Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon

The men's marathon event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.[1]

The two Tanzanians, Juma Ikangaa and reigning champion Gidamis Shahanga, opened up a large lead (estimated at close to 500 metres), but Rob de Castella closed the gap in the final kilometres to win.

Results

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Robert de Castella Australia2:09:18
2nd, silver medalist(s)Juma Ikangaa Tanzania2:09:30
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Mike Gratton England2:12:06
4John Graham Scotland2:13:04
5Kevin Ryan New Zealand2:13:42
6Gidamis Shahanga Tanzania2:14:25
7Graham Laing Scotland2:14:54
8Ian Ray England2:15:11
9Mike Dyon Canada2:15:22
10Robert Wallace Australia2:15:24
11Raymond Smedley England2:15:50
12Samuel Hlawe Swaziland2:16:32
13Dennis Fowles Wales2:16:49
14Greg Hannon Northern Ireland2:17:32
15Peter Butler Canada2:18:17
16Sipho Gamedze Swaziland2:18:44
17Emmanuel Ndiemandoi Tanzania2:19:16
18Marios Kassianidis Cyprus2:19:51
19Sammy Mogere Kenya2:21:44
20Wilson Theleso Botswana2:23:10
21Esau Zwane Swaziland2:26:38
22Motsemme Kgaotsang Botswana2:27:39
23Musaope Phiri Zimbabwe2:28:27
24James Maweu Kenya2:29:15
25Esau Magwaza Zimbabwe2:30:34
26Matthews Kambale Malawi2:33:34
27Mackay Talasasa Solomon Islands2:36:16
28Abel Manumanua Papua New Guinea2:42:07
29Nicholas Akers Cayman Islands3:02:33
Lawrence Whitty AustraliaDNF
Shiri Chand FijiDNF
Wayne Madden FijiDNF
Gary Palmer New ZealandDNF
Donald Greig New ZealandDNF
Tau Tokwepota Papua New GuineaDNF
David Bonn Cayman IslandsDNS
Bineshwar Prasad FijiDNS
Nada Meta TanzaniaDNS
Steve Jones WalesDNS

References

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