1958 British West Indies Championships

The 1958 British West Indies Championships was the second edition of the track and field competition between British colony nations in the Caribbean held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago between 20 and 22 April. A total of eighteen events were contested, all of them by men – women's events were not added until the following year.British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. George de Peana of British Guiana defended his 5000 metres/10,000 metres double from the previous edition. Trinidadian sprinters Hendrickson Harewood and Clifton Bertrand also defended their titles in the 100 metres and 200 metres, respectively. Betrand added the 400 metres title to his 200 m to become the first person to win two different sprint events at the competition. The Trinidad and Tobago national championships were not held that year, as the country's governing body focused on hosting the wider regional tournament.Trinidad & Tobago National Championships. NAAATT. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. The host nation topped the medal table at the competition, winning ten of the eighteen events on offer. Jamaica came second, with four gold medals, followed by British Guiana on three. William Gittens's gold for Grenada in the 400 metres hurdles made his country's first medallist at the championships, and also the first winner from outside of the three aforementioned nations. Medal summary 100 metresHendrickson Harewood TRI 1958 10.4Joe Goddard TRI 1958 10.4Ralph Lewis TRI 1958 10.5200 metresClifton Bertrand TRI 1958 21.2Hendrickson Harewood TRI 1958 21.3Joe Goddard TRI 1958 21.7400 metresClifton Bertrand TRI 1958 47.3Middleton Archibald BLI 47.4Wilton Jackson TRI 1958 48.5800 metresHugh Hyland TRI 1958 1:53.5Charles Boney TRI 1958 1:55.0Goodleigh JAM 1957 1:55.51500 metresRalph Gomes BGU 3:56.2Hugh Hyland TRI 1958 4:00.6Christie JAM 1957 4:02.85000 metresGeorge de Peana BGU 15:10.0Harry Prowell BGU 15:15.0Ralph Gomes BGU 15:21.310,000 metresGeorge de Peana BGU 32:58Harry Prowell BGU 34:08Moses Dwarika BGU 36:17110 m hurdlesBill Phillips JAM 1957 14.6Hollis Regis TRI 1958 14.8Deryck Taylor JAM 1957 15.0400 m hurdlesWilliam Gittens GRN 1903 53.8Ray Davis TRI 1958 53.8Charles Boney TRI 1958 55.14×100 m relayTRI 1958G. LewisEdmund TurtonHendrickson HarewoodJoe Goddard 41.6JAM 1957 42.0BGU 42.24×400 m relayTRI 1958 3:21.2JAM 1957 ???BGU ???High jumpLearie Scipio TRI 1958 1.90 mWilliam Gittens GRN 1903 1.88 mPat Arthurs JAM 1957 1.83 mPole vaultPat Arthurs JAM 1957 3.71 mGregor Hinkson TRI 1958 3.50 mKen Jones TRI 1958 3.43 mLong jumpGeorge Hislop TRI 1958 7.12 mDeryck Taylor JAM 1957 7.02 mGuilford James JAM 1957 7.00 mTriple jumpLearie Scipio TRI 1958 14.37 mAudley Hewitt JAM 1957 14.33 mDeryck Taylor JAM 1957 14.16 mShot putConrad Derrick TRI 1958 13.01 mKeith Fraser BGU 12.79 mPhilippian Young TRI 1958 12.60 mDiscus throwWilliam Hall JAM 1957 37.73 mHugh Malcolm JAM 1957 37.48 mCalvin Downie JAM 1957 36.87 mJavelin throwHugh Malcolm JAM 1957 54.61 mCalvin Downie JAM 1957 49.53 mHugh Garrick TRI 1958 48.13 m References Medallists British West Indies Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-03-21. Category:British West Indies Championships British West Indies Championships British West Indies Championships British West Indies Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Trinidad and Tobago Category:Sport in Port of Spain Category:20th century in Port of Spain