Wales at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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| Wales at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| 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 competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 July to 26 July 1958.[1][2][3]
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.[4][5]
Boxer Brian Nancurvis chose to represent England and not Wales.[6]
| 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:[7]
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 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Haydn Tawton | 1.58.0 | 6 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Norman Horrell | 22.8 | 5 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| John Williams | 1:56.3 | 5 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Tony Pumfrey | Mile run | 4:12.3 | 5 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| John Merriman | 3 Mile run | N/a | 13:32.4 | 6 | |||||
| David Richards | N/a | 13 | |||||||
| John Merriman | 6 Mile run | N/a | 28:48.8 | | |||||
| Rhys Davies | Marathon | N/a | 2:30:54 | 9 | |||||
| Ron Franklin | N/a | 2:31.24 | 10 | ||||||
| Dyfrig Rees | N/a | 2:39:17 | 15 | ||||||
| Tom Wood | N/a | 2:53.42 | 18 | ||||||
| Bob Shaw | 440 yard hurdles | N/a | 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 | N/a | 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 | N/a | did not advance | ||||
| Jean Whitehead | 11.4 | 4 | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| Gwyneth Lewis | 11.4 | 4 | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| Beryl Turner | 11.9 | 5 | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| Daphne Howard-Williams | 220 yds | 27.5 | 4 | N/a | did not advance | ||||
| Gwyneth Lewis | 26.5 | 3 | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| Jean Whitehead | 25.2 | 3 | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| Jacqueline Barnett | 27.0 | 4 | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| Sheila Lewis | 80 metres hurdles | 11.8 | 3 | N/a | did not advance | ||||
| Carol Thomas | 11.6 | 3 | N/a | did not advance | |||||
| Bronwen Jones Jean Whitehead Gwyneth Lewis Ellen Grainger |
4 x 110 yard relay | DSQ | N/a | 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:[9]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Donald Braithwaite | Flyweight | Bye |  Rhodesia W. A. PretoriusW 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 | N/a | 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 | N/a |  F. E. Nonelly (CAN)W stoppage |
Willie Bannon (SCO) W on points |
Tony Madigan (AUS) L on points |
|
| Roger Pleace | Heavyweight | N/a | 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:[10]
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 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||||
| Gwyn Humphries | Pursuit | N/a | Did not advance | ||||||
| Dave Evans | Pursuit | N/a | 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 | N/a | |
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| Gwyn Humphries | Scratch | N/a | ? | ||||||
| Dave Evans | Scratch | N/a | ? | ||||||
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:[11]
- 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:[12]
- 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 KongW 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 |
 CanadaW 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:[13]
| 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:[14][15]
| 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:[11]
- 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 | N/a | 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 | N/a | 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:[16]
| 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 |