Athletics_at_the_1958_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games
Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
International athletics championship event
At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales in July 1958. A total of 29 athletics events were contested at the Games, 20 by men and 9 by women. Four Games records were improved during the competition and three world records were set (at 440 yards hurdles, women's javelin, women's 4 x 110 yards relay).
Quick Facts Dates, Host city ...
Athletics at the 6th British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 18–26 July 1958 |
Host city | Cardiff, Wales |
Venue | Cardiff Arms Park |
Level | Senior |
Events | 29 |
Participation | 424 athletes from 32 nations |
Records set | 3 WR |
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Men
More information Event, Gold ...
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards details |
Keith Gardner (JAM) | 9.66 | Tom Robinson (BAH) | 9.69 | Mike Agostini (TRI) | 9.79 |
220 yards details |
Tom Robinson (BAH) | 21.08 | Keith Gardner (JAM) | 21.11 | Gordon Day (SAF) | 21.15 |
440 yards details |
Milkha Singh (IND) | 46.71 | Malcolm Spence (SAF) | 46.9 | Terry Tobacco (CAN) | 47.05 |
880 yards details |
Herb Elliott (AUS) | 1:49.32 | Brian Hewson (ENG) | 1:49.47 | Mike Rawson (ENG) | 1:50.94 |
1 mile details |
Herb Elliott (AUS) | 3:59.03 | Merv Lincoln (AUS) | 4:01.80 | Albie Thomas (AUS) | 4:02.77 |
3 miles details |
Murray Halberg (NZL) | 13:14.96 | Albie Thomas (AUS) | 13:24.37 | Neville Scott (NZL) | 13:26.06 |
6 miles details |
Dave Power (AUS) | 28:48.16 | John Merriman (WAL) | 28:48.84 | Arere Anentia (KEN) | 28:51.48 |
Marathon details |
Dave Power (AUS) | 2:22:46 | Johannes Barnard (SAF) | 2:22:58 | Peter Wilkinson (ENG) | 2:24:42 |
120 yards hurdles (wind: +3.5 m/s) details |
Keith Gardner (JAM) | 14.20w | Jacobus Swart (SAF) | 14.30w | Ghulam Raziq (PAK) | 14.32w |
440 yards hurdles details |
Gert Potgieter (SAF) | 49.73 (WR) GR | David Lean (AUS) | 50.59 | Bartonjo Rotich (KEN) | 51.75 |
4 × 110 yards relay details |
England Peter Radford Roy Sandstrom David Segal Adrian Breacker | 40.72 | Nigeria Thomas Obi Jimmy Omagbemi Victor Odofin Smart Akrara | 41.05 | Australia Jim McCann Hector Hogan Terry Gale Kevan Gosper | 41.64 |
4 × 440 yards relay details |
South Africa Gordon Day Gerald Evans Gert Potgieter Malcolm Spence | 3:08.21 | England Ted Sampson John Wrighton John Salisbury Derek Johnson | 3:09.61 | Jamaica Gerald James Malcolm Spence George Kerr Keith Gardner | 3:10.08 |
High jump details |
Ernle Haisley (JAM) | 2.06 m | Chilla Porter (AUS) | 2.03 m | Robert Kotei (GHA) | 2.01 m |
Pole vault details |
Geoff Elliott (ENG) | 4.17 m | Robert Reid (CAN) | 4.17 m | Merv Richards (NZL) | 4.17 m |
Long jump details |
Paul Foreman (JAM) | 7.47 m | Deryck Taylor (JAM) | 7.47 m | Muhammad Ramzan Ali (PAK) | 7.33 m |
Triple jump details |
Ian Tomlinson (AUS) | 15.74 m (w) | Jack Smyth (CAN) | 15.69 m | Dave Norris (NZL) | 15.45 m |
Shot put details |
Arthur Rowe (ENG) | 17.58 m | Martyn Lucking (ENG) | 16.50 m | Barry Donath (AUS) | 15.79 m |
Discus throw details |
Fanie du Plessis (SAF) | 55.94 m | Les Mills (NZL) | 51.73 m | Gerry Carr (ENG) | 51.63 m |
Hammer throw details |
Mike Ellis (ENG) | 62.9 m | Muhammad Iqbal (PAK) | 61.7 m | Peter Allday (ENG) | 57.58 m |
Javelin throw details |
Colin Smith (ENG) | 71.29 m | Jalal Khan (PAK) | 70.83 m | Hans Moks (CAN) | 70.41 m |
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Women
More information Event, Gold ...
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* Host nation (Wales)
More information Rank, Nation ...
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia (AUS) | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
2 | England (ENG) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
4 | South Africa (SAF) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
6 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
9 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wales (WAL)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
13 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
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- Australia (29)
- Bahamas (1)
- British Guiana (10)
- Canada (23)
- Ceylon (2)
- England (88)
- Fiji (3)
- Ghana (10)
- Gibraltar (2)
- Hong Kong (1)
- India (12)
- Isle of Man (3)
- Jamaica (8)
- Jersey (2)
- Kenya (10)
- Malaya (1)
- Mauritius (4)
- New Zealand (19)
- Nigeria (30)
- North Borneo (1)
- Northern Ireland (19)
- Pakistan (13)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
- Sarawak (3)
- Scotland (38)
- Sierra Leone (9)
- Singapore (1)
- South Africa (19)
- Southern Rhodesia (5)
- Trinidad and Tobago (8)
- Uganda (6)
- Wales (42)
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.