1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Host City Cardiff
Country WAL
Held 18 – 26 July 1958
Events 91
Competitors 386
Countries 25

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 y, Men Men 17 – 19 July 1958 Medal 3 3
220 y, Men Men 22 – 24 July 1958 Medal 3 3
440 y, Men Men 17 – 24 July 1958 Medal 3 3
880 y, Men Men 19 – 22 July 1958 Medal 3 2
1 mile, Men Men 24 – 26 July 1958 Medal 3 1
3 miles, Men Men 22 July 1958 Medal 3 2
6 miles, Men Men 19 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Marathon, Men Men — Medal 3 3
120 y Hurdles, Men Men 24 July 1958 Medal 3 3
440 y Hurdles, Men Men 19 – 22 July 1958 Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Relay, Men Men 26 July 1958 Medal 12 3
4 x 440 y Relay, Men Men 26 July 1958 Medal 12 3
High Jump, Men Men 19 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault, Men Men 24 – 26 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Long Jump, Men Men 22 July 1958 Medal 3 2
Triple Jump, Men Men 24 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Shot Put, Men Men 24 July 1958 Medal 3 2
Discus Throw, Men Men 22 July 1958 Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw, Men Men 26 July 1958 Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw, Men Men 19 July 1958 Medal 3 3
100 y, Women Women — Medal 3 2
220 y, Women Women — Medal 3 2
80 m Hurdles, Women Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 110 y Relay, Women Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-51 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-54 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-57 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-60 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-63.5 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-67 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-71 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-75 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-81 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
+81 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Road Race Individual, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Sprint, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Individual Pursuit, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Scratch, Men Men — Medal 3 3
1 km Time Trial, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard, Men Men 21 – 23 July 1958 Medal 3 2
10 m Platform, Men Men 24 – 25 July 1958 Medal 3 2
3 m Springboard, Women Women 19 – 21 July 1958 Medal 3 2
10 m Platform, Women Women 22 – 25 July 1958 Medal 3 1
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Épée individual, Men Men — Medal 3 1
Épée team, Men Men — Medal 9 3
Foil individual, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Foil team, Men Men — Medal 9 3
Sabre individual, Men Men — Medal 3 1
Sabre team, Men Men — Medal 11 3
Foil individual, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Single Sculls, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Coxless Pairs, Men Men — Medal 6 3
Double Sculls, Men Men — Medal 6 3
Coxless Fours, Men Men — Medal 12 3
Coxed Fours, Men Men — Medal 15 3
Eights, Men Men — Medal 27 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
110 y Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 3 1
440 y Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 3 2
1,650 y Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay, Men Men — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke, Men Men — Medal 3 2
220 y Breaststroke, Men Men — Medal 3 3
220 y Butterfly, Men Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Medley Relay, Men Men — Medal 12 3
110 y Freestyle, Women Women 19 – 21 July 1958 Medal 3 1
440 y Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay, Women Women — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke, Women Women — Medal 3 2
220 y Breaststroke, Women Women — Medal 3 1
110 y Butterfly, Women Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Medley Relay, Women Women — Medal 17 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Freestyle -52 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -57 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -62 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -67 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -73 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -79 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -87 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle +87 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 England ENG 28 21 29 78
2 Australia AUS 27 22 17 66
3 South Africa RSA 12 8 8 28
4 Scotland SCO 5 5 3 13
5 Jamaica JAM 4 2 1 7
6 New Zealand NZL 3 6 9 18
7 Pakistan PAK 3 5 2 10
8 India IND 2 1 0 3
9 Singapore SGP 2 0 0 2
10 Canada CAN 1 10 15 26
11 Wales WAL 1 3 7 11
12 Northern Ireland NIR 1 1 3 5
13 Bahamas BAH 1 1 0 2
= Barbados BAR 1 1 0 2
15 Malaya MAL 0 2 0 2
16 Nigeria NGR 0 1 1 2
17 Guyana GUY 0 1 0 1
= Uganda UGA 0 1 0 1
19 Kenya KEN 0 0 2 2
= Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 0 2 2
21 Ghana GHA 0 0 1 1
= Isle of Man IOM 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 y, Men Keith Gardner JAM Tom Robinson BAH Mike Agostini TTO
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 Stan 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