Northern Ireland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Northern Ireland at the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Ulster banner.svg
CGF code NIR
CGA Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Website nicgc.org
in Cardiff, Wales
Medals
Ranked 12th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
Other related appearances
Green harp flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (1930)

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]

Contents

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]

Medals

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Tom Cairns long jump, triple jumpAlbert Foundry AC
Ronnie Chambers 100y, 220y, 4x110 relay Short and Harland AC
Mark Cumming 440y hurdles Queen's Univ AC
Jack Dawson marathonWinnington AC, Northwich
Billy Dundas 440y Royal Ulster Constabulary AC
Gordon Hamilton 100y, long jump, 4x110 relay Queen's Univ AC
John Henning marathonDuncairn Nomads, Belfast
Billy McCue 3 miles Royal Ulster Constabulary AC
Dick Miller javelin throw Reading AC
Des Price 120y hurdles Queen's Univ AC
Colin Shillington 880y, 1 mileWillowfield Harriers
Peter Street 100y, 220y, 4x110 relayEast Antrim Harriers
Jimmy Todd marathonEast Antrim Harriers
Paddy Toner 100y, 220y, 4x110 relayAlbert Foundry AC

Women [5]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Thelma Hopkins high jump, long jump, 4x110 relay Queen's Univ AC
Mary Peters high jump, shot put, 4x110 relayBallymena AC
Bridget Robinson javelin throw, 4x110 relayBelfast High School

Boxing

[6]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Dickie Hanna 54kg bantamweightLisburn BC Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Jim Jordan 60kg lightweightSt. George's BC, Belfast Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Peter Lavery 51kg flyweightSt John Bosco, Belfast Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
John McClory 57kg featherweightHoly Family BC, Belfast Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Terry Milligan 75kg middleweightShort and Harland BC, Belfast Gold medal icon (G initial).svg

Cycling

[7]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Eamon Burns road raceSt. Gabriel's C.C., Belfast
Jim Darragh scratch, sprint, time trialFallowfield, Manchester
Leo Feeney scratch, sprint, time trialAbbey C.C., Belfast
Séamus Herron road raceNorthern C.C., Belfast
Sam Kerr road raceBallymena R.C.
Martin McKay sprint, time trialMaryland Wheelers, Belfast
Jim Maguire road raceWindsor C.C., Belfast
Tommy Talbot scratch, pursuitEast Tyrone C.C., Cookstown

Fencing

[8]

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Bob Thompson foil, sabreBelfast Fencing Club

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Brenda Kenyon foilBelfast Fencing Club

Lawn bowls

[9]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
George Best fours/rinksWillowfield BC
Gerry Crossey fours/rinksFalls BC
Roy Fulton singlesColeraine BC
Tom Henry fours/rinksLondonderry BC
William Rosbotham pairsPortadown BC
Percy Watson pairsCavehill BC
Jack Webb fours/rinksMusgrave BC

Rowing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
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

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
David Dunseath 220y breaststroke, medley relayQueen's Univ and Bangor SC
Danny Glackin 110y freestyle, medley relayEast End, Belfast
Ronnie Jones 440y, 1650y freestyleEast End, Belfast
Albert Meli 110y backstroke, medley relayEast End, Belfast

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Wilma Hunter 220y breaststrokeDonegal SC
Ann Nelson 110y backstrokeEast End, Belfast
Deirdre Wilson 110y, 440y freestyleBangor SC

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Billy Cooke 75kg middleweightBelfast
Sammy Dalzell 56kg bantamweightVikings, Short and Harland
Terry Pelan 67.5kg lightweightBelfast

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Northern Ireland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Medal Standings Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Ulster team for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 19 June 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 2 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 "Seven Ulster swimmers for Empire Games" . Northern Whig. 13 June 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Games boxers for Lisburn" . Belfast Telegraph. 27 June 1958. p. 14. Retrieved 2 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Short list for Empire Games" . Belfast News-Letter. 3 February 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 "N.I. Empire Games Choices" . Northern Whig. 28 May 1958. p. 5. Retrieved 2 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Bowls Rink for Empire Games" . Belfast Telegraph. 6 March 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 2 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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