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) | 62.90 m | Muhammad Iqbal (PAK) | 61.70 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 |
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