1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

6th British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Host city Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Nations participating 35
Athletes participating 1122
Opening ceremony 18 July
Closing ceremony 26 July
Main Stadium Cardiff Arms Park

The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom 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.

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Participating teams

35 teams were represented, being the largest number to date, with a significant amount of teams competing for the first time.

(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold)

Medals by country

 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 3 3
20  Kenya 0 0 2 2
21  Ghana 0 0 1 1
 Isle of Man 0 0 1 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 1 1
Total 94 94 104 292

Medals by event

Athletics

Bowls

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles Men Phineas Danilowitz (SAF) Percy Baker (ENG) William Jackson (SRH)
Pairs Men John Morris & Richard Pilkington (NZL) John Myrdal & Rudolph van Vuuren (SAF) Hector Philp & William Yuill (SRH)
Fours Men England (ENG) South Africa (SAF) Northern Rhodesia (NRH)

Boxing

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 Gerhardus Jacobus De Bruyn (SAF)
Tony Madigan (AUS) Robert Higgins (WAL) William Bannon (SCO)
Heavyweight Men Daniel Bekker (SAF) David Thomas (ENG) Roger Pleace (WAL)
Gbadegesin Salawu (NGR)

Cycling

Track

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, John 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 Canada (CAN) 00:05:51 Australia (AUS) 00:05:56 England (ENG) 00:06:10

Swimming

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
J. Wilkinson
John Konrads
John Devitt
8:33.4 Scotland (SCO)
Athole Still
Ian Black
J.G. Leiper
R.C. Sreenan
8:54.2 Canada (CAN)
K. Williams
P.W. Bell
R.C. Grout
W.G. 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
K. Williams
P.W. Bell
R.J. Wheaton
4:26.3 England (ENG)
C. Walkden
G. Sykes
G.H. Symonds
N.G. 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
M.H. 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)
Anita Lonsbrough
J. Oldroyd
M. Edwards
M.A. Marshall
4:54.0 Australia (AUS)
Alva Colquhoun
Barbara Evans
Beverley Bainbridge
Gergaynia Beckett
4:55.1 Canada (CAN)
Gladys Priestley
I.C.B. Service
M.H. Iwasaki
Sara Barber
5:01.6

Diving

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 Metres Springboard Diving Men Keith Collin (ENG) 126.78 Bill Patrick (CAN) 124.62 David 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 Charmian Welsh (ENG) 118.81 Irene MacDonald (CAN) 117.01 Liz Ferris (ENG) 113.3
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Women Charmian 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 (MAL) 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 (MAL) 392 Leonard Treganowan (AUS) 378.5
Heavyweight - Overall Men Ken McDonald CAN (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)

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