Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Maindy Stadium, Cardiff Ogmore-by-Sea
Dates	18 to 26 July 1958
←  1954 1962  →

Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fifth appearance of Cycling at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. ^[1]

The track events took place at Maindy Stadium, ^[2] while the road race course was a 120 miles loop around Ogmore-by-Sea.

England topped the cycling medal table with three gold medals. ^{[3] [4]}

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Wales)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	3	2	1	6
2	Australia	2	2	0	4
3	New Zealand	0	1	2	3
4	Isle of Man	0	0	1	1
	Wales *	0	0	1	1
6	Canada	0	0	0	0
	Ceylon	0	0	0	0
	Jersey	0	0	0	0
	Kenya	0	0	0	0
	Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
	Pakistan	0	0	0	0
	Scotland	0	0	0	0
	South Africa	0	0	0	0
	Southern Rhodesia	0	0	0	0
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0
Totals (15 entries)		5	5	5	15

Medal winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Time trial	Neville Tong  (ENG)	Warren Scarfe  (AUS)	Warwick Dalton  (NZL)
Sprint	Dick Ploog  (AUS)	Karl Barton  (ENG)	Lloyd Binch  (ENG)
Pursuit	Norman Sheil  (ENG)	Tom Simpson  (ENG)	Warwick Dalton  (NZL)
10 miles Scratch	Ian Browne  (AUS)	Warren Johnston  (NZL)	Don Skene  (WAL)
Road race	Ray Booty  (ENG)	Frank Brazier  (AUS)	Stuart Slack  (IOM)

Results

Pursuit

Main article: Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's individual pursuit

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Scratch

Main article: Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's scratch

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Sprint

Main article: Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's sprint

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Time trial

Main article: Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 km time trial

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Road Race

Main article: Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's road race

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See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling

References

1. "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
2. "The Week's Programme" . Western Mail. 7 February 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Medal Standings Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
4. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Cycling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
5. "Cycling Track 4000m Individual Pursuit - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
6. "Cardiff Winners and Performances" . The Scotsman. 25 July 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Cycling Track 10 Mile Scratch Race - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
8. "Cycling Track 1000m Match Sprint - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
9. "The Duke upsets his schedule at the Games" . Liverpool Daily Post. 25 July 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Cycling Track 1km Time Trial - Men Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
11. "Cyclist's record" . Leicester Evening Mail. 23 July 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "Road Race Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
13. "Ray Booty wins road race for Britain" . Nottingham Evening News. 26 July 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.