Scotland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Scotland at the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Flag of Scotland.svg
CGF code SCO
CGA Scotland at the Commonwealth Games
Website www.teamscotland.scot
in Cardiff, Wales
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
5
Silver
3
Bronze
3
Total
11
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

Scotland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (abbreviated SCO) was the sixth time that the nation had participated at the Games. [1]

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The Games were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. Scotland came fourth overall with five gold, five silver and three bronze medals. [2]

Medals

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Mike Berisford 1 mile Sale Harriers
Ian Binnie 3 mile Victoria Park AAC
Gavin Carragher 100y London AC
Bob Cockburn 110y, 220y Edinburgh Southern Harriers
Joe Connolly 3, 6 miles Bellahouston Harriers
Ewan Douglas Hammer throwField Events Club
Allan Dunbar 100y Victoria Park AAC
James Edgar 100yGlasgow Police
Graham Everett 880y, 1 mile Shettleston Harriers
Crawford Fairbrother High jump Victoria Park AAC
Harry Fenion marathon Bellahouston Harriers
Graham Fleck 220y Bellahouston Harriers
Hugo Fox marathon Shettleston Harriers
Alan Gordon 1 mile Achilles Club
Alex Grant Long jumpCambridge University
Alec Hannah 440y hurdlesEdinburgh University
Robert Hay 440yEdinburgh University
Bill Henderson 220yWatsonians AC
Peter Isbester Discus throwIlford AC
Mike Lindsay Discus throw, Shot putOklahoma University
Lesley Locke 880yLondon University
Donald McDonald 880y, 4x400 relayGarscube Harriers
Alex McDougall marathonVale of Leven AC
John MacIsaac 440y, 4x400 relay Victoria Park AAC
Hugh Murray Triple jumpEdinburgh University
Jim Paterson 440y, 880y, 4x400 relayEdinburgh University
Bob Scott Hammer throwAtalanta AC
Ronnie Thomson 440y, 4x400 relayCambridge University
Alec Valentine Hammer throwRoyal Navy AC
Alastair Wood 3, 6 milesRoyal Air Force AC

Women [3]

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Isabel Bond 220y, 4x110 relayArdeer AC
Moira Campbell 100y, 220y, 4x110 relay Maryhill Harriers
Toni Ireland discusEdinburgh University
Alix Jamieson 100y, 220y, high jump Maryhill Harriers
Rosemary Charters discus Edinburgh Southern Harriers
Mary Symon 100y, 4x110 relay Bellahouston Harriers
Doris Tyndall 100y, 220y, 4x110 relayTayside AC
Diana Will discusAberdeen University AC

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Willie Bannon 81kg Light HeavyweightDundee Hawkhill ABC Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Jackie Brown 51kg FlyweightLeith Victoria Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Bertie Scott 67kg WelterweightGlasgow Transport Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
George Drummond 57kg FeatherweightWoodside
Bobby Kane 63.5kg Light welterweightGreenock St Mungo ABC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Tommy McGuinness 71kg Light middleweightSparta, Edinburgh
Alistair McKenzie 75kg MiddleweightGlasgow Police
Dick McTaggart 60kg LightweightR.A.F & Dundee Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Freddie Owen 54kg BantamweightDennistoun Y.C. Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Angus Thomson 91kg HeavyweightLeith Victoria

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Eddie Brown pursuitStirlingshire RC
Hislop Dickson pursuitGlasgow Ivy CC
Alfie Fairweather time trialGlasgow Wheelers
Ken Laidlaw Road raceMusselburgh CC
Donald Langlands scratchForfarshire RC
Hector McKenzie scratch, sprint, time trialGlasgow Douglas CC
Ronnie Park Road raceVelo Club Stella, Glasgow
Ernie Scally Road race, scratchGlasgow Nightingale & Army CU
Jimmy Williams Road raceEdina Couriers, Edinburgh

Diving

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Brian Davidson platform, springboardInverness L.M.S.
Peter Heatly platformPortobello Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Bill Law platform, springboardWarrender ASC, Edinburgh

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Valerie Marrian springboardWarrender ASC, Edinburgh

Fencing

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Tom Broadhurst Foil IndividualArdeer Recreation FC
John King Épée IndividualBon Accord FC
Sandy Leckie Sabre IndividualSalle Nicklen
L. G. Morrison Foil IndividualScottish FC, Edinburgh
R. T. Richardson Foil IndividualArdeer Recreation FC
J. G. Tapley Épée IndividualArdeer Recreation FC
A. G. Watson Épée IndividualEdinburgh

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Doreen Plews Foil IndividualNewton Mearns
Christine Tolland Foil IndividualSword Club, Glasgow

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals
William Downes Jones singlesArdrossan BC
George Ferguson fours/rinksCumnock BC
John Hampson fours/rinksCumnock BC
Alexander Hodge fours/rinksCumnock BC
Jim Kerr pairsMerchiston Edinburgh BC
David Smart pairsMerchiston Edinburgh BC
Thomas Smetherham fours/rinksCumnock BC

Rowing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
G. C Cowley coxed four Edinburgh University BC
A. G. Cross eightBalfron
T. Gillies eightAlexandria
G. F. Gray eightGlasgow
I. G. Inglis eightAyr
A. Lindsay eightLargs
W. K. Millar coxed four Edinburgh University BC
A. T. Nelson eightAlexandria
B. Parsonage eight (cox)Glasgow
R. Forbes Rintou coxed four Edinburgh University BC
J. Ross eightGlasgow
Ken J. Scott eight St Andrew BC
J. B. Tait coxed four, cox Edinburgh University BC
R. N. T. Thin coxed four Edinburgh University BC

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jack Baillie 440y freestyleRenfrew Aqua
Ian Black 220y butterfly, 440y freestyle, 2 x relayRobert Gordon College Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Alex Galletly 110y backstrokePullars ASC, Perth
Billy Good 1650y freestyleAberdeen Univ
Jim Hill 110y backstroke/freestyle, medley relayWarrender Baths, Edinburgh
James Leiper 110y freestyle, relayStonehaven ASC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Iain Percy-Robb 220y breaststroke, medley relayWarrender Baths, Edinburgh
Bob Sreenan 440y, 1650y freestyle, relayDundee Whitehall Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Athole Still 110y freestyle, 2 x relayGordonians SC, Aberdeen Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Margaret Girvan 440y freestyle, relayMotherwell AS&WP Club
Betty Gunn 110y freestyle, relayAberdeen Thistle SC
Christine Harris 110y freestyle, relayCarnegie SC, Dunfermline
Frances Hogben 110y freestyle, 2 x relaysArbroath SC
Margaret McDowall 110y backstroke, medley relayKilmarnock SC
Nan Rae 440y freestyleMotherwell AS&WP Club
Jean Taylor 440y freestyleCriterion SC, Aberdeen
Alison Turnbull 220y breaststroke, medley relayGalashiels
Sheila Watt 110y butterfly, medley relayAberdeen Thistle SC

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
John Cannon 56kg bantamweightAyr Health & Strength Club
Phil Caira 82.5kg light heavyweightPhil Caira Physical School of Training, Kirkcaldy Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Jimmy Moir 60kg featherweightViking WC, Glasgow
Billy Orbin 67.5kg lightweightMotherwell Y.M.C.A. WC
John Wright 75kg middleweightRosyth Physical Culture School

Wrestling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jock Bews 52kg flyweightMilton AWC, Edinburgh
Alastair Duncan 68kg lightweightNB Loco, Glasgow Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
George Farquhar 82kg middleweightMilton AWC, Edinburgh Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
George McKenzie 74kg welterweightLeith AWC, Edinburgh
Angus McRitchie 90kg light-heavyweightGlasgow Police
Robert Parsons 62kg featherweightMilton AWC, Edinburgh
Jim Turnbull 57kg bantamweightMilton AWC, Edinburgh

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Scots athletes for Cardiff" . The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 29 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scots pick boxers for Empire Games" . Liverpool Daily Post. 26 May 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Lindsay chosen for Scots athletics team" . The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 29 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Seven of the best for Cardiff" . Belfast News-Letter. 15 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 29 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Edinnburgh University to represent Scotland" . The Scotsman. 9 June 1958. p. 3. Retrieved 29 September 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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