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1982 Commonwealth Games

multi-sport event in Brisbane, Australia
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Summary

1982 Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of multi sport event entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (852 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Queensland[3]
  • Country: Australia[4]
  • Instance of: edition of the Commonwealth Games[5]
  • Location: Brisbane[6]
  • Commons category: 1982 Commonwealth Games[7]
  • Edition number: 12[8]
  • Has part(s): badminton at the 1982 Commonwealth Games[9]
  • Officially opened by: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh[10]
  • Start time: September 30, 1982[11]
  • End time: October 9, 1982[12]
  • Point in time: 1982[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:1982 Commonwealth Games[14]
  • Number of participants: 1580[15]
  • Sports season of league or competition: Commonwealth Games[16]
  • Date of official closure: October 9, 1982[17]

Why It Matters

1982 Commonwealth Games has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Australia Brisbane Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Topic's main category → Category:1982 Commonwealth Games
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ms', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', 'ru', '
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Queensland
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: edition of the Commonwealth Games"
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