Fencing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Fencing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Cae'r Castell School
Location	Rumney, Cardiff, Wales
Dates	18 to 26 July 1958
←  1954 1962  →

Fencing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the third appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place at the Cae'r Castell School in Rumney, Cardiff, Wales. ^[1]

England topped the fencing medal table with a clean sweep of gold medals in all seven events. ^{[2] [3]}

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	7	2	4	13
2	Australia	0	4	1	5
3	Canada	0	1	0	1
4	Wales *	0	0	2	2
5	Hong Kong	0	0	0	0
	New Zealand	0	0	0	0
	Northern Ireland	0	0	0	0
	Scotland	0	0	0	0
	South Africa	0	0	0	0
Totals (9 entries)		7	7	7	21

Medal winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Foil (men)	Raymond Paul  (ENG)	Ivan Lund  (AUS)	René Paul  (ENG)
Foil - Team	England (ENG) Raymond Paul René Paul Harold Cooke	Australia (AUS) Brian McCowage Michael Sichel Ivan Lund	Wales (WAL) Malcolm Kerslake John Evans John Preston
Épée	Bill Hoskyns  (ENG)	Mike Howard  (ENG)	Allan Jay  (ENG)
Épée - Team	England (ENG) Bill Hoskyns Allan Jay Mike Howard	Canada (CAN) Carl Schwende John Andru Roland Asselin	Australia (AUS) David Francis Doyle Ivan Lund John Simpson
Sabre	Bill Hoskyns  (ENG)	Ralph Cooperman  (ENG)	Mike Amberg  (ENG)
Sabre - Team	England (ENG) Mike Amberg Ralph Cooperman Bill Hoskyns Eugene Verebes	Australia (AUS) Alexander Martonffy Ivan Lund Michael Sichel	Wales (WAL) John Preston Malcolm Kerslake Roger Maunder Ted Lucas
Foil (women)	Gillian Sheen  (ENG)	Barbara McCreath  (AUS)	Mary Glen-Haig  (ENG)

Results

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Foil (men)

• Final pool

Pos	Athlete	Wins/hits against
1	Raymond Paul	7 wins
2	Ivan Lund	6 wins
3	René Paul	4 wins
4	Brian Pickworth	4 wins
5	Carl Schwende	3 wins
6	Brian McCowage	3 wins
7	John Preston	1 wins
8	Hak Yau Hung	0 wins

Foil (women)

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• Final pool

Pos	Athlete	Wins/hits against
1	Gillian Sheen	6 wins
2	Barbara May McCreath	5 wins
3	Mary Glen-Haig	5 wins
4	Enid McElwee	4 wins
5	Andree Sacco	3 wins
6	Denise A. O'Brien	3 wins
7	Elizabeth Mitchell	2 wins
8	Marjorie Maries	0 wins

Épée (men)

• Final pool

Pos	Athlete	Wins, hits against
1	Bill Hoskyns	6 wins, barrage
2	Mike Howard	6 wins
3	Allan Jay	5 wins, 25
4	Ivan Lund	5 wins, 26
5	Carl Schwende	3 wins
6	John Simpson	1 win
7	Roger Maunder	1 win
8	Bob Binning	1 win

Sabre (men)

• Final pool

Pos	Athlete	Wins
1	Bill Hoskyns	6 wins
2	Ralph Cooperman	5 wins
3	Mike Amberg	5 wins
4	Michael Sichel	4 wins
5	Bob Binning	3 wins
6	Bob. A. C. Thompson	3 wins
7	Ivan Lund	1 win
8	Sandy Leckie	1 win

Foil (team)

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First Round, Pool A

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Wales	Scotland	6–3
Australia	Hong Kong	9–0
Wales	Hong Kong	7–2
Australia	Scotland	5–2
Australia	Wales	8–1

First Round, Pool B

Team 1	Team 2	Score
New Zealand	Canada	7–2
England	Canada	5–1
England	New Zealand	7–2

Final Pool

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Wales	7–2
Australia	New Zealand	7–2
Wales	New Zealand	5–2
England	Australia	5–0

Épée (team)

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First Round, Pool A

Team 1	Team 2	Score
New Zealand	Wales	7–2
England	Wales	5–0

First Round, Pool B

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Canada	Scotland	8–1
Australia	Hong Kong	6–3
Canada	Hong Kong	7–0
Australia	Scotland	6–3

Final Pool

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Canada	Australia	5–4
England	New Zealand	8–1
Canada	New Zealand	6–0
England	Australia	5–2
England	Canada	5–0
Australia	New Zealand	5–1

Sabre (team)

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First Round, Pool A

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Hong Kong	9–0
Wales	New Zealand	6–3
England	New Zealand	5–1
Wales	Hong Kong	5–4

First Round, Pool B

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Scotland	Australia	5–4
Australia	Canada	5–4
Canada	Scotland	6–1

Final Pool

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	Canada	8–1
Australia	Wales	5–4
England	Wales	8–1
England	Australia	5–4
Wales	Canada	6–3

References

1. "The Week's Programme" . Western Mail. 7 February 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Medal Standings Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
3. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
4. "Fencing" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 20 July 1958. p. 23. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Empire Games Results" . Western Mail. 23 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Fencing" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 20 July 1958. p. 23. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Fencing" . Liverpool Echo. 24 July 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Fencing" . Western Mail. 25 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 5 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing