Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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).
The now-modernised Cardiff Arms Park.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9.66 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9.69 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 9.79 |
| 220 yards | | 21.08 | | 21.11 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 21.15 |
| 440 yards |  | 46.71 | | 46.9 | | 47.05 |
| 880 yards | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1:49.32 |  | 1:49.47 | | 1:50.94 |
| 1 mile | | 3:59.03 | | 4:01.80 | | 4:02.77 |
| 3 miles |  | 13:14.96 | | 13:24.37 | | 13:26.06 |
| 6 miles | | 28:48.16 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 28:48.84 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 28:51.48 |
| Marathon | | 2:22:46 | | 2:22:58 | | 2:24:42 |
| 120 yards hurdles | | 14.20w GR | | 14.30w |  | 14.32w |
| 440 yards hurdles | | 49.73 (WR) GR | | 50.59 | | 51.75 |
| High jump | | 2.06 m | | 2.03 m |  | 2.00 m |
| Pole vault | | 4.16 m | | 4.16 m | | 4.16 m |
| Long jump | | 7.47 m | | 7.47 m | | 7.33 m |
| Triple jump | | 15.74 m (w) | | 15.69 m | | 15.45 m |
| Shot put | | 17.57 m | | 16.50 m | | 15.79 m |
| Discus throw | | 55.94 m | | 51.73 m | | 51.63 m |
| Hammer throw | | 62.9 m | | 61.7 m | | 57.58 m |
| Javelin throw | | 71.29 m | | 70.83 m | | 70.41 m |
| 4×110 yards relay | Adrian Breacker David Segal Roy Sandstrom Peter Radford | 40.72 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jimmy Omagbemi Smart Akrara Thomas Obi Victor Odofin | 41.05 | Hector Hogan Jim McCann Kevan Gosper Terry Gale | 41.64 |
| 4×440 yards relay | Gerald Evans Gert Potgieter Gordon Day Malcolm Spence | 3:08.21 | Derek Johnson Ted Sampson John Wrighton John Salisbury | 3:09.61 | George Kerr Gerald James Keith Gardner Malcolm Spence | 3:10.08 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | | 10.7 | | 10.73 | | 10.81 |
| 220 yards | | 23.65 GR | | 23.77 | | 23.9 |
| 80 metres hurdles | | 10.72w GR | | 10.77w | | 10.94w |
| High jump | | 1.70 m | | 1.70 m | | 1.65 m |
| Long jump | | 6.02 m (w) | | 5.97 m (w) | | 5.97 m (w) |
| Shot put | | 15.54 m | | 14.44 m | | 14.03 m |
| Discus throw | | 45.91 m | | 45.29 m | | 44.93 m |
| Javelin throw | | 57.40 m (WR) | | 48.73 m | | 46.78 m |
| 4×110 yards relay | Madeleine Weston Dorothy Hyman June Paul Heather Young | 45.37 (WR) | Betty Cuthbert Kay Johnson Marlene Mathews-Willard Wendy Hayes | 46.12 | Diane Matheson Eleanor Haslam Freyda Berman Maureen Rever | 47.21 |
Medal table
Australia's Herb Elliott scored double gold with wins in the 880 yards and mile run.
* Host nation (Wales)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 nations) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
References
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
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