British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958

British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958
venue	Cardiff , Wales
participating countries	35
Participating athletes	1122
Competitions	94 in 9 sports
Opening ceremony	July 18, 1958
Closing ceremony	July 26, 1958

The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were the sixth edition of the event now known as the Commonwealth Games . They took place from July 18-26, 1958 in the Welsh city ​​of Cardiff .

Competitions were held in the sports of bowls , boxing , fencing , weightlifting , athletics , cycling , wrestling , rowing and swimming (including diving ). 1122 athletes from 35 countries took part. The main competition site was the Cardiff Arms Park . The Queen's Baton Relay , a relay modeled on the Olympic torch relay, was held for the first time.

The participation of South Africa aroused strong criticism because of the apartheid policy. The country left the Commonwealth of Nations in 1961 and did not participate in the Commonwealth Games again until 1994.

participating countries

Participating countries (purple: first participation)

Australia  Bahamas  Barbados  British Guiana  Brunei  Ceylon  Dominica  England  Fiji  Ghana Gibraltar  Hong Kong

India  Isle of Man  Jamaica jersey  Canada  Kenya  Malaya  Malta  New Zealand  Nigeria  North Borneo  Northern Ireland

Northern Rhodesia  Pakistan Penang  Southern Rhodesia  Scotland  Singapore  South African Union  St. Vincent and the Grenadines  Trinidad and Tobago  Uganda  Wales

Results

(The links lead to detailed results pages)

• Bowls
• Boxing
• fencing
• Weightlifting
• athletics
• Cycling
• Wrestling
• rowing
• swim
• Diving

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	England	29	22nd	29	80
2	Australia	27	22nd	17th	66
3	South African Union	13	10	8th	31
4th	Scotland	5	5	3	13
5	New Zealand	4th	6th	9	19th
6th	Jamaica	4th	2	1	7th
7th	Pakistan	3	5	2	10
8th	India	2	1	-	3
9	Singapore	2	-	-	2
10	Canada	1	10	16	27
11	Wales	1	3	7th	11
12	Northern Ireland	1	1	3	5
13	Bahamas	1	1	-	2
	Barbados	1	1	-	2
15th	Malaya	-	2	-	2
16	Nigeria	-	1	1	2
17th	British Guiana	-	1	-	1
	Uganda	-	1	-	1
19th	Southern Rhodesia	-	-	3	3
20th	Kenya	-	-	2	2
21st	Ghana	-	-	1	1
	Isle of Man	-	-	1	1
	Trinidad and Tobago	-	-	1	1

Web links

• Commonwealth Games Federation