England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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England at the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Flag of England.svg
CGF code ENG
CGA Commonwealth Games England
in Cardiff, Wales
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold
29
Silver
22
Bronze
29
Total
80
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

England competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. [1] [2]

Contents

England finished at the top of the medal table.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of England.svg  England 29222980
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27221766
3Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa  (SAF)1310831
Totals (3 entries)695454177

The athletes that competed are listed below. [3]

Athletes

[4] [5]

Men

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Peter Allday London AC Hammer Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Don Anthony Polytechnic Harriers Hammer
Bob Birrell Birchfield Harriers 120y hurdles
Michael Blagrove Ealing Harriers 1 mile
Ian Boyd Herne Hill Harriers 1 mile
Adrian Breacker Mitcham AC 100y, relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Robbie Brightwell Shrewsbury Tech Coll220y
Robin Brunyee Worksop College120y hurdles
Michael Bullivant Derby County & AC 3 miles
Dennis Cakebread Coventry Godiva Harriers Long jump
Ted Buswell Great Yarmouth AC880y
Gerry Carr Loughborough Coll & Woodford Green AC Discus Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Peter Clark R.A.F & Thames Valley Harriers 3 miles
Eric Cleaver Army & London AC Discus
Roy Cruttenden Polytechnic Harriers Long jump
Peter Cullen Rotherham Harriers Javelin
Raymond Davies London Univ & Hornchurch HarriersJavelin
Stanley Eldon Windsor and Eton AC 6 miles
Geoff Elliott Woodford Green AC Pole vault Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Mike Ellis Loughborough Coll & Thames Valley Harriers Hammer Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Mike Farrell Birchfield Harriers 880 yards
Tom Farrell Liverpool Harriers 440y hurdles
Denis Field Birchfield Harriers Triple jump
Hugh Foord Brighton AC 6 miles
Chris Goudge Manchester Univ & Bolton United Harriers 440y hurdles
Brian Hewson Mitcham AC 880y, 1 mile Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Peter Hildreth Polytechnic Harriers 120y hurdles
Martin Hyman Portsmouth AC 6 miles
Derek Ibbotson South London Harriers 3 miles
Derek Johnson Woodford Green AC 440y, relay Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Arthur Keily Derby County & AC Marathon
Colin Kemball Wolverhampton ACMarathon
Eddie Kirkup Rotherham Harriers Marathon
John Kitching Achilles Club High jump
Clive Loveland London AC Javelin
Martyn Lucking London Univ & Southend AC Shot put Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Vic Matthews London AC 120y hurdles
Derek McCorquindale Metropolitan PoliceShot put
John Metcalf Achilles Club 440y hurdles
Gordon Miller Hermeshigh jump
Nicholas Morgan Croydon Harriers Shot put
Frederick Norris Bolton United Harriers 6 miles
John Scott-Oldfield Achilles Club 220y
Keith Parker Lunesdale ACLong jump
Gordon Pirie South London Harriers 1 & 3 mile/s
Rex Porter Birchfield Harriers Pole vault
Peter Radford Birchfield Harriers 100 & 220y, relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Michael Ralph Myron ACTriple jump
Mike Rawson Birchfield Harriers 880y Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Arthur Rowe Doncaster Plant Works A.CShot put Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
John Salisbury Birchfield Harriers 440y, relay Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Ted Sampson Blackheath Harriers 440y, relay Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Roy Sandstrom R.A.F & London AC 100y, relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
David Segal Thames Valley Harriers 100 & 220y, relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Colin Smith R.A.F & Thames Valley Harriers Javelin Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Ian Ward Bury ACPole vault
David Westerhout London Univ & Woodford Green AC 440y hurdles
Peter Wilkinson Derby County & AC marathon Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Ken Wilmshurst Walton AC Long jump, Triple jump
Dave Wilson Hercules AC High jump
John Wrighton Southgate Harriers 440y, relay Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Fred Wyers Darlington ACTriple jump

Women [6]

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Suzanne Allday Spartan Ladies Discus, Shot put Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Audrey Bennett Essex Ladies High jump
Mary Bignal London Olympiades High jump, Long jump Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Margaret Callender Ilford ACJavelin
Jean Card Croydon Harriers High jump
Josephine Cook London Olympiades Shot put
Marianne Dew Selsonia220y
Maya Giri Phoenix ACDiscus
Moyra Hiscox Spartan Ladies 220y
Sheila Hoskin Spartan Ladies High jump, Long jump Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Dorothy Hyman Hickleton Main100y, relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Iris Mouzer Birchfield Harriers Shot put
Marian Needham Walton AC Long jump
Sylvia Needham Spartan Ladies Discus
June Paul Spartan Ladies 100 & 220y, relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Sue Platt London Olympiades Javelin
Carole Quinton Birchfield Harriers 80m hurdles Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Dorothy Shirley Salford Harriers High jump
Mary Tadd London Olympiades Javelin
Madeleine Weston Selsonia100y, relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Jean Whitehead London Olympiades Long jump
Averil Williams Hereford ACJavelin Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Heather Young Longwood Harriers 100 & 220y, 80m hurdles relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Boxing

[7]

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Tommy Bache Golden Gloves, Liverpoolflyweight Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Peter Benneyworth Caius BC, Batterseabantamweight
Roy Beaman Royal Air Forcefeatherweight
Johnny Caiger Monteagle ABC, Londonmiddleweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Johnny Cooke Maple Leaf, Bootlelightweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Joey Jacobs Victoria Avenue, Manchesterlight welterweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Joe Leeming Armylight heavyweight
Brian Nancurvis Armywelterweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Stuart Pearson Doncaster Plant Works ABClight middleweight Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
David Thomas Polytechnic BC heavyweight Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Cycling

[8]

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Karl Barton Coventry Road ClubSprint Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Lloyd Binch Notts Castle BCSprint Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Ray Booty Ericsson WheelersRoad Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Bill Bradley Southport RCCRoad
John Entwistle Fallowfield CCTime trial
Mike Gambrill Clarence WheelersPursuit
John Geddes Melling WheelersRoad, Scratch
Keith Harrison Wyndham RCCScratch, Sprint, Time trial
Bill Holmes Hull Thursday RCRoad
Johnny Ralph Polytechnic CCScratch
Norman Sheil Melling WheelersPursuit Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Tom Simpson Harworth & District CCPursuit Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Neville Tong Polytechnic CCTime trial Gold medal icon (G initial).svg

Diving

[9]

Men

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Ray Cann Highgate10m Platform Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Keith Collin Isleworth3m Springboard Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Brian Phelps Highgate10m Platform Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Peter Squires Highgate3m Springboard
Peter Tarsey Ealing10m Platform Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Women

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Ann Long Ilford3m Springboard, 10m Platform Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Liz Ferris Mermaid SC3m Springboard Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Molly Wieland Isander10m Platform Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Charmain Welsh Durham City3m Springboard, 10m Platform Gold medal icon (G initial).svg

Fencing

[10]

Men

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Michael Amberg Sabre, Sabre team Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Ralph Cooperman Sabre, Sabre team Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Harold Cooke Foil, Foil Team Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Bill Hoskyns Épée, Épée team, Sabre Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Mike Howard Épée, Épée team Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Allan Jay Épée, Épée team Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Raymond Paul Foil, Foil Team Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
René Paul Foil, Foil Team Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Eugene Verebes+Sabre team Gold medal icon (G initial).svg

+ Part of the Sabre team but withdrew from some later matches through injury

Women

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Mary Glen-Haig Foil Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Gillian Sheen Foil Gold medal icon (G initial).svg

Lawn bowls

[11]

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Percy Baker Poole Park BCsingles Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
John Bettles Raunds Methodists BCrinks/fours Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Fred Horn Torquaypairs
Norman King Parliament Hill BCrinks/fours Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Walter Phillips Boscombe Cliff BCrinks/fours Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
John Scadgell Worthing BCrinks/fours Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Harold Shapland Tiverton Boro BCpairs

Rowing

[12] [13]

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Felix Badcock Thames Rowing Club Eights Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Geoffrey Baker Marlow Rowing Club Double sculls Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Michael Beresford Barn CottageCoxed four Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Russell Carver First and Third Trinity Boat Club Single sculls Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Simon Crosse London RC/Barn Cottage RCCoxed four Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Stewart Douglas-Mann St Edmund Hall Boat Club Coxless Pair Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Don Elliot Thames Rowing Club Eights Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Richard Gabriel Barn CottageCoxed four Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Jonathan Hall Lincoln College Boat Club Coxless Pair Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Tony Hancox Thames Rowing Club Eights Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Dennis Mount Thames Rowing Club Eights Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Raymond Penney Thames Rowing Club Eights Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Roger Pope National Provincial Bank RCCoxless four Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Colin Porter Barn Cottage RCCoxed four Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Creighton Redman National Provincial Bank RCCoxless four Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Keith Shackell National Provincial Bank RCCoxless four Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Mike Spracklen Marlow Rowing Club Double sculls Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
John A Stephenson Thames Rowing Club Eights Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
John Thomson Thames Rowing Club Eights Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
John Vigurs London RC/Barn CottageCoxed four Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Hilali Wober Thames Rowing Club Eights Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Dick Workman Thames Rowing Club Eights Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
David Young National Provincial Bank RCCoxless four Gold medal icon (G initial).svg

Swimming

[14]

Men

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Malcolm Barnes Stoke Newington440y freestyle, freestyle relay
Terry Boyes York City440y freestyle
Richard Campion Stoke Newington220y butterfly
Stanley Clarke Plaistow United110y freestyle, freestyle relay
Alan Clarkson York City440y freestyle
Brian Curtis Watford220y butterfly
Brian Day Sheffield220y breaststroke
Richard Hemingway Holbeck220y breaststroke
Peter Kendrew York City110y freestyle
Neil McKechnie Wallasey110y freestyle, freestyle & medley relay Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Michael Payne Bristol Central110y backstroke
Haydn Rigby Southport110y backstroke
Graham Sykes Coventry110y backstroke, medley relay Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Graham Symonds Coventry220y butterfly, freestyle & medley relay Silver medal icon (S initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Chris Walkden Beckenham220y breaststroke, medley relay Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Women

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Jackie Dyson Kingston Ladies220y breaststroke Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Margaret Edwards Heston110y backstroke Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Elspeth Ferguson York City440y freestyle
Christine Gosden Croydon110y breaststroke & butterfly, medley relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Judy Grinham Hampstead110y backstroke & freestyle, 2 x relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Sylvia Lewis Hounslow110y backstroke
Anita Lonsbrough Huddersfield220y breaststroke, medley relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Anne Marshall Kingston Ladies110y freestyle, freestyle relay Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Anne Morton Blackpool110y butterfly
Beryl Noakes Woolwichfreestyle relay Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Jean Oldroyd Dewsbury110y butterfly
Judy Samuel Surrey Ladies440y freestyle
Diana Wilkinson Stockport110 & 440y freestyle, 2 x relay Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Weightlifting

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Ron Brownbill Wallasey ACBantamweight Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
R. Gore Middle Heavyweight
Ben Helfgott Hackney, LondonLightweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Laurie Levine LeedsMiddleweight
Ken McDonald YMCA Club, LondonHeavyweight Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
George Manners Hackney, LondonLight Heavyweight
Allan Robinson Chorley, LancsFeatherweight

Wrestling

[15]

NameClubEvent/sMedal/s
Bert Aspen Bolton Harriers62kg featherweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Peter Christie Sparta AWC, London52kg flyweight
Dennis Gilligan Manco AWC, Stretford57kg bantamweight
Herbie Hall Bolton Harriers68kg lightweight
David Ickringill Manco AWC, Stretford74kg welterweight
Harry Kendall John Ruskin, Walworth90kg Light heavyweight
Ray Myland John Ruskin, Walworth82kg Middleweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Kenneth Richmond Galtymore, London100kg Heavyweight

References

  1. "1958 Cardiff". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Cardiff 1958 Team". Team England.
  3. "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "England's Team" . Lincolnshire Echo. 23 June 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Eldon Runs Six Miles At Cardiff" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 29 June 1958. p. 24. Retrieved 27 September 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Marion jumps into Games" . Daily Mirror. 12 June 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 28 September 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Joe Jacobs Boxes For England" . Manchester Evening News. 12 May 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 28 September 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Empire Games Road Team" . Leicester Daily Mercury. 13 May 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "In the recent Empire Games Trials" . Football Gazette (South Shields). 7 June 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Gillian Sheen for Games" . Hull Daily Mail. 12 June 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "England's Bowls Team for Empire Games" . Nottingham Evening News. 13 February 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Rowing Shock for England" . Birmingham Mail. 14 June 1958. p. 1. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Pairs Shock at Henley" . Sunday Express. 15 June 1958. p. 19. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Sykes and Symonds chosen for trials" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 28 May 1958. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. "Wrestling Team for Cardiff" . Nottingham Evening News. 17 May 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 9 October 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.