| Cycling at the 1958 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Korakuen Velodrome |
| Dates | 25 May – 1 June 1958 |
| Competitors | 36 from 7 nations |
Cycling was contested at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan from May 25 to June 1.
| Cycling at the 1958 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Korakuen Velodrome |
| Dates | 25 May – 1 June 1958 |
| Competitors | 36 from 7 nations |
Cycling was contested at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan from May 25 to June 1.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Seiki Hirama  Japan | Jafar Goltalab  Iran | Shahzada Shahrukh  Pakistan |
| 1 km time trial | Tetsuo Osawa Japan | Jafar Goltalab Iran | Trần Văn Nên  South Vietnam |
| Tandem | Japan Kiyoshi Ochi Takeo Kirigaya |  Pakistan Shahzada Shahrukh Saleem Farooqi | None awarded |
| Team pursuit | Japan Mitsunori Arai Katsuya Saito Shigekazu Nakagawa Masao Matsushima | Pakistan Shahzada Shahrukh Muhammad Ashiq Abdul Razzaq Baloch G. H. Baloch |  Republic of China Chen Shee-chuan Huang Tan-chie Lai Shuh-shong Chen Po-chung |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Iran (IRN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  South Vietnam (VNM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Republic of China (ROC) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
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Iran (1) Japan (16) Pakistan (5)
Philippines (2) Republic of China (4) South Korea (4) South Vietnam (4)
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