1 500 m gold medal at the 1983 World Championships and the 1,500 m silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games. In 2000, Cram co-founded international children’s charity COCO (Comrades of Children Overseas) with British Army Major Jim Panton after running the Bosnia Comrades ultramarathon in 1998. Cram remains chairman of COCO, an organisation which currently provides education to children living in poor, remote parts of East Africa. In 2008, Cram was appointed Chancellor of the University of Sunderland, replacing Lord Puttnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann-Marie Cording
Ann-Marie Theresa Cording (née Devally) (born 1959), is a female former athlete who competed for England. Athletics career Cording was a two times National champion after winning the 1980 and 1981 AAA National Championships in the high jump. She represented England in the high jump event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ..., Australia. References 1959 births English female high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{England-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Smallwood-Cook
Kathryn Jane Cook (née Smallwood; born 3 May 1960) is a former elite athlete, specialising in sprint and sprint relays. She is one of the most successful female sprinters in British athletics history. She is three-times an Olympic bronze medallist, including at 400 metres in Los Angeles 1984. Her other individual achievements include winning the 200m at the 1981 Universiade, finishing second in the 100m at the 1981 World Cup, and winning a bronze medal in the 200m at the 1983 World Championships. She is also three-times a winner of the British Athletics Writers' Association Female Athlete of the Year Award (1980–82). Cook held the UK National records for 100m, 200m and 400m for over 25 years. Her 100m best of 11.10secs, stood as the UK record from 1981–2008. Her 200m best of 22.10 secs, stood as the UK record from 1984-2015. She had first broken the 200m record in 1979. Her 400m best of 49.43, stood as the UK record from 1984–2013. She had first broken the 400m record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Cook
Garry Peter Cook (born 10 January 1958) is a former British track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres with a best time of 1:44.55 minutes. Athletics career He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his teammates Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett and Philip Brown. He was a world record holder in the rarely run 4×800 m relay as a part of a quartet that also contained Peter Elliott, Steve Cram and Sebastian Coe. They ran a time of 7 minutes 3.89 seconds on 30 August 1982 at Crystal Palace. He represented England in the 800 metres event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Four years later he represented England and won a gold medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Connor
Keith Leroy Connor (born 16 September 1957 in Anguilla, an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) is a male retired athlete who represented Great Britain and England. Athletics career Connor migrated with his parents to Great Britain in 1964. He went on to represent Great Britain as an athlete who mainly competed in the triple jump. He represented England and won a gold medal in the triple jump event, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Four years later he won the triple jump gold again when he represented England, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He then won the 1982 European Athletics Championships gold and a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Connor attended the University of Texas at El Paso in the USA from 1978–80 and later transferred the Southern Methodist University (SMU) where he competed with distinction in the US national collegiate (NCAA) Coaching career He retired from ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverley Goddard
Beverley Lanita Callender (née Goddard, born 28 August 1956) is an English former track and field sprinter. She competed for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Montreal 1976, Moscow 1980 and Los Angeles 1984, winning bronze medals in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1980 and 1984. She is also the 1981 World Student Games 100 metres champion. Career Goddard was born in Barbados and raised in England. She was a member of the Reading Athletic Club. In 1976, she competed at the Montreal Olympics, reaching the quarter finals of the 200 metres. She was coached by Jim Spooner. In 1978, she finished fourth in the 200 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, before winning gold in the 4 × 100 m relay along with Kathy Smallwood, Sharon Colyear and Sonia Lannaman. At the European Championshsips in Prague, the same quartet won a silver medal behind the Soviet Union and ahead of East Germany. In 1979, she won three medals at the World Student Games (Universiade), with bronz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesley Mallin
Lesley Karen Mallin married name Lesley Bryant (born 1956), is a female former athlete who competed for England. Athletics career Mallin was a National Champion after winning the 1980 AAA National Championship title in the discus. She represented England in the discus, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. After she married she competed under the name Bryant and represented England in the discus, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References 1956 births English female discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Living people Commonwealth Games competitors for England People from Totnes Sportspeople from Devon {{England-athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
