No, the nearest Commonwealth Games to 1980 were the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games.
Matilda the Kangaroo was the official mascot of the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Australia.
Brisbane, Australia
The Brisbane Commonwealth Games were held in 1982 and the state will host the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
The British Empire Games were held in Sydney in 1938. The first to be called the Commonwealth Games was in Brisbane in 1982.
Brisbane (qld).
The next Commonwealth Games to be held are the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
The last Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow in 2014.
Matilda the Kangaroo was the 1982 Commonwealth Games mascot.
The 1982 Commonwealth Games mascot was Matilda the Kangaroo. She was the first mascot for an Australian Commonwealth Games.
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne.
The 2014 Commonwealth Games were held in Glasgow, Scotland.