1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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| Host city | Cardiff, Wales | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nations participating | 35 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1122 | ||
| Events | 94 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 18 July | ||
| Closing ceremony | 26 July | ||
| Queen's Baton Final Runner | Ken Jones | ||
| Main venue | Cardiff Arms Park | ||
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The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, Wales from 18–26 July 1958.
Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games and 23 countries and dependencies won medals, including, for the first time, Singapore, Ghana, Kenya and the Isle of Man.
The Cardiff Games introduced the Queen's Baton Relay, which has been conducted as a prelude to every British Empire and Commonwealth Games ever since.
Venues
The Commonwealth Games, including the opening and closing ceremonies, were held at the Cardiff Arms Park in the centre Cardiff. A new Wales Empire Pool was constructed for the event. The Sophia Gardens Pavilion was used for the boxing and wrestling events, and Maindy Stadium was used for cycling. 178,000 tickets were eventually sold during the Games.[1][2]
Participating teams
Countries that participated
36 teams[3] were represented (and 1,100 athletes),[4] being the largest number to date, with a significant number of teams competing for the first time at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
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Ceylon
Dominica
England
Fiji
Ghana
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Hong Kong
India
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Jersey
Kenya
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Malta
Mauritius
New Zealand
Nigeria
North Borneo
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Northern Rhodesia
Pakistan
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Sarawak
Scotland
Singapore
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South Africa – the last appearance of South Africa at the Games until 1994.[4] 
Southern Rhodesia
Trinidad and Tobago 
Uganda
Wales
Medals by country
Original poster from the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Postage stamp
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 29 | 22 | 29 | 80 |
| 2 | Australia | 27 | 22 | 17 | 66 |
| 3 | South Africa | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | Jamaica | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | 1 | 10 | 16 | 27 |
| 11 | Wales | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Bahamas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Malaya | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | British Guiana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Southern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kenya | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Northern Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 94 | 94 | 104 | 292 | |
Medals by event
Athletics
Bowls
Boxing
Boxing Events were at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Flyweight | Men | Jackie Brown (SCO) | Tommy Bache (ENG) | Peter Lavery (NIR) |
| Donald Braithwaite (WAL) | ||||
| Bantamweight | Men | Howard Winstone (WAL) | Oliver "Frankie" Taylor (AUS) | Olfred Owen (SCO) |
| Richard Hanna (NIR) | ||||
| Featherweight | Men | Wally Taylor (AUS) | Malcolm Collins (WAL) | Gert Coetzee (SAF) |
| John McClory (NIR) | ||||
| Lightweight | Men | Dick McTaggart (SCO) | James Jordan (NIR) | John Cooke (ENG) |
| Thomas Donovan (NZL) | ||||
| Light Welterweight | Men | Henry Loubscher (SAF) | Robert Kane (SCO) | Joseph Jacobs (ENG) |
| Raymond Galante (CAN) | ||||
| Welterweight | Men | Joseph Greyling (SAF) | Thomas Kawere (UGA) | Robert Dickson Scott (SCO) |
| Brian Nancurvis (ENG) | ||||
| Light Middleweight | Men | Grant Webster (SAF) | Stuart Pearson (ENG) | James Arthur Walters (CAN) |
| Bill Brown (WAL) | ||||
| Middleweight | Men | Terry Milligan (NIR) | Philippus du Plessis (SAF) | Robert Piau (CAN) |
| John Caiger (ENG) | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Men | Tony Madigan (AUS) | Robert Higgins (WAL) | William Bannon (SCO) |
| Gerhardus Jacobus De Bruyn (SAF) | ||||
| Heavyweight | Men | Daniel Bekker (SAF) | David Thomas (ENG) | Roger Pleace (WAL) |
| Gbadegesin Salawu (NGR) |
Cycling
Track
The track cycling events were held at the Maindy Stadium in Cardiff.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Time Trial | Men | Neville Tong (ENG) | 00:01:12 | Warren Scarfe (AUS) | 00:01:12 | Warwick Dalton (NZL) | 00:01:13 |
| Sprint | Men | Dick Ploog (AUS) | Karl Barton (ENG) | Lloyd Binch (ENG) | |||
| Individual Pursuit | Men | Norman Sheil (ENG) | 00:05:10 | Tom Simpson (ENG) | 00:05:11 | Warwick Dalton (NZL) | 00:05:15 |
| 10 Miles Scratch | Men | Ian Browne (AUS) | 00:21:40 | Warren Johnston (NZL) | Don Skene (WAL) | ||
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Road Race | Men | Ray Booty (ENG) | 05:16:34 | Frank Brazier (AUS) | 05:19:22 | Stuart Slack (IOM) | 05:19:22 |
Fencing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Foil | Men | Raymond Paul (ENG) | Ivan Lund (AUS) | René Paul (ENG) |
| Foil - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | Wales (WAL) |
| Épée | Men | Bill Hoskyns (ENG) | Mike Howard (ENG) | Allan Jay (ENG) |
| Épée - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Canada (CAN) | Australia (AUS) |
| Sabre | Men | Bill Hoskyns (ENG) | Ralph Cooperman (ENG) | Mike Amberg (ENG) |
| Sabre - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | Wales (WAL) |
| Foil | Women | Gillian Sheen (ENG) | Barbara McCreath (AUS) | Mary Glen-Haig (ENG) |
Rowing
The rowing events were held on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Single Sculls | Men | Stuart Mackenzie (AUS) | 00:07:20 | James Hill (NZL) | 00:07:24 | Russell Carver (ENG) | 00:07:27 |
| Double Sculls | Men | Mike Spracklen & Geoffrey Baker (ENG) | 00:06:54 | Mervyn Wood & Stuart Mackenzie (AUS) | 00:07:01 | Norman Suckling & James Hill (NZL) | +0.75 lgths |
| Coxless Pairs | Men | Bob Parker & Reginald Douglas (NZL) | 00:07:11 | Jonathan Hall & Stewart Douglas-Mann (ENG) | 00:07:14 | Stephen Roll & Kevin Webb (AUS) | 00:07:33 |
| Coxless Fours | Men | Roger Pope, Keith Shakell, David Young & Creighton Redman (ENG) | 00:06:34 | Glen Smith, Malcolm Turnbull, Richard McClure & John Madden (CAN) | 00:06:39 | David Edwards, John Fage, David Prichard & John Edwards (WAL) | 00:06:48 |
| Coxed Fours | Men | Colin Porter, John Vigurs, Simon Crosse, Michael Beresford & Richard Gabriel (ENG) | 00:06:46 | Donald Arnold, Walter D'Hondt, David Helliwell, Lawrence Stapleton & Sohen Biln (CAN) | 00:06:53 | Graeme Allen, Ralfe Currall, Kevin Evans, Lionel Robberds & Roland Waddington (AUS) | NTT |
| Eights | Men | A.A. MacKinnon, D.J. Arnold, D.W. Pretty, G.A. Mervyn, I.W. d'Hondt, L.K. Loomer, R.A. Wilson, S. Biln, & W.A. McKerlich (CAN) | 00:05:51 | Bruce Leonard Evans, Graeme Keith Allan, Kenneth Philip Railton, Kevin John Evans, Lionel Philip Robberds, Neville John Clinton, Ralph Raymond Currall, Roland Peter Waddington, & Victor Albert Schweikert (AUS) | 00:05:56 | A.C. Hancox, D.S.S. Elliot, Dennis R. Mount, H.A. Wober, J.A. Stephenson, J.F.C. Badcock, J.P. McK. Thomson, R.J. Workman, & R.L. Penney (ENG) | 00:06:10 |
Swimming
Swimming events were held at the Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 yd freestyle | John Devitt (AUS) | 56.6 | Gary Chapman (AUS) | 56.6 | Geoff Shipton (AUS) | 57.0 |
| 440 yd freestyle | John Konrads (AUS) | 4:25.9 | Ian Black (SCO) | 4:28.5 | Gary Winram (AUS) | 4:32.4 |
| 1650 yd freestyle | John Konrads (AUS) | 17:45.4 | Gary Winram (AUS) | 18:17.2 | Murray McLachlan (SAF) | 18:19.2 |
| 110 yd backstroke | John Monckton (AUS) | 1:01.7 | John Hayres (AUS) | 1:03.5 | Robert Wheaton (CAN) | 1:06.5 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | Terry Gathercole (AUS) | 2:41.6 | Peter Rocchi (SAF) | 2:44.9 | Chris Walkden (ENG) | 2:47.3 |
| 220 yd butterfly | Ian Black (SCO) | 2:22.6 | Graham Symonds (ENG) | 2:25.5 | Brian Wilkinson (AUS) | 2:31.0 |
| 4×220 yd freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Gary Chapman Brian Wilkinson John Konrads John Devitt | 8:33.4 | Scotland (SCO) Athole Still Ian Black James Leiper Bob Sreenan | 8:54.2 | Canada (CAN) Kenneth Williams Peter Bell Cam Grout William Slater | 9:01.8 |
| 4×110 yd medley relay | Australia (AUS) Gary Chapman John Monckton John Devitt Terry Gathercole | 4:14.2 | Canada (CAN) George Park Kenneth Williams Peter Bell Bob Wheaton | 4:26.3 | England (ENG) Christopher Walkden Graham Sykes Graham Symonds Neil McKechnie | 4:26.4 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 yd freestyle | Dawn Fraser (AUS) | 1:01.4 | Lorraine Crapp (AUS) | 1:03.8 | Alva Colquhoun (AUS) | 1:04.0 |
| 440 yd freestyle | Ilsa Konrads (AUS) | 4:49.4 | Dawn Fraser (AUS) | 5:00.8 | Lorraine Crapp (AUS) | 5:06.7 |
| 110 yd backstroke | Judy Grinham (ENG) | 1:11.9 | Margaret Edwards (ENG) | 1:12.6 | Philippa Gould (NZL) | 1:13.7 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) | 2:53.5 | Jackie Dyson (ENG) | 2:58.2 | Chris Gosden (ENG) | 2:58.4 |
| 110 yd butterfly | Beverley Bainbridge (AUS) | 1:13.5 | Tessa Staveley (NZL) | 1:14.4 | Margaret Iwasaki (CAN) | 1:15.9 |
| 4×110 yd freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Alva Colquhoun Dawn Fraser Lorraine Crapp Sandra Morgan | 4:17.4 | Canada (CAN) Gladys Priestley Margaret Iwasaki S.J. Sangster Sara Barber | 4:30.0 | England (ENG) B.O. Noakes Diana Wilkinson Judy Grinham M.A. Marshall | 4:31.5 |
| 4×110 yd medley relay | England (ENG) Judy Grinham Anita Lonsbrough Christine Gosden Diana Wilkinson | 4:54.0 | Australia (AUS) Alva Colquhoun Barbara Evans Beverley Bainbridge Gergaynia Beckett | 4:55.1 | Canada (CAN) Gladys Priestley I.C.B. Service Margaret Iwasaki Sara Barber | 5:01.6 |
Diving
Diving events were held at the Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Keith Collin (ENG) | 126.78 | Bill Patrick (CAN) | 124.62 | Peter Tarsey (ENG) | 118.81 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Peter Heatly (SCO) | 147.79 | Brian Phelps (ENG) | 144.49 | Ray Cann (ENG) | 138.5 |
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Charmain Welsh (ENG) | 118.81 | Irene MacDonald (CAN) | 117.01 | Liz Ferris (ENG) | 113.3 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Charmain Welsh (ENG) | 77.23 | Ann Long (ENG) | 73.69 | Molly Wieland (ENG) | 65.82 |
Weightlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Bantamweight - Overall | Men | Reginald Gaffley (SAF) | 299 | Ronald Brownbill (ENG) | 285.5 | Marcel Gosselin (CAN) | 274 |
| Featherweight - Overall | Men | Tan Ser Cher (SIN) | 310.5 | Chung Kum Weng (MAS) | 306 | Rodney Wilkes (TRI) | 304 |
| Lightweight - Overall | Men | Tan Howe Liang (SIN) | 358 | Harry Webber (SAF) | 340 | Ben Helfgott (ENG) | 340 |
| Middleweight - Overall | Men | Blair Blenman (BAR) | 360.5 | Winston McArthur (BGU) | 360.5 | Adrian Gilbert (CAN) | 356 |
| Light Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Phil Caira (SCO) | 396.5 | Sylvanus Blackman (BAR) | 385.5 | Jack Kestell (SAF) | 385.5 |
| Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Manny Santos (AUS) | 403.5 | Tan Kim Bee (MAS) | 392 | Leonard Treganowan (AUS) | 378.5 |
| Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Ken McDonald (ENG) | 455.5 | Dave Baillie (CAN) | 446.5 | Arthur Shannos (AUS) | 394.5 |
Wrestling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Flyweight | Men | Ian Epton (SAF) | Shujah-ud-Din (PAK) | Fred Flannery (CAN) |
| Bantamweight | Men | Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) | Geoff Jameson (AUS) | Daniel van der Walt (SAF) |
| Featherweight | Men | Abraham Geldenhuys (SAF) | Siraj-ud-Din (PAK) | Albert Aspen (ENG) |
| Lightweight | Men | Muhammad Ashraf (PAK) | Alastair Duncan (SCO) | Anthony Ries (SAF) |
| Welterweight | Men | Muhammad Bashir (PAK) | Lachmi Kant Pandey (IND) | Coenraad de Villiers (SAF) |
| Middleweight | Men | Hermanus van Zyl (SAF) | George Farquhar (SCO) | Ray Myland (ENG) |
| Light Heavyweight | Men | Jacob Theron (SAF) | Muhammad Ali (PAK) | Bob Steckle (CAN) |
| Heavyweight | Men | Lila Ram Sangwan (IND) | Jacobus Hanekom (SAF) | Ray Mitchell (AUS) |
References
- ↑ Williams (Ed.), Stewart (1973). "Chapter 2: J.H.Morgan reviews fifty years of sport in Cardiff". The Cardiff Book: Volume I. Stewart Williams Publishers. pp. 35–36. ISBN 0-900807-05-9.
- ↑ "A brief history of Sophia Gardens". ESPN. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "1958 BRITISH EMPIRE & COMMONWEALTH GAMES". http://www.thecgf.com/. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - 1 2 Prior, Neil (19 July 2012). "Cardiff Empire Games 1958: A 'triumph' for Wales". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
External links
- Pathe news: Commonwealth Games Cardiff 1958 reel 1
- Pathe news: Commonwealth Games Cardiff 1958 reel 2
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
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