Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
International athletics championship event
Athletics at the 6th British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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![]() The now-modernised Cardiff Arms Park. | |
Dates | 18–26 July 1958 |
Host city | Cardiff, Wales![]() |
Venue | Cardiff Arms Park |
Level | Senior |
Events | 29 |
Participation | 424 athletes from 32 nations |
Records set | 3 WR |
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).
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards details | ![]() | 9.66 | ![]() | 9.69 | ![]() | 9.79 |
220 yards details | ![]() | 21.08 | ![]() | 21.11 | ![]() | 21.15 |
440 yards details | ![]() | 46.71 | ![]() | 46.9 | ![]() | 47.05 |
880 yards details | ![]() | 1:49.32 | ![]() | 1:49.47 | ![]() | 1:50.94 |
1 mile details | ![]() | 3:59.03 | ![]() | 4:01.80 | ![]() | 4:02.77 |
3 miles details | ![]() | 13:14.96 | ![]() | 13:24.37 | ![]() | 13:26.06 |
6 miles details | ![]() | 28:48.16 | ![]() | 28:48.84 | ![]() | 28:51.48 |
Marathon details | ![]() | 2:22:46 | ![]() | 2:22:58 | ![]() | 2:24:42 |
120 yards hurdles (wind: +3.5 m/s) details | ![]() | 14.20w | ![]() | 14.30w | ![]() | 14.32w |
440 yards hurdles details | ![]() | 49.73 (WR) GR | ![]() | 50.59 | ![]() | 51.75 |
4 × 110 yards relay details | ![]() Peter Radford Roy Sandstrom David Segal Adrian Breacker | 40.72 | ![]() Thomas Obi Jimmy Omagbemi Victor Odofin Smart Akrara | 41.05 | ![]() Jim McCann Hector Hogan Terry Gale Kevan Gosper | 41.64 |
4 × 440 yards relay details | ![]() Gordon Day Gerald Evans Gert Potgieter Malcolm Spence | 3:08.21 | ![]() Ted Sampson John Wrighton John Salisbury Derek Johnson | 3:09.61 | ![]() Gerald James Malcolm Spence George Kerr Keith Gardner | 3:10.08 |
High jump details | ![]() | 2.06 m | ![]() | 2.03 m | ![]() | 2.01 m |
Pole vault details | ![]() | 4.17 m | ![]() | 4.17 m | ![]() | 4.17 m |
Long jump details | ![]() | 7.47 m | ![]() | 7.47 m | ![]() | 7.33 m |
Triple jump details | ![]() | 15.74 m (w) | ![]() | 15.69 m | ![]() | 15.45 m |
Shot put details | ![]() | 17.58 m | ![]() | 16.50 m | ![]() | 15.79 m |
Discus throw details | ![]() | 55.94 m | ![]() | 51.73 m | ![]() | 51.63 m |
Hammer throw details | ![]() | 62.9 m | ![]() | 61.7 m | ![]() | 57.58 m |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 71.29 m | ![]() | 70.83 m | ![]() | 70.41 m |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards (wind: +0.3 m/s) details | ![]() | 10.7 | ![]() | 10.73 | ![]() | 10.81 |
220 yards details | ![]() | 23.65 GR | ![]() | 23.77 | ![]() | 23.9 |
80 metres hurdles (wind: +4.9 m/s) details | ![]() | 10.72w | ![]() | 10.77w | ![]() | 10.94w |
4 × 110 yards relay details | ![]() Heather Young June Paul Dorothy Hyman Madeleine Weston | 45.37 (WR) | ![]() Betty Cuthbert Kay Johnson Wendy Hayes Marlene Mathews-Willard | 46.12 | ![]() Diane Matheson Eleanor Haslam Maureen Rever Freyda Berman | 47.21 |
High jump details | ![]() | 1.70 m | ![]() | 1.70 m | ![]() | 1.65 m |
Long jump details | ![]() | 6.02 m (w) | ![]() | 5.97 m (w) | ![]() | 5.97 m (w) |
Shot put details | ![]() | 15.54 m | ![]() | 14.44 m | ![]() | 14.03 m |
Discus throw details | ![]() | 45.91 m | ![]() | 45.29 m | ![]() | 44.93 m |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 57.40 m (WR) | ![]() | 48.73 m | ![]() | 46.78 m |
Medal table
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* 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 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
Participating nations
Australia (29)
Bahamas (1)
British Guiana (10)
Canada (23)
Ceylon (2)
England (88)
Fiji (3)
Ghana (10)
Gibraltar (2)
Hong Kong (1)
India (12)
Isle of Man (3)
Jamaica (8)
Jersey (2)
Kenya (10)
Malaya (1)
Mauritius (4)
New Zealand (19)
Nigeria (30)
North Borneo (1)
Northern Ireland (19)
Pakistan (13)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
Sarawak (3)
Scotland (38)
Sierra Leone (9)
Singapore (1)
South Africa (19)
Southern Rhodesia (5)
Trinidad and Tobago (8)
Uganda (6)
Wales (42)
References
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.