Matilda the Kangaroo mascot for the 1982 Commonwealth Games (shown here during her circuit of the track at the stadium during the Games Opening Ceremony, and with a silhouette of Matilda and several joey kangaroos on a large screen, during Rolf Harris' segment)

Matilda turns her head and winks at the spectators during the Opening Ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games

The music soundtrack of the Opening Ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Queensland — (Audio tape cover). The pictures are of the 1982 Commonwealth Games Logo and Matilda, the 1982 Commonwealth Games Mascot

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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. Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A wink is an intentional facial expression, made by closing one eye and tensing the facial muscles above and below. ... A wink is an intentional facial expression, made by closing one eye and tensing the facial muscles above and below. ... The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, (Philip Mountbatten; born Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, 10 June 1921) is the husband and consort of Queen Elizabeth II. Originally a Prince of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip abandoned those titles to serve in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, but...

Highlights

Opening Ceremony - 30 September

Main article: 1982 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

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For information about the full ceremony, see the 1982 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony. The music soundtrack of the Opening Ceremony of the 1982 Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, Queensland — (Audio tape cover). ...

Day 1 - 1 October

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Other sports which were contested on the first day of competition included swimming and diving, weightlifting, shooting and bowls.

Day 2 - 2 October

Sports contested included swimming, diving, weightlifting, shooting, cycling, bowls and archery.

The day was marred by both Australia and Canada being disqualified in the 4 x 100 metres relay in swimming (both problems occurring during change-overs. The medals awarded for this race went to England, Scotland and New Zealand.

Day 3 - 3 October

Day 4 - 4 October

Sports contested included swimming, diving, ŕcycling, athletics, archery, hammer throwing and shooting.

The day was marred when Canada was again disqualified, this time in the 4 x 200 metres freestyle relay. Canada protested against the winners, Australia, as well as against their own disqualification.

Day 5 - 5 October

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Day 6 - 6 October

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Day 7 - 7 October

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Day 8 - 8 October

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Day 9 - 9 October

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Queen 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. Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ...

Sports

Sports contested during the 1982 Commonwealth Games included the following:

Athletics | Archery | Badminton | Bowls | Boxing | Cycling |

Shooting | Swimming | Diving | Weightlifting | Wrestling

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Medals table

This 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. Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion...

Pos	Country				Total
1	Australia	39	39	29	107
2	England	38	38	32	108
3	Canada	26	23	33	82
4	Scotland	8	6	12	26
5	New Zealand	5	8	13	26
6	India	5	8	3	16
7	Nigeria	5	0	8	13
8	Wales	4	4	1	9
9	Kenya	4	2	4	10
10	Bahamas	2	2	2	6
11	Jamaica	2	1	1	4
12	Tanzania	1	2	2	5
13	Malaysia	1	0	1	2
14	Fiji	1	0	0	1
14	Hong Kong	1	0	0	1
14	Zimbabwe	1	0	0	1
17	Northern Ireland	0	3	3	6
18	Uganda	0	3	0	3
19	Zambia	0	1	5	6
20	Guernsey	0	1	1	2
21	Bermuda	0	0	1	1
21	Singapore	0	0	1	1
21	Swaziland	0	0	1	1
		143	141	153	437

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Medals by Event

For information about individual medal winners and events, see:

Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

Australia hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland and their team was abbreviated AUS. This was their twelfth of 12 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games. ...

See also

Matilda

• 1982 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony

• Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games

• Australia at the Commonwealth Games

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Participating Nations

Countries and places which competed at the 1982 games

• 45 Commonwealth nations and territories took part at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.

• For an official listing of the participating countries, see Competing Countries 1982.

Bids for the 1982 Commonwealth Games

In 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.

Trivia

The commemorative poster, with the picture of Matilda during the Opening Ceremony of 1982 Commonwealth Games, was published by "The Courier-Mail". The Courier-Mail is a daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. ...

The black and white photo of Matilda winking at spectactors during the Opening Ceremony of 1982 Commonwealth Games, was published by "The Weekend Australia". The Australian (informally referred to as The Oz) is a national daily broadsheet newspaper published by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ...

The massive Matilda prop from the opening ceremony is now located at Wet'n'Wild Water World, a water park in the Gold Coast hinterland. Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ...

External links

• 1982 Commonwealth Games - Commonwealth Games official website
• 1982 Commonwealth Games Sports Program - Commonwealth Games official website
• Queen's Baton relay - Commonwealth Games official website
• 1982 Commonwealth Games - Host Cities and Countries of the Commonwealth Games
• 1982 Commwealth Games and Warana Festival - Brisbane City Council official website
• Commonwealth Games Federation
• Australian Commonwealth Games Association
• Archery Gold Medal winner at the 1982 Commonwealth Games - MSN Encarta Encyclopedia
• 1982 Commonwealth Games - including information about the Opening Ceremony - Australian Rowing History
• The ABC coverage of the 1982 Commonwealth Games - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• 1982 Commonwealth Games - The Games History
• About the former QEII Stadium, which was used for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and for the Atletics competition - Australian Stadiums website

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