1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Host City Cardiff
Country WAL
Held 18 – 26 July 1958
Competitors 222
Countries 23

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 y Men 17 – 19 July 1958 Medal 3 3
220 y Men 22 – 24 July 1958 Medal 3 3
440 y Men 17 – 24 July 1958 Medal 3 3
880 y Men 19 – 22 July 1958 Medal 3 2
1 mile Men 24 – 26 July 1958 Medal 3 1
3 miles Men 22 July 1958 Medal 3 2
6 miles Men 19 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Marathon Men — Medal 3 3
120 y Hurdles Men 24 July 1958 Medal 3 3
440 y Hurdles Men 19 – 22 July 1958 Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Relay Men 26 July 1958 Medal 12 3
4 x 440 y Relay Men 26 July 1958 Medal 12 3
High Jump Men 19 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men 24 – 26 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men 22 July 1958 Medal 3 2
Triple Jump Men 24 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Men 24 July 1958 Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men 22 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men 26 July 1958 Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men 19 July 1958 Medal 3 3
100 y Women — Medal 3 2
220 y Women — Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 110 y Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men 21 – 23 July 1958 Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Men 24 – 25 July 1958 Medal 3 2
3 m Springboard Women 19 – 21 July 1958 Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Women 22 – 25 July 1958 Medal 3 1
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
110 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 1
440 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
1,650 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
220 y Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
220 y Butterfly Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
110 y Freestyle Women 19 – 21 July 1958 Medal 3 1
440 y Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
220 y Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 1
110 y Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Medley Relay Women — Medal 17 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia AUS 22 12 13 47
2 England ENG 15 13 16 44
3 South Africa RSA 4 6 3 13
4 Jamaica JAM 4 2 1 7
5 Scotland SCO 3 2 0 5
6 New Zealand NZL 2 4 5 11
7 Singapore SGP 2 0 0 2
8 Bahamas BAH 1 1 0 2
= Barbados BAR 1 1 0 2
10 India IND 1 0 0 1
11 Canada CAN 0 7 11 18
12 Pakistan PAK 0 2 2 4
13 Malaya MAL 0 2 0 2
14 Guyana GUY 0 1 0 1
= Nigeria NGR 0 1 0 1
= Wales WAL 0 1 0 1
17 Kenya KEN 0 0 2 2
18 Ghana GHA 0 0 1 1
= Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 y, Men Keith Gardner JAM Tom Robinson BAH Mike Agostini CAN
220 y, Men Tom Robinson BAH Keith Gardner JAM Gordon Day RSA
440 y, Men Milkha Singh IND Malcolm Spence RSA Terry Tobacco CAN
880 y, Men Herb Elliott AUS Brian Hewson ENG Mike Rawson ENG
1 mile, Men Herb Elliott AUS Merv Lincoln AUS Albie Thomas AUS
3 miles, Men Murray Halberg NZL Albie Thomas AUS Neville Scott NZL
6 miles, Men Dave Power AUS John Merriman WAL Arere Anentia KEN
Marathon, Men Dave Power AUS Jan Barnard RSA Peter Wilkinson ENG
120 y Hurdles, Men Keith Gardner JAM Jacobus Swart RSA Ghulam Raziq PAK
440 y Hurdles, Men Gert Potgieter RSA David Lean AUS Bartonjo Rotich KEN
4 x 110 y Relay, Men England ENG Nigeria NGR Australia AUS
4 x 440 y Relay, Men South Africa RSA England ENG Jamaica JAM
High Jump, Men Ernie Haisley JAM Charles Porter AUS Robert Kotei GHA
Pole Vault, Men Geoff Elliott ENG Bob Reid CAN Merv Richards NZL
Long Jump, Men Paul Foreman JAM Deryck Taylor JAM Muhammad Ramzan Ali PAK
Triple Jump, Men Ian Tomlinson AUS Jack Smyth CAN Dave Norris NZL
Shot Put, Men Arthur Rowe ENG Martyn Lucking ENG Barry Donath AUS
Discus Throw, Men Fanie du Plessis RSA Les Mills NZL Gerry Carr ENG
Hammer Throw, Men Mike Ellis ENG Muhammad Iqbal PAK Peter Allday ENG
Javelin Throw, Men Colin Smith ENG Jalal Khan PAK Hans Moks CAN
100 y, Women Marlene Mathews-Willard AUS Heather Armitage ENG Madeleine Cobb ENG
220 y, Women Marlene Mathews-Willard AUS Betty Cuthbert AUS Heather Armitage ENG
80 m Hurdles, Women Norma Thrower AUS Carole Quinton ENG Gloria Cooke-Wigney AUS
4 x 110 y Relay, Women England ENG Australia AUS Canada CAN
High Jump, Women Michele Mason-Brown AUS Jessie Donaghy NZL Helen Frith AUS
Long Jump, Women Sheila Hoskin ENG Mary Bignal ENG Bev Watson AUS
Shot Put, Women Val Sloper-Young NZL Suzanne Farmer-Allday ENG Jackie MacDonald CAN
Discus Throw, Women Suzanne Farmer-Allday ENG Jennifer Thompson NZL Val Sloper-Young NZL
Javelin Throw, Women Anna Wojtaszek-Pazera AUS Magdalena Swanepoel RSA Averil Williams ENG
3 m Springboard, Men Keith Collin ENG Bill Patrick CAN David Tarsey ENG
10 m Platform, Men Peter Heatly SCO Brian Phelps ENG Ray Cann ENG
3 m Springboard, Women Charmain Welsh ENG Irene MacDonald CAN Liz Ferris ENG
10 m Platform, Women Charmain Welsh ENG Ann Long ENG Molly Wieland ENG
110 y Freestyle, Men John Devitt AUS Gary Chapman AUS Geoff Shipton AUS
440 y Freestyle, Men John Konrads AUS Ian Black SCO Gary Winram AUS
1,650 y Freestyle, Men John Konrads AUS Gary Winram AUS Murray McLachlan RSA
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Scotland SCO Canada CAN
110 y Backstroke, Men John Monckton AUS John Hayres AUS Bob Wheaton CAN
220 y Breaststroke, Men Terry Gathercole AUS Peter Rocchi RSA Christopher Walkden ENG
220 y Butterfly, Men Ian Black SCO Graham Symonds ENG Brian Wilkinson AUS
4 x 110 y Medley Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
110 y Freestyle, Women Dawn Fraser AUS Lorraine Crapp AUS Alva Colquhoun AUS
440 y Freestyle, Women Ilsa Konrads AUS Dawn Fraser AUS Lorraine Crapp AUS
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay, Women Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
110 y Backstroke, Women Judith Grinham ENG Margaret Edwards ENG Pip Gould NZL
220 y Breaststroke, Women Anita Lonsbrough ENG Jacqueline Dyson ENG Christine Gosden ENG
110 y Butterfly, Women Beverly Bainbridge AUS Tessa Staveley NZL Margaret Iwasaki CAN
4 x 110 y Medley Relay, Women England ENG Australia AUS Canada CAN
bantamweight -123.5 lbs (-56 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Reg Gaffley RSA Ronald Brownbill ENG Marcel Gosselin CAN
featherweight -132.25 lbs (-60 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Tan Ser Cher SGP Chung Kum Weng MAL Rodney Wilkes TTO
lightweight -148.75 lbs (-67.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Tiger Tan SGP Harry Webber RSA Ben Helfgott ENG
middleweight -165.375 lbs (-75 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Blair Blenman BAR Winston McArthur GUY Adrien Gilbert CAN
light-heavyweight -181.875 lbs (-82.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Phil Caira SCO Sylvanus Blackman BAR Jack Kestell RSA
middle-heavyweight -198.375 lbs (-90 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Manny Santos AUS Tan Kim Bee MAL Leonard Treganowan AUS
heavyweight +198.375 lbs (+90 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Ken McDonald ENG Dave Baillie CAN Arthur Shannos AUS