Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon

The men's marathon event was held on 8 October 1982. It started and finished at South Bank, next to the Brisbane River in Stanley Street.Brisbane, Australia.

Two of the Tanzanians, Juma Ikangaa and reigning champion Gidamis Shahanga, opened up a large lead (58 seconds at the 30 km mark), but Rob de Castella closed the gap in the final kilometres to win.