| Men's hammer throw at the Commonwealth Games |
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| Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 yd | men | women |
| 220 yd | men | women |
| 440 yd | men | |
| 880 yd | men | |
| 1 mile | men | |
| 3 miles | men | |
| 6 miles | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 120 yd hurdles | men | |
| 440 yd hurdles | men | |
| 4 × 110 yd relay | men | women |
| 4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
The men's hammer throw event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales. [1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Ellis | 54.25 | 58.03 | 61.11 | x | 62.90 | 59.21 | 206 ft 4+1⁄2 in (62.90 m) | |||
| Muhammad Iqbal | 60.38 | 61.02 | 61.70 | 60.05 | x | 60.71 | 202 ft 5 in (61.70 m) | |||
| Peter Allday | 188 ft 11 in (57.58 m) | |||||||||
| 4 | Howard Payne | 185 ft 0 in (56.39 m) | ||||||||
| 5 | Don Anthony | 180 ft 6 in (55.02 m) | ||||||||
| 6 | Charley Morris | 180 ft 5 in (54.99 m) | ||||||||
| 7 | Charlie Koen | 172 ft 2 in (52.48 m) | ||||||||
| 8 | Malik Noor | 167 ft 1 in (50.93 m) | ||||||||
| 9 | Ewan Douglas | 164 ft 9 in (50.22 m) | ||||||||
| 10 | Lawrence Hall | 159 ft 10+1⁄2 in (48.73 m) | ||||||||
| 11 | Robert Scott | 149 ft 10 in (45.67 m) | ||||||||
| Alec Valentine | NM | |||||||||
| Balkar Singh | DNS |