Badminton at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Badminton
at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Badminton ; at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Chandler Sports Hall
Dates	30 September – 9 October
	← 1978 1986 →

Last updated October 11, 2022

The badminton competition at the 1982 Commonwealth Games took place in Brisbane, Australia from 30 September until 9 October 1982.^[1]

Medallists

Category	Gold	Silver	Score	Bronze
Men's singles	Syed Modi	Nick Yates	7-15, 15–6, 15–5	Razif Sidek
Women's singles	Helen Troke	Sally Podger	4-11, 11–3, 11–5	Gillian Clark
Men's doubles	Ong Beng Teong & Razif Sidek	Martin Dew & Nick Yates	15-10, 17-15	Pat Tryon & Paul Johnson
Women's doubles	Claire Backhouse & Johanne Falardeau	Gillian Clark & Karen Beckman	13-15, 18–16, 15–4	Karen Chapman & Sally Podger
Mixed doubles	Martin Dew & Karen Chapman	Duncan Bridge & Karen Beckman	18-13, 15-3	Steve Wilson & Robin Denton
Mixed team	England	Canada	5-0	Australia

Results

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Men's singles

Round of 16					Quarter-finals				Semi-finals			Final

1	Syed Modi	15	15
16	Tin Cheung Chan	5	1		Modi	15	15
8	Bob MacDougall	w/o			MacDougall	4	8
9	Babatunde Badiru	scr							Modi	15	15
5	Keith Priestman	15	18						Priestman	7	9
12	Michael Scandolera	11	14		Priestman	15	15
4	Pradeep Gandhe	15	4	15	Gandhe	8	9
13	Gordon Hamilton	11	15	11								Modi	7	15	15
6	Nick Yates	w/o										Yates	15	6	5
11	Mark Freitag	scr			Yates	15	15
3	Chris Bullen	15	15		Bullen	3	6
14	Philip Sutton	12	7						Yates	18	15	Third place
7	Razif Sidek	15	15						Sidek	16	8
10	Dipak Tailor	9	2		Sidek	8	15	15				Sidek	15	15
2	Sze Yu	15	15		Sze	15	9	9				Priestman	8	2
15	Alexander White	2	6

Women's singles

Round of 16					Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

1	Helen Troke	11	11
16	Julie McDonald	6	3		Troke	11	11
8	Diane Underwood	5	11	11	Underwood	3	2
9	Denyse Julien	11	9	5					Troke	11	8	11
5	Karen Beckman	5	11	11					Beckman	4	11	2
12	Toni Whittaker	11	9	5	Beckman	8	11	11
4	Amita Kulkarni	0	11	11	Kulkrani	11	8	2
13	Jane Youngberg	11	4	5									Troke	4	11	11
6	Sally Podger	11	11										Podger	11	3	5
11	Ann Crossan	0	0		Podger	11	11	11
3	Johanne Falardeau	11	11		Falardeau	12	4	7
14	Jane Forrest	5	1						Podger	7	12	12	Third place
7	Gillian Clark	11	11						Clark	11	11	10
10	Wong Har Ping	9	6		Clark	11	6	11					Clark	w/o
2	Ami Ghia	12	11		Ghia	5	11	3					Beckman	scr
15	Allison Sinton	10	8

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

	Ong Beng Teong Razif Sidek	15	15

	Philip Sutton Mark Richards	3	3
				Ong Sidek	15	15

				Bridge Tailor	11	10
	Duncan Bridge Dipak Tailor	15	17

	Bob MacDougall Mark Freitag	13	15
								Ong Sidek	15	17

								Dew Yates	10	15
	Martin Dew Nick Yates	15	15

	Sze Yu Wong Man Hing	3	1
				Dew Yates	15	14	15	Third place

				Tryon Johnson	12	17	7
	Pat Tryon Paul Johnson	15	15					Tryon Johnson	15	15	15

	Leroy D'Sa Pradeep Gandhe	3	13					Bridge Tailor	11	18	5

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

	Claire Backhouse Johanne Falardeau	15	7	15

	Alison Fulton Pamela Hamilton	12	15	4
					Backhouse Falardeau	11	15	15

					Chapman Podger	15	6	6
	Karen Chapman Sally Podger	15	15

	Robin Denton Toni Whittaker	11	3
									Backhouse Falardeau	13	18	15

									Clark Beckman	15	16	4
	Gillian Clark Karen Beckman	7	15	15

	Denyse Julien Sandra Skillings	15	12	7
					Clark Beckman	18	15		Third place

					Ghia Singh	17	12
	Ami Ghia Kanwal Thakur Singh	15	15						Chapman Podger	11	15	15

	Wong Har Ping Amy Chan	8	2						Ghia Singh	15	6	8

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals			Finals

	Martin Dew Karen Chapman	15	15

	Alexander White Christine Heatly	5	2
					Dew Chapman	15	15

					Wilson Denton	11	10
	Steve Wilson Robin Denton	15	15

	Paul Johnson Claire Backhouse	11	3
								Dew Chapman	18	15

								Bridge Beckman	13	3
	Duncan Bridge Karen Beckman	17	17

	Michael Scandolera Audrey Swaby	15	14
					Bridge Beckman	15	15	Third place

					James Cunningham	8	13
	Trevor James Jennifer Cunningham	13	15	15				Wilson Denton	15	15

	Wong Har Ping Amy Chan	15	11	6				James Cunningham	5	1

Mixed team

Semifinals

Team One	Team Two	Score
England	New Zealand	5-0
Canada	Australia	4-1

Bronze medal play-off

Team One	Team Two	Score
Australia	New Zealand	3-2

Final

England
5

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Helen Troke Jane Youngberg	11 2	11 6
2	Nick Yates Keith Priestman	15 12	15 4
3	Gillian Clark / Karen Beckman Claire Backhouse / Johanne Falardeau	15 5	9 15	15 8
4	Martin Dew / Steve Baddeley Bob MacDougall / Mark Freitag	15 5	15 6
5	Martin Dew / Karen Chapman Paul Johnson / Claire Backhouse	15 7	15 0

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References

↑ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

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[1] "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

[2] "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

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