England at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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

England finished at the top of the medal table.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	29	22	29	80
2	Australia	27	22	17	66
3	South Africa  (SAF)	13	10	8	31
Totals (3 entries)		69	54	54	177

The athletes that competed are listed below. ^[3]

Athletes

Main article: Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Men

Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Peter Allday	London AC	Hammer
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
Robbie Brightwell	Shrewsbury Tech Coll	220y
Robin Brunyee	Worksop College	120y hurdles
Michael Bullivant	Derby County & AC	3 miles
Dennis Cakebread	Coventry Godiva Harriers	Long jump
Ted Buswell	Great Yarmouth AC	880y
Gerry Carr	Loughborough Coll & Woodford Green AC	Discus
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 Harriers	Javelin
Stanley Eldon	Windsor and Eton AC	6 miles
Geoff Elliott	Woodford Green AC	Pole vault
Mike Ellis	Loughborough Coll & Thames Valley Harriers	Hammer
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
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
Arthur Keily	Derby County & AC	Marathon
Colin Kemball	Wolverhampton AC	Marathon
Eddie Kirkup	Rotherham Harriers	Marathon
John Kitching	Achilles Club	High jump
Clive Loveland	London AC	Javelin
Martyn Lucking	London Univ & Southend AC	Shot put
Vic Matthews	London AC	120y hurdles
Derek McCorquindale	Metropolitan Police	Shot put
John Metcalf	Achilles Club	440y hurdles
Gordon Miller	Hermes	high jump
Nicholas Morgan	Croydon Harriers	Shot put
Frederick Norris	Bolton United Harriers	6 miles
John Scott-Oldfield	Achilles Club	220y
Keith Parker	Lunesdale AC	Long jump
Gordon Pirie	South London Harriers	1 & 3 mile/s
Rex Porter	Birchfield Harriers	Pole vault
Peter Radford	Birchfield Harriers	100 & 220y, relay
Michael Ralph	Myron AC	Triple jump
Mike Rawson	Birchfield Harriers	880y
Arthur Rowe	Doncaster Plant Works A.C	Shot put
John Salisbury	Birchfield Harriers	440y, relay
Ted Sampson	Blackheath Harriers	440y, relay
Roy Sandstrom	R.A.F & London AC	100y, relay
David Segal	Thames Valley Harriers	100 & 220y, relay
Colin Smith	R.A.F & Thames Valley Harriers	Javelin
Ian Ward	Bury AC	Pole vault
David Westerhout	London Univ & Woodford Green AC	440y hurdles
Peter Wilkinson	Derby County & AC	marathon
Ken Wilmshurst	Walton AC	Long jump, Triple jump
Dave Wilson	Hercules AC	High jump
John Wrighton	Southgate Harriers	440y, relay
Fred Wyers	Darlington AC	Triple jump

Women ^[6]

Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Suzanne Allday	Spartan Ladies	Discus, Shot put	,
Audrey Bennett	Essex Ladies	High jump
Mary Bignal	London Olympiades	High jump, Long jump
Margaret Callender	Ilford AC	Javelin
Jean Card	Croydon Harriers	High jump
Josephine Cook	London Olympiades	Shot put
Marianne Dew	Selsonia	220y
Maya Giri	Phoenix AC	Discus
Moyra Hiscox	Spartan Ladies	220y
Sheila Hoskin	Spartan Ladies	High jump, Long jump
Dorothy Hyman	Hickleton Main	100y, relay
Iris Mouzer	Birchfield Harriers	Shot put
Marian Needham	Walton AC	Long jump
Sylvia Needham	Spartan Ladies	Discus
June Paul	Spartan Ladies	100 & 220y, relay
Sue Platt	London Olympiades	Javelin
Carole Quinton	Birchfield Harriers	80m hurdles
Dorothy Shirley	Salford Harriers	High jump
Mary Tadd	London Olympiades	Javelin
Madeleine Weston	Selsonia	100y, relay	,
Jean Whitehead	London Olympiades	Long jump
Averil Williams	Hereford AC	Javelin
Heather Young	Longwood Harriers	100 & 220y, 80m hurdles relay	, ,

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Tommy Bache	Golden Gloves, Liverpool	flyweight
Peter Benneyworth	Caius BC, Battersea	bantamweight
Roy Beaman	Royal Air Force	featherweight
Johnny Caiger	Monteagle ABC, London	middleweight
Johnny Cooke	Maple Leaf, Bootle	lightweight
Joey Jacobs	Victoria Avenue, Manchester	light welterweight
Joe Leeming	Army	light heavyweight
Brian Nancurvis	Army	welterweight
Stuart Pearson	Doncaster Plant Works ABC	light middleweight
David Thomas	Polytechnic BC	heavyweight

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Karl Barton	Coventry Road Club	Sprint
Lloyd Binch	Notts Castle BC	Sprint
Ray Booty	Ericsson Wheelers	Road
Bill Bradley	Southport RCC	Road
John Entwistle	Fallowfield CC	Time trial
Mike Gambrill	Clarence Wheelers	Pursuit
John Geddes	Melling Wheelers	Road, Scratch
Keith Harrison	Wyndham RCC	Scratch, Sprint, Time trial
Bill Holmes	Hull Thursday RC	Road
Johnny Ralph	Polytechnic CC	Scratch
Norman Sheil	Melling Wheelers	Pursuit
Tom Simpson	Harworth & District CC	Pursuit
Neville Tong	Polytechnic CC	Time trial

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Men

Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Ray Cann	Highgate	10m Platform
Keith Collin	Isleworth	3m Springboard
Brian Phelps	Highgate	10m Platform
Peter Squires	Highgate	3m Springboard
Peter Tarsey	Ealing	10m Platform

Women

Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Ann Long	Ilford	3m Springboard, 10m Platform
Liz Ferris	Mermaid SC	3m Springboard
Molly Wieland	Isander	10m Platform
Charmain Welsh	Durham City	3m Springboard, 10m Platform

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Men

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Michael Amberg	Sabre, Sabre team	,
Ralph Cooperman	Sabre, Sabre team	,
Harold Cooke	Foil, Foil Team
Bill Hoskyns	Épée, Épée team, Sabre	, , ,
Mike Howard	Épée, Épée team	,
Allan Jay	Épée, Épée team	,
Raymond Paul	Foil, Foil Team	,
René Paul	Foil, Foil Team	,
Eugene Verebes+	Sabre team

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

Women

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Mary Glen-Haig	Foil
Gillian Sheen	Foil

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn Bowls at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Percy Baker	Poole Park BC	singles
John Bettles	Raunds Methodists BC	rinks/fours
Fred Horn	Torquay	pairs
Norman King	Parliament Hill BC	rinks/fours
Walter Phillips	Boscombe Cliff BC	rinks/fours
John Scadgell	Worthing BC	rinks/fours
Harold Shapland	Tiverton Boro BC	pairs

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Felix Badcock	Thames Rowing Club	Eights
Geoffrey Baker	Marlow Rowing Club	Double sculls
Michael Beresford	Barn Cottage	Coxed four
Russell Carver	First and Third Trinity Boat Club	Single sculls
Simon Crosse	London RC/Barn Cottage RC	Coxed four
Stewart Douglas-Mann	St Edmund Hall Boat Club	Coxless Pair
Don Elliot	Thames Rowing Club	Eights
Richard Gabriel	Barn Cottage	Coxed four
Jonathan Hall	Lincoln College Boat Club	Coxless Pair
Tony Hancox	Thames Rowing Club	Eights
Dennis Mount	Thames Rowing Club	Eights
Raymond Penney	Thames Rowing Club	Eights
Roger Pope	National Provincial Bank RC	Coxless four
Colin Porter	Barn Cottage RC	Coxed four
Creighton Redman	National Provincial Bank RC	Coxless four
Keith Shackell	National Provincial Bank RC	Coxless four
Mike Spracklen	Marlow Rowing Club	Double sculls
John A Stephenson	Thames Rowing Club	Eights
John Thomson	Thames Rowing Club	Eights
John Vigurs	London RC/Barn Cottage	Coxed four
Hilali Wober	Thames Rowing Club	Eights
Dick Workman	Thames Rowing Club	Eights
David Young	National Provincial Bank RC	Coxless four

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Men

Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Malcolm Barnes	Stoke Newington	440y freestyle, freestyle relay
Terry Boyes	York City	440y freestyle
Richard Campion	Stoke Newington	220y butterfly
Stanley Clarke	Plaistow United	110y freestyle, freestyle relay
Alan Clarkson	York City	440y freestyle
Brian Curtis	Watford	220y butterfly
Brian Day	Sheffield	220y breaststroke
Richard Hemingway	Holbeck	220y breaststroke
Peter Kendrew	York City	110y freestyle
Neil McKechnie	Wallasey	110y freestyle, freestyle & medley relay
Michael Payne	Bristol Central	110y backstroke
Haydn Rigby	Southport	110y backstroke
Graham Sykes	Coventry	110y backstroke, medley relay
Graham Symonds	Coventry	220y butterfly, freestyle & medley relay	,
Chris Walkden	Beckenham	220y breaststroke, medley relay	,

Women

Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Jackie Dyson	Kingston Ladies	220y breaststroke
Margaret Edwards	Heston	110y backstroke
Elspeth Ferguson	York City	440y freestyle
Christine Gosden	Croydon	110y breaststroke & butterfly, medley relay	,
Judy Grinham	Hampstead	110y backstroke & freestyle, 2 x relay	, ,
Sylvia Lewis	Hounslow	110y backstroke
Anita Lonsbrough	Huddersfield	220y breaststroke, medley relay	,
Anne Marshall	Kingston Ladies	110y freestyle, freestyle relay
Anne Morton	Blackpool	110y butterfly
Beryl Noakes	Woolwich	freestyle relay
Jean Oldroyd	Dewsbury	110y butterfly
Judy Samuel	Surrey Ladies	440y freestyle
Diana Wilkinson	Stockport	110 & 440y freestyle, 2 x relay	,

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Ron Brownbill	Wallasey AC	Bantamweight
R. Gore		Middle Heavyweight
Ben Helfgott	Hackney, London	Lightweight
Laurie Levine	Leeds	Middleweight
Ken McDonald	YMCA Club, London	Heavyweight
George Manners	Hackney, London	Light Heavyweight
Allan Robinson	Chorley, Lancs	Featherweight

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Name	Club	Event/s	Medal/s
Bert Aspen	Bolton Harriers	62kg featherweight
Peter Christie	Sparta AWC, London	52kg flyweight
Dennis Gilligan	Manco AWC, Stretford	57kg bantamweight
Herbie Hall	Bolton Harriers	68kg lightweight
David Ickringill	Manco AWC, Stretford	74kg welterweight
Harry Kendall	John Ruskin, Walworth	90kg Light heavyweight
Ray Myland	John Ruskin, Walworth	82kg Middleweight
Kenneth Richmond	Galtymore, London	100kg 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.