1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958.
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| Host city | Cardiff, Wales |
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| Nations participating | 35 |
| Athletes participating | 1122 |
| Events | 94 |
| Opening ceremony | 18 July |
| Closing ceremony | 26 July |
| Officially opened by | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Queen's Baton Final Runner | Ken Jones |
| Main venue | Cardiff Arms Park |
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.
Venues
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The British Empire and Commonwealth Games, including the opening and closing ceremonies, were held at the Cardiff Arms Park in the centre Cardiff. A new Wales Empire Pool was constructed for the event. The Sophia Gardens Pavilion was used for the boxing and wrestling events, and Maindy Stadium was used for cycling. 178,000 tickets were eventually sold during the Games.[1][2] Rowing took place on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.
Participating teams
Countries that participated
36 countries and territories[3] were represented (and 1,100 athletes),[4] being the largest number to date, with a significant number of teams competing for the first time at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
At Cardiff Arms Park, an anti-apartheid crowd protested at the all-white South African team; games organisers responded that non-white South Africans were ineligible as their associations were not affiliated to the international federations.[5] South Africa left the Commonwealth in 1961 and next appeared at the Games in 1994.[4]
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
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Medals by country
* Host nation (Wales)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  | 29 | 22 | 29 | 80 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 27 | 22 | 17 | 66 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 |  | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 |  | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 |  | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 10 | 16 | 27 |
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 |  | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| 15 |  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Totals (24 nations) | 94 | 94 | 105 | 293 | |
Medals by event
Athletics
Bowls
Boxing
Boxing Events were at Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff.
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Cycling
Track
The track cycling events were held at the Maindy Stadium in Cardiff.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Time Trial | Men | | 00:01:12 | | 00:01:12 | | 00:01:13 |
| Sprint | Men | | | | |||
| Individual Pursuit | Men | | 00:05:10 | | 00:05:11 | | 00:05:15 |
| 10 Miles Scratch | Men | | 00:21:40 | | | ||
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Road Race | Men | | 05:16:34 | | 05:19:22 | | 05:19:22 |
Fencing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Foil | Men | | | |
| Foil - Team | Men | Raymond Paul René Paul Harold Cooke | Brian McCowage Michael Sichel Ivan Lund | John McCombe John Evans Roger Maunder |
| Épée | Men | | | |
| Épée - Team | Men | Bill Hoskyns Allan Jay Mike Howard | Carl Schwende John Andru Roland Asselin | David Francis Doyle Ivan Lund John Simpson |
| Sabre | Men | | | |
| Sabre - Team | Men | Mike Amberg Ralph Cooperman Bill Hoskyns Eugene Verebes | Alexander Martonffy Ivan Lund Michael Sichel | John Preston Malcolm Kerslake Roger Maunder T.R. Lucas |
| Foil | Women | | | |
Rowing
The rowing events were held on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Single Sculls | Men | | 00:07:20 | | 00:07:24 | | 00:07:27 |
| Double Sculls | Men | Geoffrey Baker (ENG) | 00:06:54 | Stuart MacKenzie (AUS) | 00:07:01 | James Hill (NZL) | +0.75 lgths |
| Coxless pair | Men | Reg Douglas (NZL) | 00:07:11 | Stewart Douglas-Mann (ENG) | 00:07:14 | Kevyn Webb (AUS) | 00:07:33 |
| Coxless four | Men | Keith Shackell David Young Creighton Redman (ENG) | 00:06:34 | Malcolm Turnbull Richard McClure John Madden (CAN) | 00:06:39 | John Fage David Prichard John Edwards (WAL) | 00:06:48 |
| Coxed four | Men | John Vigurs Simon Crosse Michael Beresford Richard Gabriel (ENG) | 00:06:46 | Walter D'Hondt David Helliwell Lawrence Stapleton Sohen Biln (CAN) | 00:06:53 | Ralfe Currall Kevin Evans Lionel Robberds Roland Waddington (AUS) | NTT |
| Eights | Men | Donald Arnold Wayne Pretty Glen Mervyn Walter D'Hondt Lorne Loomer Robert Wilson Sohen Biln Bill McKerlich | 00:05:51 | Graeme Keith Allen Kenneth Philip Railton Kevin John Evans Lionel Robberds Neville John Clinton Ralfe Raymond Currall Roland Peter Waddington Victor Albert Schweikert | 00:05:56 | Don Elliot Dennis Mount Hilali Wober John A Stephenson Felix Badcock J. P. M. Thomson Dick Workman Raymond Penney | 00:06:10 |
Swimming
Swimming events were held at the Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff.
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 110 yd freestyle | | 56.6 | | 56.6 | | 57.0 |
| 440 yd freestyle | | 4:25.9 | | 4:28.5 | | 4:32.4 |
| 1650 yd freestyle | | 17:45.4 | | 18:17.2 | | 18:19.2 |
| 110 yd backstroke | | 1:01.7 | | 1:03.5 | | 1:06.5 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | | 2:41.6 | | 2:44.9 | | 2:47.3 |
| 220 yd butterfly | | 2:22.6 | | 2:25.5 | | 2:31.0 |
| 4×220 yd freestyle relay | Gary Chapman Brian Wilkinson John Konrads John Devitt | 8:33.4 | Athole Still Ian Black James Leiper Bob Sreenan | 8:54.2 | Kenneth Williams Peter Bell Cam Grout William Slater | 9:01.8 |
| 4×110 yd medley relay | Gary Chapman John Monckton John Devitt Terry Gathercole | 4:14.2 | George Park Kenneth Williams Peter Bell Bob Wheaton | 4:26.3 | Christopher Walkden Graham Sykes Graham Symonds Neil McKechnie | 4:26.4 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 110 yd freestyle | | 1:01.4 | | 1:03.8 | | 1:04.0 |
| 440 yd freestyle | | 4:49.4 | | 5:00.8 | | 5:06.7 |
| 110 yd backstroke | | 1:11.9 | | 1:12.6 | | 1:13.7 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | | 2:53.5 | | 2:58.2 | | 2:58.4 |
| 110 yd butterfly | | 1:13.5 | | 1:14.4 | | 1:15.9 |
| 4×110 yd freestyle relay | Alva Colquhoun Dawn Fraser Lorraine Crapp Sandra Morgan | 4:17.4 | Gladys Priestley Margaret Iwasaki Susan Sangster Sara Barber | 4:30.0 | Beryl Noakes Diana Wilkinson Judy Grinham Anne Marshall | 4:31.5 |
| 4×110 yd medley relay | Judy Grinham Anita Lonsbrough Christine Gosden Diana Wilkinson | 4:54.0 | Alva Colquhoun Barbara Evans Beverley Bainbridge Gergaynia Beckett | 4:55.1 | Gladys Priestley Irene Service Margaret Iwasaki Sara Barber | 5:01.6 |
Diving
Diving events were held at the Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | | 126.78 | | 124.62 | | 118.81 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | | 147.79 | | 144.49 | | 138.5 |
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | | 118.81 | | 117.01 | | 113.3 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | | 77.23 | | 73.69 | | 65.82 |
Weightlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Bantamweight - Overall | Men | | 299 | | 285.5 | | 274 |
| Featherweight - Overall | Men | | 310.5 | | 306 | | 304 |
| Lightweight - Overall | Men | | 358 | | 340 | | 340 |
| Middleweight - Overall | Men | | 360.5 | | 360.5 | | 356 |
| Light Heavyweight - Overall | Men | | 396.5 | | 385.5 | | 385.5 |
| Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Men | | 403.5 | | 392 | | 378.5 |
| Heavyweight - Overall | Men | | 455.5 | | 446.5 | | 394.5 |
Wrestling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Flyweight | Men | | | |
| Bantamweight | Men | | | |
| Featherweight | Men | | | |
| Lightweight | Men | | | |
| Welterweight | Men | | | |
| Middleweight | Men | | | |
| Light Heavyweight | Men | | | |
| Heavyweight | Men | | | |
References
- Williams, Stewart, ed. (1973). "Chapter 2: J.H.Morgan reviews fifty years of sport in Cardiff". The Cardiff Book: Volume I. Stewart Williams Publishers. pp. 35–36. ISBN 0-900807-05-9.
- "A brief history of Sophia Gardens". ESPN. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- "1958 British Empire & Commonwealth Games". thecgf.com/. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- Prior, Neil (19 July 2012). "Cardiff Empire Games 1958: A 'triumph' for Wales". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- Ramsamy, Sam (1991). "Apartheid and Olympism: on the Abolishment of Institutionalized Discrimination in International Sport". In Fernand Landry; Marc Landry; Magdeleine Yerlès (eds.). Sport, the Third Millennium: Proceedings of the International Symposium, Quebec City, Canada, May 21-25, 1990. Presses Université Laval. pp. 539–548: 540. ISBN 9782763772677. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
External links
- "Cardiff 1958". Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Results and Medalists—1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Pathe news: Commonwealth Games Cardiff 1958 reel 1
- Pathe news: Commonwealth Games Cardiff 1958 reel 2
| Preceded by Vancouver |
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Succeeded by Perth |
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