| 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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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)
| 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 | |
| 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) | |||
| 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) | |||||||
| 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) | ||
| 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 |
| 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) | |||
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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