New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 66 competitors and 11 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Cardiff, Wales, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was javelin thrower Malcolm Hahn. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 19 medals, four of which were gold.

New Zealand at the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Cardiff, Wales
Competitors66
Flag bearerOpening: Malcolm Hahn
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
4
Silver
6
Bronze
9
Total
19
Officials11
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

New Zealand was fifth in the medal table in 1958, with a total of 19 medals, including four gold.

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldMurray HalbergAthleticsMen's 3 miles
 GoldValerie SloperAthleticsWomen's shot put
 GoldJohn Morris, Richard PilkingtonLawn bowlsMen's pairs
 GoldReg Douglas, Bob ParkerRowingMen's coxless pair
 SilverMary DonaghyAthleticsWomen's high jump
 SilverLes MillsAthleticsMen's discus throw
 SilverJennifer ThompsonAthleticsWomen's discus throw
 SilverWarren JohnstonCyclingMen's 10 mile scratch race
 SilverJames HillRowingMen's single scull
 SilverTessa StaveleySwimmingWomen's 110 yards butterfly
 BronzeDave NorrisAthleticsMen's triple jump
 BronzeMerv RichardsAthleticsMen's pole vault
 BronzeNeville ScottAthleticsMen's 3 miles
 BronzeValerie SloperAthleticsWomen's discus throw
 BronzePaddy DonovanBoxingMen's lightweight
 BronzeWarwick DaltonCyclingMen's 1 km time trial
 BronzeWarwick DaltonCyclingMen's 4000 m individual pursuit
 BronzeJames Hill, Norman SucklingRowingMen's double scull
 BronzePhilippa GouldSwimmingWomen's 110 yards backstroke
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 2 3 4 9
Rowing 1 1 1 3
Lawn bowls 1 0 0 1
Cycling 0 1 2 3
Swimming 0 1 1 2
Boxing 0 0 1 1
Total 4 6 9 19
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 3 3 7 13
Female 1 3 2 6
Total 4 6 9 19

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 13619
Boxing 7N/A7
Cycling 6N/A6
Diving 101
Fencing 325
Lawn bowls 7N/A7
Rowing 10N/A10
Swimming 145
Weightlifting 2N/A2
Wrestling 4N/A4
Total541266

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Track and road

Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank[lower-roman 1] Result Rank[lower-roman 2] Result Rank[lower-roman 3] Result Rank
Bill Baillie Men's 1 mile 4:13.26 N/A Did not advance
Men's 3 miles N/A 13:44.49
Marise Chamberlain Women's 100 yards 11.43 N/A Did not advance
Women's 220 yards 25.82 Q N/A DNS Did not advance
Murray Halberg Men's 1 mile 4:09.92 Q N/A 4:06.65
Men's 3 miles N/A 13:15.0 GR
Barry Magee Men's 3 miles N/A 15
Men's 6 miles N/A 31:57.28
Ray Puckett Men's 6 miles N/A 12
Men's marathon N/A 2:38:58.814
Maurice Rae Men's 100 yards 9.81 Q 9.81 Q 9.83 Did not advance
Men's 220 yards 22.11 Q 21.72 Q 21.96 Did not advance
Barry Robinson Men's 440 yards 48.92 Q DNF Did not advance
Neville Scott Men's 1 mile 4:05.93 Q N/A 4:11.99
Men's 3 miles N/A 13:26.2
Donal Smith Men's 880 yards 1:52.82 Q N/A 1:51.55
Margaret Stuart Women's 80 m hurdles 11.12 Q N/A 11.04
Women's 100 yards 11.32 Q N/A 11.16 Did not advance
Beverly Weigel Women's 100 yards 11.44 N/A Did not advance
Marise Chamberlain
Margaret Stuart
Beverly Weigel
Mary Donaghy		 Women's 4 x 110 yards relay 48.22 Q N/A 48.34
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
  3. Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Mary Donaghy Women's high jump 5 ft 7 in
(1.70 m)
Women's long jump 3 Q 18 ft 11 in
(5.77 m)		5
Malcolm Hahn Men's javelin throw 204 ft 9 1⁄2 in
(62.42 m)		13
Les Mills Men's discus throw 169 ft 8 1⁄2 in
(51.73 m)
Men's shot put 50 ft 2 in
(15.29 m)		7
Dave Norris Men's long jump Q 23 ft 5 1⁄2 in
(7.15 m)		8
Men's triple jump Q 50 ft 8 1⁄4 in
(15.45 m)
Merv Richards Men's pole vault 4 Q 13 ft 8 in
(4.17 m)
Valerie Sloper Women's discus throw 147 ft 5 in
(44.93 m)
Women's shot put 51 ft 0 in
(15.54 m) GR
Jennifer Thompson Women's discus throw 148 ft 7 in
(45.29 m)
Women's shot put 41 ft 11 1⁄2 in
(12.79 m)		5
Beverly Weigel Women's long jump 18 ft 11 3⁄4 in
(5.78 m)		7 Q NM8
Roy Williams Men's long jump Q 23 ft 10 in
(7.26 m)		6
Men's triple jump 47 ft 5 3⁄4 in
(14.47 m)		12 Did not advance

Boxing
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Maurice Purton Featherweight Bye  Collins (WAL)
L		 Did not advance
Paddy Donovan Lightweight N/A  Sam (SAF)
W		  McTaggart (SCO)
L		 Did not advance
Graham Finlay Light welterweight  Smith (SRH)
L		 Did not advance
Bevin Weir Middleweight  Milligan (NIR)
L		 Did not advance
Edward Morrison Light heavyweight N/A  Madigan (AUS)
L		 Did not advance

Cycling

Road
Men's road race
Athlete Time Rank
Keith Gant unplaced
Dick Johnstone unplaced
Lancelot Payne 5:23:21.7 11
John Peoples unplaced

Track
Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Warren Johnston  Darragh (NIR)
 Rimple (TTO)
W 12.4		 N/A  Skene (WAL)
W 12.1, W 12.0		  Harrison (ENG)
W 13.5, W 12.5		  Barton (ENG)
D 12.1, L, L		  Binch (ENG)
L, W 12.4, L		 4
Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete Time Rank
Warwick Dalton 1:12.6
Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
Athlete Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result
Warwick Dalton 5:09.3 2 Q  Evans (WAL)
W 5:08.1		  Sheil (ENG)
L 5:12.8		  Gambrill (ENG)
W 5:14.7
Men's 10 miles scratch race
Athlete Time Rank
Warwick Dalton unplaced
Warren Johnston

Diving
Athlete Event Points Rank
Len Hodge Men's 3 m springboard 104.87 6

Fencing

Men
Individual épée
Individual foil
Athlete Qualifying pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Bob Binning  
Lund
 (AUS)
L 1 – 5		  
Hung
 (HKG)
L 3 – 5		  
Cooke
 (ENG)
L 2 – 5		  
Malherbe
 (SAF)
L 4 – 5		  
Andru
 (CAN)
L		  
Evans
 (WAL)
L		  
Morrison
 (SCO)
L		 0 Did not advance
Brian Pickworth  
R.R.V. Paul
 (ENG)
L 4 – 5		  
McCowage
 (AUS)
L 4 – 5		  
Thompson
 (NIR)
L 2 – 5		  
McCombe
 (WAL)
W 5 – 3		  
Tully
 (CAN)
W 5 – 2		  
Richardson
 (SCO)
W 5 – 3		  
Lee
 (HKG)
W 5 – 1		 4  
Lund
 (AUS)
L 3 – 5		  
R.R.V. Paul
 (ENG)
W 5 – 3		  
Hung
 (HKG)
W 5 – 2		  
Malherbe
 (SAF)
W 5 – 3		  
Thompson
 (NIR)
L		 3  
R.R.V. Paul
 (ENG)
L 0 – 5		  
Lund
 (AUS)
L 0 – 5		  
R.R.C. Paul
 (ENG)
W 5 – 4		  
Preston
 (WAL)
W 5 – 4		  
Schwende
 (CAN)
W 5 – 3		  
Hung
 (HKG)
W 5 – 0		  
McCowage
 (AUS)
L 4 – 5		 4 4
Percy Temple  
R.R.C. Paul
 (ENG)
L 3 – 5		  
Marçal
 (HKG)
W 5 – 2		  
Preston
 (WAL)
W 5 – 4		  
Schwende
 (CAN)
W 5 – 1		  
Broadhurst
 (SCO)
W 5 – 2		 N/A N/A 4  
R.R.C. Paul
 (ENG)
L 1 – 5		  
McCowage
 (AUS)
L 1 – 5		  
Preston
 (WAL)
L 4 – 5		  
Schwende
 (CAN)
L 2 – 5		  
Cooke
 (ENG)
W		 1 Did not advance
Individual sabre
Team events
Athlete Event Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Bob Binning
Brian Pickworth
Percy Temple		 Team épée  Wales
W 7 – 2		 N/A 1  England
L 1 – 8		  Canada
L 0 – 6		  Australia
L 1 – 5		 0 4
Team foil  Canada
W 7 – 2		  England
L 2 – 7		 1  Australia
L 2 – 7		  Wales
L 2 – 5		  England
L		 0 4
Team sabre  Wales
L 3 – 6		  England
L 1 – 5		 0 Did not advance

Women
Individual foil
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Enid McElwee  Glen-Haig
 (ENG)
L 1 – 4		  McCreath
 (AUS)
L 1 – 4		  Waters
 (WAL)
W 4 – 2		  Reynolds
 (SRH)
W 4 – 3		  Towland
 (SCO)
W 4 – 2		  Maries
 (CAN)
L 1 – 4		 N/A 3  Sheen
 (ENG)
L 2 – 4		  McCreath
 (AUS)
L 3 – 4		  Glen-Haig
 (ENG)
W 4 – 3		  Sacco
 (SAF)
W 4 – 0		  Mitchell
 (NZL)
W 4 – 1		  Maries
 (CAN)
W 4 – 1		  O'Brien
 (AUS)
L 3 – 4		 4 4
Elizabeth Mitchell  Sheen
 (ENG)
W 4 – 3		  Gilbert
 (CAN)
W 4 – 1		  King
 (WAL)
W 4 – 3		  Plews
 (SCO)
W 4 – 1		  Kenyon
 (NIR)
W 4 – 3		  Sacco
 (SAF)
L 2 – 4		  O'Brien
 (AUS)
 		  McCreath
 (AUS)
L 1 – 4		  Glen-Haig
 (ENG)
L 2 – 4		  Sacco
 (SAF)
L 2 – 4		  O'Brien
 (AUS)
L 2 – 4		  McElwee
 (NZL)
L 1 – 4		  Sheen
 (ENG)
W 4 – 3		  Maries
 (CAN)
W 4 – 1		 2 7

Lawn bowls
Athlete Event Round robin Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 W D L
James Pirret Men's singles  Fulton
 (NIR)
L 14 – 21		  Danilowitz
 (SAF)
W 21 – 13		  Weir
 (KEN)
L 9 – 21		  Hall
 (JER)
W 21 – 11		  Jackson
 (SRH)
L 15 – 21		  Jones
 (SCO)
L 3 – 21		  Liddell
 (HKG)
W 21 – 17		  Williams
 (WAL)
W 21 – 10		  Linford
 (CAN)
W 21 – 13		  Bosisto
 (AUS)
L 13 – 21		  Baker
 (ENG)
W 21 – 18		 6056
Richard Pilkington
John Morris		 Men's pairs  Northern Ireland
W 25 – 11		  South Africa
W 19 – 10		  Kenya
W 24 – 17		  Jersey
W 20 – 15		  Southern Rhodesia
L 12 – 21		  Scotland
W 19 – 17		  Hong Kong
W 19 – 15		  Wales
W 23 – 20		  Canada
W 20 – 16		  Australia
W 22 – 17		  England
W 23 – 9		 1001
Robin Andrew
Jeff Barron
Stanley Snedden
Bill Hampton		 Men's fours  Northern Ireland
L 10 – 20		  South Africa
L 15 – 23		  Kenya
L 10 – 23		  Jersey
L 23 – 28		  Southern Rhodesia
L 13 – 19		  Scotland
W 21 – 17		  Hong Kong
L 13 – 23		  Wales
L 19 – 24		  Canada
W 24 – 15		  Australia
W 27 – 9		  England
L 14 – 16		 30810

Rowing

Athlete Event Heat Repechage Final
Time Rank[lower-roman 1] Time Rank[lower-roman 2] Time Rank
James Hill Men's single scull 8:36.81 Q N/A 7:23.9
Norman Suckling
James Hill		 Men's double scull 7:50.92 7:09.91 Q
Bob Parker
Reg Douglas		 Men's coxless pair N/A 7:11.1
Donald Gemmell
Peter Aitchison
Frank Crotty
Graeme Moran
Richard Tuffin (cox)		 Men's coxed four 7:51.73 7:04.22 Q 4
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the repechage

Swimming
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Philippa Gould Women's 110 yards backstroke 1:13.83 Q 1:13.7
Jennifer Hunter Women's 110 yards freestyle 1:10.114 Did not advance
Colin McFadden
Kay Sawyers Women's 220 yards breaststroke 3:11.011 Did not advance
Tessa Staveley Women's 110 yards butterfly 1:16.74 Q 1:14.4
Philippa Gould
Tessa Staveley
Kay Sawyers
Jennifer Hunter		 Women's 4 x 110 yards medley relay 5:10.84 Q 5:06.44

Weightlifting
Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank
Peter Ridgley Lightweight 230 lb
(104.3 kg)		 195 lb
(88.5 kg)		 260 lb
(117.9 kg)		 685 lb
(310.7 kg)		 9
Hohepa Komene Light heavyweight 240 lb
(108.9 kg)		 230 lb
(104.3 kg)		 300 lb
(136.1 kg)		 770 lb
(349.3 kg)		 10

Wrestling
Athlete Event Elimination rounds Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Brian Bognuda Featherweight  Aspen (ENG)
L		  Geldenhuys (SAF)
L		 Eliminated =6
Gordon Hobson Welterweight  Boese (CAN)
L		  Scott (WAL)
W		  de Villiers (SAF)
L		 Eliminated =5
Barrie Courtney Middleweight  Rashid (PAK)
L		  van Zyl (SAF)
L		 Eliminated =6
John da Silva Heavyweight  Mitchell (AUS)
L		  Richmond (ENG)
W		  Nazir (PAK)
L		 Eliminated 5

See also
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