Northern Ireland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NIR |
CGA | Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council |
Website | nicgc |
in Cardiff, Wales | |
Medals Ranked 12th |
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British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances | |
Other related appearances | |
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Northern Ireland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (abbreviated NIR) was the fourth time that the nation had participated at the Games following appearances in 1934, 1938 and 1954. [1] [2]
The Games were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. Northern Ireland finished 12th in the medal table with one gold medal, one silver and three bronze medals, of which all five came in the Boxing. [3]
Men
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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Thomas Cairns | long jump, triple jump | Albert Foundry | |
Ronald J. Chambers | 100y, 220y, 4x110 relay | Short's | |
J. Mark Cumming | 440yH | Queen's | |
Frank Dawson | marathon | Winnington | |
William H. Dundas | 440y | R. U. C | |
N. Gordon Hamilton | 100y, long jump, 4x110 relay | Queen's | |
John A. Henning | marathon | Duncairn | |
William McCue | 3 miles | R. U. C | |
Dick Miller | javelin throw | Reading AC | |
Desmond J. Price | 120y H | Queen's | |
Colin John Graham Shillington | 880y, 1 mile | Willowfield | |
Peter Street | 100y, 220y, 4x110 relay | E. Antrim | |
James Todd | marathon | E. Antrim | |
Patrick Toner | 100y, 220y, 4x110 relay | Albert Foundry |
Women [5]
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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Thelma Hopkins | high jump, long jump, 4x110 relay | Queen's University | |
Mary Peters | high jump, shot put, 4x110 relay | Ballymena | |
Bridget A. Robinson | javelin throw, 4x110 relay | Belfast High School |
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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Dickie Hanna | 54kg bantamweight | Lisburn BC | ![]() |
Jim Jordan | 60kg lightweight | St. George's BC, Belfast | ![]() |
Peter Lavery | 51kg flyweight | St John Bosco, Belfast | ![]() |
John McClory | 57kg featherweight | Holy Family BC, Belfast | ![]() |
Terry Milligan | 75kg middleweight | Short and Harland BC, Belfast | ![]() |
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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Eamon Burns | road race | St. Gabriel's C.C. | |
Jim Darragh | scratch, sprint, time trial | Fallowfield | |
Leo T. Feeney | scratch, sprint, time trial | Abbey C.C. | |
Séamus Herron | road race | Northern C.C. | |
Sam Kerr | road race | Ballymena C.C. | |
Martin McKay | sprint, time trial | Maryland Wheelers | |
Jim Maguire | road race | Windsor C.C. | |
Tommy Talbot | scratch, pursuit | East Tyrone C.C. |
Men
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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R. A. C. Thompson | foil, sabre | Belfast Fencing Club |
Women
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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Brenda Kenyon | foil | Belfast Fencing Club |
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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George Best | fours/rinks | Willowfield BC | |
Gerry Crossey | fours/rinks | Falls BC | |
Roy Fulton | singles | Coleraine BC | |
Tom L. Henry | fours/rinks | Londonderry BC | |
William Rosbotham | pairs | Portadown BC | |
Percy Watson | pairs | Cavehill BC | |
Jack Webb | fours/rinks | Musgrave BC |
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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Mike Armstrong | eight | Queen's University Belfast BC | |
Derek Campbell | eight | Queen's University Belfast BC | |
Robin Davidson | eight | Queen's University Belfast BC | |
Des Gray | eight (cox) | Queen's University Belfast BC | |
Gordon Gray | eight | Queen's University Belfast BC | |
Norman Gray | eight | Queen's University Belfast BC | |
Hugh Nesbitt-Porter | eight | Queen's University Belfast BC | |
Robert Swann | eight | Queen's University Belfast BC | |
Michael Thomas | eight | Queen's University Belfast BC |
Men
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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David H. Dunseath | 220y breaststroke, medley relay | Queen's and Bangor | |
Danny A. Glackin | 110y freestyle, medley relay | East End, Belfast | |
Ronnie Jones | 440y, 1650y freestyle | East End, Belfast | |
Albert Meli | 110y backstroke, medley relay | East End, Belfast |
Women
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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Wilma Hunter | 220y breaststroke | Donegal SC | |
Ann Nelson | 110y backstroke | East End, Belfast | |
Deirdre E. Wilson | 110y, 440y freestyle | Bangor |
Athlete | Events | Club | Medals |
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Billy Cooke | 75kg middleweight | Belfast | |
Sammy Dalzell | 56kg bantamweight | Vikings, Short and Harland | |
Terry Pelan | 67.5kg lightweight | Belfast |