Northern Ireland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

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Northern Ireland at the
1982 Commonwealth Games
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CGF code NIR
CGA Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
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in Brisbane, Australia
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
6
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Green harp flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland competed at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. [1]

Contents

Northern Ireland finished 17th in the medal table with three silver medals and three bronze medals. [2]

The Northern Irish team was named on 6 July 1982 and consisted of 58 athletes and 15 officials. [3]

Medalists

Silver

Bronze

Team

Officials

Archery

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Eddie Graham individual

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Freda Britton individual
Angela Goodall individual
Janet Yates individual Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Phil Beattie 400m hurdles
Colin Boreham decathlon
Martin Girvan hammer Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Greg Hannon marathon
Sean O'Neill 800m

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Sharon Hutchings high jump, long jump
Judith Robinson 100m hurdles

Badminton

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Peter Ferguson singles, doubles, mixed, team
Clifford McIlwaine mixed, team
Bill Thompson singles, doubles, mixed, team

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Linda Andrews singles, mixed, team
Ann Crossan singles, doubles, mixed, team
Diane Underwood singles, doubles, mixed, team

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ken Beattie 67kg welterweight
Tom Corr 71kg light-middleweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Gerry Duddy 51kg flyweight
Gary Duff 57kg featherweight
Gerry Hawkins -48kg light-flyweight
Davy Irving 63.5kg light-welterweight
Roy Webb 54kg bantamweight Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Séamus Downey road race
David Gardiner road race
Alastair Irvine scratch
Billy Kerr road race
Len Kirk road race, scratch
Gordon Scott scratch., time trial

Lawn bowls

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Sammy Allen fours/rinks Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Frank Campbell fours/rinks Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
David Corkill singles
Brendan McBrien pairs
John McCloughlin fours/rinks Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Billy McKelvey pairs
William Watson fours/rinks Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Nan Allely triples
Eileen Bell triples
Daisy Fraser triples

Shooting

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
David Peter Calvert Fullbore rifle, pair Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Roy McGowan trap
Clifford William Chesney Ogle 50m rifle prone, pair
Ken Stanford air, free, centre, rapid pistol
Trevor West skeet, skeet pair
Adrian Willis skeet, skeet pair

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Hazel Mackintosh Fullbore fifle pair Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Willie Johnston 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 200 medley
Simon Magowan 100, 200m backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 medley
Ashley Morrison 100, 200 butterfly, 200 medley

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Julie Parkes 100m butterfly, 100, 200m freestyle, 200 medley
Moya Sloane 100, 200m freestyle

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Don Coates 82.5kg light-heavyweight
Terry McGibbon 60kg featherweight

Wrestling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ivan Weir 90kg light-heavyweight

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Ursula Jumps For Joy" . Belfast Telegraph. 6 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 19 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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