| VI British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
| Host City: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Nations: | 35 |
| Athletes: | 1122 |
| Events: | 94 |
| Opening: | 18 July 1958 |
| Closing: | 26 July 1958 |
| Opened By: | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Queens Baton: | Ken Jones |
| Stadium: | Cardiff Arms Park |
| Previous: | V |
| Next: | VII |
The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the second Games held in the United Kingdom, and the second held under the name British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
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 Commonwealth Games ever since.
The British Empire and Commonwealth Games, including the opening and closing ceremonies, were held at the Cardiff Arms Park in the centre of 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 track cycling. 178,000 tickets were eventually sold during the Games.[1] [2] Rowing took place on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.
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.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
See main article: Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Boxing Events were at Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff.
| Flyweight | Men | |||
| Bantamweight | Men | |||
| Featherweight | Men | |||
| Lightweight | Men | |||
| Light Welterweight | Men | |||
| Welterweight | Men | |||
| Light Middleweight | Men | |||
| Middleweight | Men | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Men | |||
| Heavyweight | Men | |||
The track cycling events were held at the Maindy Stadium in Cardiff.
| 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 Race | Men | 05:16:34 | 05:19:22 | 05:19:22 |
| 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 |
The rowing events were held on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.
| Single Sculls | Men | 7:20 | 7:24 | 7:27 | ||||
| Double Sculls | Men | 6:54 | 7:01 | +0.75 lgths | ||||
| Coxless pair | Men | 7:11 | 7:14 | 7:33 | ||||
| Coxless four | Men | 6:34 | 6:39 | 6:48 | ||||
| Coxed four | Men | 6:46 | 6:53 | NTT | ||||
| Eights | Men | Donald Arnold Wayne Pretty Glen Mervyn Walter D'Hondt Lorne Loomer Robert Wilson Sohen Biln Bill McKerlich | 5:51 | Graeme Keith Allen Kenneth Philip Railton Kevin John Evans Lionel Robberds Neville John Clinton Ralfe Raymond Currall Roland Peter Waddington Victor Albert Schweikert | 5:56 | Don Elliot Dennis Mount Hilali Wober John A Stephenson Felix Badcock J. P. M. Thomson Dick Workman Raymond Penney | 6:10 |
Swimming events were held at the Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff.
| 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 | 8:33.4 | 8:54.2 | 9:01.8 | ||||
| 4×110 yd medley relay | 4:14.2 | 4:26.3 | 4:26.4 |
| 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 | 4:17.4 | 4:30.0 | 4:31.5 | ||||
| 4×110 yd medley relay | 4:54.0 | 4:55.1 | 5:01.6 |
Diving events were held at the Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Flyweight | Men | ||||
| Bantamweight | Men | ||||
| Featherweight | Men | ||||
| Lightweight | Men | ||||
| Welterweight | Men | ||||
| Middleweight | Men | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Men | ||||
| Heavyweight | Men |