British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 / Athletics
At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff in 1958 , a total of 29 athletics competitions were held between July 17 and 26, of which 20 were for men and nine for women. The venue was the Cardiff Arms Park .
Men
100 yard run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Keith Gardner |
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9.66 |
2 | Tom Robinson |
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9.69 |
3 | Mike Agostini |
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9.79 |
4th | Peter Radford |
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9.80 |
5 | James Omagbemi |
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9.86 |
6th | Gordon Day |
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9.87 |
Final: July 19th
Wind: -1.6 m / s
220 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Tom Robinson |
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21.08 |
2 | Keith Gardner |
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21.11 |
3 | Gordon Day |
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21.15 |
4th | Stan Levenson |
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21.51 |
5 | John Scott-Oldfield |
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21.90 |
Edward Jefferys |
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DNF |
Finale: July 24th
Wind:> 2.0 m / s
440 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Milkha Singh |
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46.71 |
2 | Malcolm Spence |
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46.90 |
3 | Terry Tobacco |
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47.05 |
4th | John Salisbury |
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47.15 |
5 | John Wrighton |
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47.24 |
6th | John MacIsaac |
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48.82 |
Finale: July 24th
880 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Herb Elliott |
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1: 49.32 |
2 | Brian Hewson |
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1: 49.47 |
3 | Mike Rawson |
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1: 50.94 |
4th | Terry Sullivan |
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1: 51.24 |
5 | Donal Smith |
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1: 51.59 |
6th | Mike Farrell |
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1: 51.85 |
7th | Les Locke |
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1: 54.83 |
Edward Buswell |
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DNS |
Finale: July 22nd
Mile run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Herb Elliott |
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3: 59.03 |
2 | Merv Lincoln |
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4: 01.80 |
3 | Albie Thomas |
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4: 02.77 |
4th | Gordon Pirie |
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4: 04.01 |
5 | Murray Halberg |
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4: 06.65 |
6th | Mike Berisford |
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4: 06.77 |
7th | Mike Blagrove |
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4: 07.78 |
8th | Brian Hewson |
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4: 10.98 |
Finale: July 26th
Three mile run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Murray Halberg |
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13: 14.96 |
2 | Albie Thomas |
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13: 24.37 |
3 | Neville Scott |
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13: 26.06 |
4th | Gordon Pirie |
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13: 29.45 |
5 | Peter Clark |
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13: 31.41 |
6th | John Merriman |
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13: 32.06 |
7th | Dave Power |
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13: 37.37 |
8th | Arere Anentia |
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13: 39.47 |
22nd of July
Six mile run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Dave Power |
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28: 48.16 |
2 | John Merriman |
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28: 48.84 |
3 | Arere Anentia |
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28: 51.48 |
4th | Martin Hyman |
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28: 58.59 |
5 | Fred Norris |
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29: 44.0 |
6th | Arap Sum Kanuti |
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30: 03.6 |
7th | Joe Connolly |
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30: 20.4 |
8th | Barry Magee |
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30: 27.2 |
July 19
marathon
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
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1 | Dave Power |
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2:22:46 |
2 | Jan Barnard |
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2:22:58 |
3 | Peter Wilkinson |
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2:24:42 |
4th | Eddie Kirkup |
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2:27:32 |
5 | Gordon Dickson |
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2:28:43 |
6th | Colin Kemball |
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2:29:18 |
7th | Alexander McDougall |
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2:29:58 |
8th | Arap Sum Kanuti |
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2:30:50 |
24th July
120 yard hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Keith Gardner |
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14.20 |
2 | Jacobus Swart |
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14.30 |
3 | Ghulam Raziq |
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14.32 |
4th | Peter Stanger |
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14.42 |
5 | Peter Hildreth |
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14.50 |
6th | Berry Primrose |
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14.97 |
Finale: July 24th
Wind 3.5 m / s
440 yard hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Gert Potgieter |
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49.73 |
2 | David Lean |
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50.59 |
3 | Bartonjo Rotich |
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51.75 |
4th | John Metcalf |
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52.35 |
5 | Chris Goudge |
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52.39 |
6th | George Shepherd |
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52.69 |
Finale: July 22nd
4-by-110-yard relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
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1 |
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Peter Radford Roy Sandstrom David Segal Adrian Breacker |
40.72 |
2 |
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Thomas Obi James Omagbemi Victor Odofin Smart Akraka |
41.05 |
3 |
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Jim McCann Hector Hogan Terry Gale Kevan Gosper |
41.64 |
4th |
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Stu Cameron Stan Levenson Peter Stanger Mike Agostini |
41.74 |
5 |
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Ronald Jones Nick Whitehead Dewi Roberts John Morgan |
42.13 |
6th |
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Ben Nduga S. Bwowe Ignatius Okello Erasmus Amukun |
42.17 |
4 by 440 yards relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (min) |
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1 |
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Gordon Day Gerald Evans Gert Potgieter Malcolm Spence |
3: 08.21 |
2 |
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Derek Johnson John Salisbury John Wrighton Ted Sampson |
3: 09.61 |
3 |
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Keith Gardner George Kerr Malcolm Spence Gerald James |
3: 10.08 |
4th |
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George Shepherd Douglas Clement Joe Mullins Terry Tobacco |
3: 12.72 |
5 |
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Wahid Usmani Milkha Singh Daljit Singh Alex Silvera |
3: 15.39 |
6th |
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Samuel Chemweno Bartonjo Rotich Arap Kiptalam Keter Kibet Boit |
3: 16.72 |
high jump
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Ernle Haisley |
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2.06 |
2 | Chilla Porter |
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2.03 |
3 | Robert Kotei |
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2.00 |
4th | Joseph Leresae |
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1.98 |
Julius Chigbolu |
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1.98 | |
Patrick Etolu |
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1.98 | |
7th | Crawford Fairbrother |
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1.98 |
8th | Ken Money |
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1.98 |
Final: July 19th
Pole vault
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Geoff Elliott |
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4.16 |
2 | Robert Reid |
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4.16 |
3 | Mervyn Richards |
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4.16 |
4th | Allah Ditta |
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4.06 |
5 | Ian Ward |
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3.96 |
6th | Wadi Khan |
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3.96 |
7th | Rex porter |
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3.81 |
8th | Glen Cividen |
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3.81 |
Finale: July 26th
Long jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Paul Foreman |
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7.47 |
2 | Deryck Taylor |
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7.47 |
3 | Muhammad Ramzan Ali |
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7.33 |
4th | Ian Tomlinson |
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7.30 |
5 | Roy Cruttenden |
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7.28 w |
6th | Roy Williams |
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7.26 |
7th | Jack Smyth |
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7.15 |
8th | Dave Norris |
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7.15 |
Finale: July 22nd
Triple jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ian Tomlinson |
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15.74 |
2 | Jack Smyth |
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15.69 |
3 | Dave Norris |
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15.45 |
4th | Maurice Rich |
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15.45 |
5 | Ken Wilmshurst |
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15.40 |
6th | Gabuh bin Piging |
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15.10 |
7th | Lawrence Ogwang |
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15.10 |
8th | Tan Eng Yoon |
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14.86 w |
Finale: July 24th
Shot put
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Arthur Rowe |
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17.57 |
2 | Martyn Lucking |
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16.50 |
3 | Barry Donath |
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15.79 |
4th | Jan Botha |
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15.61 |
5 | Nick Morgan |
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15.56 |
6th | Mike Lindsay |
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15.42 |
7th | Les Mills |
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15.26 |
8th | Stan Raike |
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15.00 |
24th July
Discus throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephen du Plessis |
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55.94 |
2 | Les Mills |
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51.73 |
3 | Gerry Carr |
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51.63 |
4th | Mike Lindsay |
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49.07 |
5 | Mesulame Rakuro |
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48.01 |
6th | Stan Raike |
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46.62 |
7th | Hywel Williams |
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46.41 |
8th | Peter Isbester |
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46.29 |
22nd of July
Hammer throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Mike Ellis |
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62.90 |
2 | Muhammad Iqbal |
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61.70 |
3 | Peter Allday |
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57.58 |
4th | Howard Payne |
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56.39 |
5 | Don Anthony |
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55.02 |
6th | Charlie Morris |
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54.99 |
7th | Charles Koen |
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52.49 |
8th | Malik Noor |
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50.93 |
July 26th
Javelin throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Colin Smith |
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71.29 |
2 | Jalal Khan |
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70.83 |
3 | Hans Moks |
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70.41 |
4th | Richard Miller |
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66.96 |
5 | William League |
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66.90 |
6th | Peter Cullen |
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66.90 |
7th | Ray Davies |
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66.49 |
8th | Muhammad Nawaz |
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66.13 |
July 19
Women
100 yard run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Marlene Mathews-Willard |
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10.70 |
2 | Heather Young |
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10.73 |
3 | Madeleine Weston |
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10.81 |
4th | Betty Cuthbert |
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10.84 |
5 | June Paul |
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10.93 |
6th | Anne Shaw |
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11.09 |
Finale: July 22nd
Wind: 0.3 m / s
220 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Marlene Mathews-Willard |
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23.65 |
2 | Betty Cuthbert |
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23.77 |
3 | Heather Young |
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23.90 |
4th | June Paul |
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24.14 |
5 | Magdel Myburgh |
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24.51 |
6th | Eleanor Haslam |
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24.63 |
Finale: July 24th
Wind:> 2.0 m / s
80 meter hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Norma Thrower |
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10.72 |
2 | Carole Quinton |
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10.77 |
3 | Gloria Wigney |
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10.94 |
4th | Margaret Stuart |
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11.18 |
5 | Wendy Hayes |
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11.21 |
6th | Heather Young |
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11.34 |
Finale: July 26th
Wind: 4.9 m / s
4-by-110-yard relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
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1 |
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Madeleine Weston Dorothy Hyman June Paul Heather Young |
45.37 |
2 |
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Betty Cuthbert Kay Johnson Wendy Hayes Marlene Mathews-Willard |
46.12 |
3 |
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Diane Matheson Eleanor Haslam Maureen Rever Freyda Berman |
47.21 |
4th |
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Mary Donaghy Marise Chamberlain Margaret Stuart Beverly Weigel |
48.34 |
5 |
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Doris Tyndall Mary Campbell Isabel Bond Mary Symon |
48.56 |
6th |
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Thelma Hopkins Bridget Robinson Mary Peters Maeve Kyle |
50.43 |
high jump
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Michele Mason |
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1.70 |
2 | Mary Donaghy |
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1.70 |
3 | Helen Frith |
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1.65 |
4th | Dorothy Shirley |
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1.65 |
5 | Mary Bignal |
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1.62 |
6th | Audrey Banfield |
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1.62 |
7th | Jean Card |
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1.57 |
8th | Thelma Hopkins |
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1.57 |
22nd of July
Long jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Sheila Hoskin |
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6.02 w |
2 | Mary Bignal |
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5.97 w |
3 | Bev Watson |
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5.97 w |
4th | Jean Whitehead |
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5.78 w |
5 | Mary Donaghy |
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5.76 w |
6th | Marian Needham |
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5.69 w |
7th | Thelma Hopkins |
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5.55 w |
Beverly Weigel |
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NM |
Finale: July 26th
Shot put
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Valerie Sloper |
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15.54 |
2 | Suzanne Allday |
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14.44 |
3 | Jackie Gelling |
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14.03 |
4th | Magdalena Swanepoel |
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13.17 |
5 | Jennifer Thompson |
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12.79 |
6th | Iris Mouzer |
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12.41 |
7th | Josephine Cook |
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12.29 |
8th | Mary Peters |
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11.21 |
July 19
Discus throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Suzanne Allday |
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45.91 |
2 | Jennifer Thompson |
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45.29 |
3 | Valerie Sloper |
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44.93 |
4th | Marie Dupree |
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42.93 |
5 | Sylvia Needham |
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42.53 |
6th | Lois Jackman |
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40.86 |
7th | Anna fuck |
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39.08 |
8th | Diana Will |
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38.22 |
July 26th
Javelin throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Anna Pazera |
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57.41 |
2 | Magdalena Swanepoel |
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48.73 |
3 | Averil Williams |
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46.78 |
4th | Sue Platt |
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45.38 |
5 | Margaret Callender |
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44.31 |
6th | Mary Tadd |
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41.58 |
7th | Elizabeth Davenport |
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40.53 |
8th | Bridget Robinson |
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36.67 |
24th July
Web links
- Results on the Commonwealth Games Federation website
- VI Commonwealth Game, Cardiff 1958 on trackfield.brinkster.net
- VI Commonwealth Games on TOPS in athletics