1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event in Cardiff, Wales September 2025 September 2025 VI British Empire and Commonwealth Games Image:1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games poster.jpg Original poster for the Games Cardiff, Wales 35 1122 94 18 July 1958 26 July 1958 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Ken Jones Cardiff Arms Park V VII The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, the second Games held in the United Kingdom, and the second held under the name British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games and 23 countries and dependencies won medals, including, for the first time, Singapore, Ghana, Kenya and the Isle of Man. 178,000 tickets were eventually sold during the Games.Williams Stewart The Cardiff Book: Volume I 1973 Chapter 2: J.H.Morgan reviews fifty years of sport in Cardiff Stewart Williams Publishers 0-900807-05-9 35–36 The Cardiff Games introduced the Queen's Baton Relay, which has been conducted as a prelude to every Commonwealth Games ever since. England topped the medal table.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19580728/473/0025 Full record of all games finals Western Mail 25 28 July 1958 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 October 2025 Venues The British Empire and Commonwealth Games, including the opening and closing ceremonies, were held at the Cardiff Arms Park. The following venues were used during the Games.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19570207/186/0008 The Week's Programme Western Mail 7 February 1957 8 British Newspaper Archive subscription 5 October 2025 thumb|Postage stamp Village - Royal Air Force St Athanhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19580721/190/0012 Gilbraltarian attacked at Gymnasium Belfast Telegraph 21 July 1958 12 British Newspaper Archive subscription 5 October 2025 Aquatics - A new Wales Empire Pool was constructed for the eventhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/19580410/104/0007 Scots in Wales to learn about Empire Games Western Mail 7 10 April 1958 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 October 2025https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004986/19580422/003/0003 Festival Wales plays host to Empire Games Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) 3 22 April 1958 British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 October 2025 Athletics - Cardiff Arms Park Boxing - Sophia Gardens PavilionA brief history of Sophia Gardens http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/60136.html ESPN 4 November 2014 Cycling (track) - Maindy Stadium Cycling (road) - Ogmore-by-Sea District Loop Fencing - Cae'r Castell School Lawn bowls - Sophia Gardens and Guest Keen Sports Club Polo (Demo Sport) - Llandaff Fields Rowing - Llyn Padarn in Llanberis Showjumping (Demo Sport) - Ninian Park Weightlifting - Memorial Hall in Barry Wrestling - Sophia Gardens Pavilion Participating teams thumb|500x500px|Countries that participated|alt=|center 36 countries and territories1958 British Empire & Commonwealth Games http://www.thecgf.com/games/tally_country.asp?gameid=3034&participants=&categoryid=-1&countryid=&resultsid=&resultid=&sportid=&teamid=&athleteid= thecgf.com/ Commonwealth Games Federation 3 August 2014 1958 Commonwealth Games results table https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090301/http://www.thecgf.com/games/tally_country.asp?gameid=3034&participants=&categoryid=-1&countryid=&resultsid=&resultid=&sportid=&teamid=&athleteid= 4 March 2016 dead were represented (and 1,100 athletes),Prior Neil Cardiff Empire Games 1958: A 'triumph' for Wales https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-18882690 2013-04-05 BBC News 19 July 2012 being the largest number to date, with a significant number of teams competing for the first time at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. At Cardiff Arms Park, an anti-apartheid crowd protested at the all-white South African team; games organisers responded that non-white South Africans were ineligible as their associations were not affiliated to the international federations.Ramsamy Sam Fernand Landry Marc Landry Magdeleine Yerlès Sport, the Third Millennium: Proceedings of the International Symposium, Quebec City, Canada, May 21-25, 1990 https://books.google.com/books?id=t5wrXP5xr3EC&pg=PA540 17 June 2013 1991 Presses Université Laval 9782763772677 539–548: 540 Apartheid and Olympism: on the Abolishment of Institutionalized Discrimination in International Sport South Africa left the Commonwealth in 1961 and next appeared at the Games in 1994. Participating Commonwealth countries and territories: 30em Australia Australia Flag of the Bahamas (1953–1964).svg Bahama Islands Flag of Barbados (1870–1966).svg Barbados Flag of British Guiana (1955–1966).svg British Guiana Canada 1921 Canada Ceylon 1951 Flag of Dominica (1955–1965).svg Dominica 23px England Fiji colonial Fiji 23px Ghana Gibraltar ensign1939: first appearance 23px Hong Kong India India Isle of Man: first appearance Flag of Jamaica (1957–1962).svg Jamaica Jersey old: first appearance 23px Kenya Malaya Malaya Flag of Malta (1943).svg Malta: first appearance 23px Mauritius: first appearance New Zealand New Zealand 23px Nigeria Flag of North Borneo (1948–1963).svg North Borneo: first appearance 23px Northern Ireland Rhodesia and Nyasaland Northern Rhodesia Pakistan Pakistan Saint Vincent and the Grenadines colonial: first appearance Flag of Sarawak (1947–1963).svg Sarawak: first appearance 23px Scotland Singapore colonial-1952 Singapore: first appearance 25px|link= Sierra Leone: first appearance 23px South Africa Rhodesia and Nyasaland Southern Rhodesia Trinidad and Tobago colonial 23px Uganda Wales 1953 Wales (host) Medal table Medals won by nation, ranked by number of golds, with totals—sortable WAL flagCGF 1958 29 22 29 27 22 17 13 10 8 SAF 1928 5 5 3 4 6 9 4 2 1 Flag of Jamaica (1957–1962).svg Jamaica 3 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 SIN colonial-1952 1 10 15 CAN 1957 1 3 7 yes WAL 1953 1 1 3 1 1 0 Flag of the Bahamas (1953–1964).svg Bahama Islands 1 1 0 Flag of Barbados (1870–1966).svg Barbados 0 2 0 Malaya at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 0 1 1 NGR colonial 0 1 0 Flag of British Guiana (1955–1966).svg British Guiana 0 1 0 UGA colonial 0 0 2 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Southern Rhodesia 0 0 2 KEN colonial 0 0 2 TTO colonial 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Rhodesia and Nyasaland Northern Rhodesia Sports Aquatics Diving Swimming Athletics Boxing Cycling Fencing Lawn bowls Rowing Weightlifting Wrestling Demo Sports: Equestrian Polo References External links "Cardiff 1958". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport. "Results and Medalists—1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games" https://web.archive.org/web/20211026083502/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3034 26 October 2021 . Thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Pathe news: Commonwealth Games Cardiff 1958 reel 1 Pathe news: Commonwealth Games Cardiff 1958 reel 2 Vancouver British Empire and Commonwealth GamesCardiffVI British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth Sports 1950s Wales Category:International sports competitions hosted by Wales Category:Sports competitions in Cardiff British Empire And Commonwealth Games Empire And Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom British Empire and Commonwealth Games British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games