Athletics at the 6th British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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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).
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards |
Keith Gardner ( JAM) | 9.66 | Tom Robinson ( BAH) | 9.69 | Mike Agostini ( TRI) | 9.79 |
220 yards |
Tom Robinson ( BAH) | 21.08 | Keith Gardner ( JAM) | 21.11 | Gordon Day ( SAF) | 21.15 |
440 yards |
Milkha Singh ( IND) | 46.71 | Malcolm Spence ( SAF) | 46.9 | Terry Tobacco ( CAN) | 47.05 |
880 yards |
Herb Elliott ( AUS) | 1:49.32 | Brian Hewson ( ENG) | 1:49.47 | Mike Rawson ( ENG) | 1:50.94 |
1 mile |
Herb Elliott ( AUS) | 3:59.03 | Merv Lincoln ( AUS) | 4:01.80 | Albie Thomas ( AUS) | 4:02.77 |
3 miles |
Murray Halberg ( NZL) | 13:14.96 | Albie Thomas ( AUS) | 13:24.37 | Neville Scott ( NZL) | 13:26.06 |
6 miles |
Dave Power ( AUS) | 28:48.16 | John Merriman ( WAL) | 28:48.84 | Arere Anentia ( KEN) | 28:51.48 |
Marathon |
Dave Power ( AUS) | 2:22:46 | Johannes Barnard ( SAF) | 2:22:58 | Peter Wilkinson ( ENG) | 2:24:42 |
120 yards hurdles (wind: +3.5 m/s) |
Keith Gardner ( JAM) | 14.20w | Jacobus Swart ( SAF) | 14.30w | Ghulam Raziq ( PAK) | 14.32w |
440 yards hurdles |
Gert Potgieter ( SAF) | 49.73 (WR) GR | David Lean ( AUS) | 50.59 | Bartonjo Rotich ( KEN) | 51.75 |
4 × 110 yards relay |
England Peter Radford Roy Sandstrom David Segal Adrian Breacker |
40.72 |
Nigeria Thomas Obi Jimmy Omagbemi Victor Odofin Smart Akrara |
41.05 |
Australia Jim McCann Hector Hogan Terry Gale Kevan Gosper |
41.64 |
4 × 440 yards relay |
South Africa Gordon Day Gerald Evans Gert Potgieter Malcolm Spence |
3:08.21 |
England Ted Sampson John Wrighton John Salisbury Derek Johnson |
3:09.61 |
Jamaica Gerald James Malcolm Spence George Kerr Keith Gardner |
3:10.08 |
High jump |
Ernle Haisley ( JAM) | 2.06 m | Chilla Porter ( AUS) | 2.03 m | Robert Kotei ( GHA) | 2.01 m |
Pole vault |
Geoff Elliott ( ENG) | 4.17 m | Robert Reid ( CAN) | 4.17 m | Merv Richards ( NZL) | 4.17 m |
Long jump |
Paul Foreman ( JAM) | 7.47 m | Deryck Taylor ( JAM) | 7.47 m | Muhammad Ramzan Ali ( PAK) | 7.33 m |
Triple jump |
Ian Tomlinson ( AUS) | 15.74 m (w) | Jack Smyth ( CAN) | 15.69 m | Dave Norris ( NZL) | 15.45 m |
Shot put |
Arthur Rowe ( ENG) | 17.58 m | Martyn Lucking ( ENG) | 16.50 m | Barry Donath ( AUS) | 15.79 m |
Discus throw |
Fanie du Plessis ( SAF) | 55.94 m | Les Mills ( NZL) | 51.73 m | Gerry Carr ( ENG) | 51.63 m |
Hammer throw |
Mike Ellis ( ENG) | 62.9 m | Muhammad Iqbal ( PAK) | 61.7 m | Peter Allday ( ENG) | 57.58 m |
Javelin throw |
Colin Smith ( ENG) | 71.29 m | Jalal Khan ( PAK) | 70.83 m | Hans Moks ( CAN) | 70.41 m |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
Marlene Willard ( AUS) | 10.7 | Heather Young ( ENG) | 10.73 | Madeleine Weston ( ENG) | 10.81 |
220 yards |
Marlene Willard ( AUS) | 23.65 GR | Betty Cuthbert ( AUS) | 23.77 | Heather Young ( ENG) | 23.9 |
80 metres hurdles (wind: +4.9 m/s) |
Norma Thrower ( AUS) | 10.72w | Carole Quinton ( ENG) | 10.77w | Gloria Wigney ( AUS) | 10.94w |
4 × 110 yards relay |
England Heather Young June Paul Dorothy Hyman Madeleine Weston |
45.37 (WR) |
Australia Betty Cuthbert Kay Johnson Wendy Hayes Marlene Mathews-Willard |
46.12 |
Canada Diane Matheson Eleanor Haslam Maureen Rever Freyda Berman |
47.21 |
High jump |
Michele Mason ( AUS) | 1.70 m | Mary Donaghy ( NZL) | 1.70 m | Helen Frith ( AUS) | 1.65 m |
Long jump |
Sheila Hoskin ( ENG) | 6.02 m (w) | Mary Bignal ( ENG) | 5.97 m (w) | Bev Watson ( AUS) | 5.97 m (w) |
Shot put |
Val Sloper ( NZL) | 15.54 m | Suzanne Allday ( ENG) | 14.44 m | Jackie Gelling ( CAN) | 14.03 m |
Discus throw |
Suzanne Allday ( ENG) | 45.91 m | Jennifer Thompson ( NZL) | 45.29 m | Val Sloper ( NZL) | 44.93 m |
Javelin throw |
Anna Pazera ( AUS) | 57.40 m (WR) | Magdalena Swanepoel ( SAF) | 48.73 m | Averil Williams ( ENG) | 46.78 m |
* Host nation ( Wales)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia (AUS) | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
2 | England (ENG) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
4 | South Africa (SAF) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
6 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
9 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wales (WAL)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
13 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 |