Wales competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 July to 26 July 1958.
| Wales at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| CGF code | WAL |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games Council for Wales |
| Website | teamwales |
| in Cardiff, Wales | |
| Competitors | 114 in 9 sports |
| Flag bearers | Opening: Closing: |
| Medals Ranked 11thth |
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| British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances | |
Wales finished 11th in the medal table with one gold medal, three silver and seven bronze medals, six medals of which came in the boxing.
Boxer Brian Nancurvis chose to represent England and not Wales.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Howard Winstone | Boxing | Bantamweight | |
| Silver | Malcolm Collins | Boxing | Featherweight | |
| Silver | Ossie Higgins | Boxing | Light heavyweight | |
| Silver | John Merriman | Athletics | 6 Mile run | 19 July |
| Bronze | Donald Braithwaite | Boxing | Flyweight | |
| Bronze | Roger Pleace | Boxing | Heavyweight | |
| Bronze | Bill Brown | Boxing | Light middleweight | |
| Bronze | Don Skene | Cycling | 10 Miles Scratch | 22 July |
| Bronze | John Preston Malcolm Kerslake John Evans | Fencing | Team foil | 22 July |
| Bronze | John Preston Malcolm Kerslake Roger Maunder Ted Lucas | Fencing | Team sabre | 24 July |
| Bronze | David Edwards John Fage David Prichard John Edwards | Rowing | Coxless fours | 22 July |
Athletics
The athletics tournament was held at the Cardiff Arms Park. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
Men
- Track
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dewi Roberts | 100 yds | 10.1 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Ron Jones | 9.9 | 1 Q | 10.0 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Nick Whitehead | 10.0 | 3 Q | 10.0 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| John Morgan | 10.0 | 1 Q | 10.0 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| John Jones | 220 yds | 21.9 | 2 Q | 22.1 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Nick Whitehead | 22.9 | 3 Q | 22.0 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| John Oliver | 22.8 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
| Tom Billington | 880 yds | 1:57.3 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Haydn Tawton | 1.58.0 | 6 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Norman Horrell | 22.8 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| John Williams | 1:56.3 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Tony Pumfrey | Mile run | 4:12.3 | 5 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| John Merriman | 3 Mile run | — | 13:32.4 | 6 | |||||
| David Richards | — | 13 | |||||||
| John Merriman | 6 Mile run | — | 28:48.8 | ||||||
| Rhys Davies | Marathon | — | 2:30:54 | 9 | |||||
| Ron Franklin | — | 2:31.24 | 10 | ||||||
| Dyfrig Rees | — | 2:39:17 | 15 | ||||||
| Tom Wood | — | 2:53.42 | 18 | ||||||
| Bob Shaw | 440 yard hurdles | — | 55.0 | 4 Q | 54.2 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Ron Jones Nick Whitehead Dewi Roberts John Morgan | 4 x 110yd relay | 42.5 | 3 Q | — | 42.0 | 5 | |||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Kevin Phillips | High jump | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 21 | Did not advance | |
| Terry Morgan | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 25 | Did not advance | ||
| John Neill | Pole vault | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) | 13 | Did not advance | |
| Colin Fletcher | Pole vault | 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Brian Woolley | Long jump | 23 ft 1.5 in (7.049 m) | 15 Q | 21 ft. 3ins. | 16 |
| Ray Gazard | 21 ft 8.5 in (6.617 m) | 23 | Did not advance | ||
| Richard Dodd | Triple Jump | 45 ft 0.75 in (13.7351 m) | 19 | Did not advance | |
| Hywel Williams | Discus throw | 152 ft 3.5 in (46.419 m) | 7 | did not advance | |
| Malcolm Pemberton | 136 ft 10 in (41.71 m) | 13 | did not advance | ||
| Brian Sexton | Javelin throw | 206 ft 1.5 in (62.827 m) | 12 | did not advance | |
| Norman Watkins | 196 ft 10 in (59.99 m) | 14 | did not advance | ||
| Hywel Williams | Shot put | 43 ft 11 in (13.39 m) | 12 | did not advance | |
| John Davies | 42 ft 7.75 in (12.9985 m) | 14 | did not advance | ||
| Laurie Hall | Hammer throw | 159 ft 10.5 in (48.730 m) | 10 | Did not advance | |
Women
- Track
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Bronwen Jones | 100 yds | 11.4 | 4 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Jean Whitehead | 11.4 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Gwyneth Lewis | 11.4 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Beryl Turner | 11.9 | 5 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Daphne Howard-Williams | 220 yds | 27.5 | 4 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Gwyneth Lewis | 26.5 | 3 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Jean Whitehead | 25.2 | 3 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Jacqueline Barnett | 27.0 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Sheila Lewis | 80 metres hurdles | 11.8 | 3 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Carol Thomas | 11.6 | 3 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Bronwen Jones Jean Whitehead Gwyneth Lewis Ellen Grainger | 4 x 110 yard relay | DSQ | — | did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Bronwen Jones | Long jump | 17 ft 8.75 in (5.4039 m) | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Sally Jones | 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) | 14 | Did not advance | ||
Boxing
The boxing events were held at Sophia Gardens Pavilion. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Donald Braithwaite | Flyweight | Bye | Rhodesia W. A. Pretorius W on points | Jackie Brown (SCO) L on points | Did Not Advance | |
| Howard Winstone | Bantamweight | Bye | Peter Bennyworth (ENG) W on points | Richard Hanna (NIR) W stoppage | Oliver Taylor (AUS) W on points | |
| Malcolm Collins | Featherweight | Bye | Maurice Purton (NZL) W on points | Gert Coetzee (SAF) W on points | Wally Taylor (AUS) L on points | |
| Bernard Robson | Lightweight | Bye | James Jordon (NIR) L on points | did not advance | ||
| Billy Phillips | Welterweight | — | Joseph Greyling (SAF) L on points | did not advance | ||
| Bill Brown | Light middleweight | ? | ? | Stuart Pearson (ENG) L | Did not advance | |
| Glyn Waters | Middleweight | Hari Singh (IND) L KO | did not advance | |||
| Ossie Higgins | Light heavyweight | — | F. E. Nonelly (CAN) W stoppage | Willie Bannon (SCO) W on points | Tony Madigan (AUS) L on points | |
| Roger Pleace | Heavyweight | — | Angus Thomson (SCO) W on points | David Thomas (ENG) L DQ | did not advance | |
Cycling
The cycling tournament was held at the Maindy Stadium. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
Track
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Eighth Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank | |||
| Don Skene | Sprint | Fred Markus (CAN) L | Muhammad Shah Rukh (PAK) W | Warren Johnston (NZL) L | Did not advance | ||||
| Wilf Bodman | Sprint | Alfred Swift (SAF) L Don Ecobichon (JER) W | K. G. Kendall (RHO) L | Did not advance | |||||
| Clive Rees | Sprint | Barry Coster (AUS) L Martin McKay (NIR) L | Jim Darragh (NIR) L | Did not advance | |||||
| Ray Richards | Pursuit | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gwyn Humphries | Pursuit | — | Did not advance | ||||||
| Dave Evans | Pursuit | — | Warwick Dalton (NZL) L | Did not advance | |||||
| Don Skene | Time trial | Did not advance | |||||||
| Clive Rees | Time trial | Did not advance | |||||||
| Wilf Bodman | Time trial | Did not advance | |||||||
| Don Skene | Scratch | — | |||||||
| Gwyn Humphries | Scratch | — | ? | ||||||
| Dave Evans | Scratch | — | ? | ||||||
Road
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Hooper | road race | ? | |
| Chris Hughes | ? | ||
| Ron Roach | 5 32:25.7 | 17th | |
| Danny Morgan | 5 19:26.7 | 8th |
Diving
The diving tournament was held at the Wales Empire Pool. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Syd Lingard | 10m Platform | 33.50 | 8th | 71.76 | 7th |
| Alan Roberts | 3m Springboard | 37.48 | 9th | 76.62 | 9th |
Fencing
The fencing tournament was held at Cae'r Castell School. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
- Men - Team
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Finals | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| John Preston Malcolm Kerslake John Evans | Team foil | Scotland W 6-3 | Hong Kong W 7–2 | England L 2–7 | Australia L 1–8 | New Zealand W 5-2 | |
| Roger Maunder Malcolm Kerslake John L. Williams | Team épée | New Zealand L 2-7 | England L 0–5 | did not advance | |||
| Roger Maunder Malcolm Kerslake Ted Lucas John Preston | Team sabre | New Zealand W 6-3 | Hong Kong W 5-4 | England L 1-8 | Australia L 4-5 | Canada W 6-3 | |
- Men - Individual
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Semi-finals | Finals | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins Placing | Wins Placing | Wins Placing | |||
| John Preston | Individual foil | 1 - 4th | 3 - 3rd | 1 - 7th | |
| John McCombe | Individual foil | 2 - 5th | did not advance | ||
| John Evans | Individual foil | 2 - 6th | did not advance | ||
| Roger Maunder | Individual épée | 5 - 1st | 2 - 4th | 1 - 7th | |
| John Evans | Individual épée | 4 - 2nd | 2 - 5th | Did not advance | |
| John L. Williams | Individual épée | 2 - 4th | did not advance | ||
| Ted Lucas | Individual sabre | 1 - 6th | did not advance | ||
| Roger Maunder | Individual sabre | 3 - 3rd | 2 - 5th | Did not advance | |
| Malcolm Kerslake | Individual sabre | 2 - 4th | 1 - 5th | Did not advance | |
- Women - Individual
| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Finals | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins Placing | Wins Placing | |||
| Meg Waters | Individual foil | 1 - 6th | Did not advance | |
| Jennifer King | Individual foil | 2 - 5th | Did not advance |
Lawn Bowls
The lawn bowls tournament was held at the Cardiff Bowls Club. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
| Athlete | Event | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Williams | Singles | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9th |
| Wilf John Jack Lewis | Pairs | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9th |
| Evan Jones Danny Prosser Jack Griffths Len Hill | Fours | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7th |
Rowing
The rowing events were held at the Lake Padarn in Llanberis. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Edwards John Fage David Prichard John Edwards | Coxless Fours | 6:47.9 | |
| David Edwards John Edwards | Coxless Pair | dnf | 4th |
Swimming
The swimming tournament was held at the Wales Empire Pool. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
- Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | |||
| Glyn Morgan | 110 yds freestyle | 1:03.8 | Did not advance | |
| Bernard Newman | 110 yds freestyle | 1:02.8 | Did not advance | |
| Brian Flook | 440 yds freestyle | 5:10.3 | Did not advance | |
| Mike Edwards | 440 yds freestyle | 5:05.1 | Did not advance | |
| 1650 yds freestyle | 20:55.5 | Did not advance | ||
| Chris Hansard | 1650 yds freestyle | 20:37.6 | Did not advance | |
| John Brockway | 110 yds backstroke | 1:09.2 Q | 1:08.4 | 6th |
| Alban Stevens | 110 yds backstroke | 1:11.5 | Did not advance | |
| Colin Booth | 110 yds backstroke | 1:14.3 | Did not advance | |
| John Beavan | 220 yds breaststroke | 2:50.7 Q | 2:50.9 | 5th |
| Hugh Jenkins | 220 yds breaststroke | 2:52.6 Q | 2:55.3 | 6th |
| John Hewitt | 220 yds breaststroke | 2:52.6 | Did not advance | |
| Norman O'Brien | 220 yds butterfly | 3:06.2 | Did not advance | |
| Richard Evans | 220 yds butterfly | 2:58.8 | Did not advance | |
| Mike Edwards Brian Flook Glyn Morgan David Glasenbury | 220 yds freestyle relay | — | 9:46.4 | 5th |
| John Brockway John Beavan Bernard Newman Richard Evans | 110 yds medley relay | 4:54.9 Q | 4:52.9 | 6th |
- Women
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | |||
| Jocelyn Hooper | 110 yds freestyle | 1:10.5 | Did not advance | |
| 440 yds freestyle | 5:52.3 | Did not advance | ||
| Jacqueline Townsend | 110 yds freestyle | 1:13.8 | Did not advance | |
| Gillian Howells | 220 yds breaststroke | 3:05.2 | Did not advance | |
| Cynthia Shaddick | 220 yds breaststroke | 3:06.8 | Did not advance | |
| Janet Le Mare | 220 yds breaststroke | 3:08.1 | Did not advance | |
| Joyce Dixon | 110 yds backstroke | 1:21.0 | Did not advance | |
| Diana Davies | 110 yds backstroke | 1:24.3 | Did not advance | |
| Geraldine Francis | 110 yds butterfly | 1:21.1 | Did not advance | |
| Geraldine Francis Jocelyn Hooper Gillian Howells Jacqueline Townsend | 110 yds freestyle relay | — | 5:02.4 | 6th |
| Geraldine Francis Jocelyn Hooper Gillian Howells Joyce Dixon Diana Davies | 110 yds medley relay | 5:29.0 Q | 5:24.3 | 6th |
Weightlifting
The weightlifting tournament was held at the Cae'r Castell School. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrddin John | Bantamweight | 175 | 170 | 220 | 565 | 7th |
| John Heywood | Featherweight | 190 | 180 | 230 | 600 | 8th |
| Ron Jenkins | Lightweight | 200 | 215 | 275 | 690 | 8th |
| Yorrie Evans | Middleweight | 210 | 210 | 280 | 700 | 9th |
| Gordon Newman | Middleweight | 200 | 220 | 280 | 700 | 10th |
| Alwyn Evans | Mid heavyweight | 260 | 250 | 300 | 810 | 5th |
| Melville Barnett | Mid heavyweight | 260 | 235 | 310 | 805 | 6th |
Wrestling
The wrestling events were held at Sophia Gardens Pavilion. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Sid Griffiths | Flyweight | Peter Christie (ENG) L by a fall | Ian Epton (SAF) L retired | Did not advance | |||
| Reg Yates | Lightweight | Herbie Hall (ENG) L by a fall | Anthony Ries (SAF) L by a fall | Did not advance | |||
| Tony Scott | Welterweight | C. N. Bambacus (AUS) L by a fall | Gordon Hobson (NZL) L by points | Did not advance | |||
| Geoffrey Bailey | Middleweight | Ray Myland (ENG) L by a fall | George Farquhar (SCO) L by a fall | Did not advance | |||
| John Dodd | Light Heavyweight | R. M. Fowler (AUS) L by a fall | Bob Steckle (CAN) L by a fall | Did not advance | |||
| Eric Harvey | Heavyweight | Lila Ram (IND) L by a fall | Jacobus Hanekom (SAF) L by a fall | Did not advance | |||
Bibliography
- Newham, C. E., ed. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Cardiff: Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
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