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 × 110 yards relay).
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | ![]() | 9.66 | ![]() | 9.69 | ![]() | 9.79 |
220 yards | ![]() | 21.08 | ![]() | 21.11 | ![]() | 21.15 |
440 yards | ![]() | 46.71 | ![]() | 46.9 | ![]() | 47.05 |
880 yards | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 28:48.84 | ![]() | 28:51.48 |
Marathon | ![]() | 2:22:46 | ![]() | 2:22:58 | ![]() | 2:24:42 |
120 yards hurdles (wind: +3.5 m/s) | ![]() | 14.20w | ![]() | 14.30w | ![]() | 14.32w |
440 yards hurdles | ![]() | 49.73 (WR) GR | ![]() | 50.59 | ![]() | 51.75 |
4 × 110 yards relay | ![]() 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 | ![]() 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 | ![]() | 2.06 m | ![]() | 2.03 m | ![]() | 2.01 m |
Pole vault | ![]() | 4.17 m | ![]() | 4.17 m | ![]() | 4.17 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 | ![]() | 17.58 m | ![]() | 16.50 m | ![]() | 15.79 m |
Discus throw | ![]() | 55.94 m | ![]() | 51.73 m | ![]() | 51.63 m |
Hammer throw | ![]() | 62.90 m | ![]() | 61.70 m | ![]() | 57.58 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 71.29 m | ![]() | 70.83 m | ![]() | 70.41 m |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards (wind: +0.3 m/s) | ![]() | 10.7 | ![]() | 10.73 | ![]() | 10.81 |
220 yards | ![]() | 23.65 GR | ![]() | 23.77 | ![]() | 23.9 |
80 metres hurdles (wind: +4.9 m/s) | ![]() | 10.72w | ![]() | 10.77w | ![]() | 10.94w |
4 × 110 yards relay | ![]() 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 | ![]() | 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 |
* Host nation (Wales)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |