# 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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.
The Cardiff Games introduced the Queen's Baton Relay, which has been conducted as a prelude to every Commonwealth Games ever since.

## Venues

The British Empire and Commonwealth Games, including the opening and closing ceremonies, were held at the Cardiff Arms Park in the centre of Cardiff. A new Wales Empire Pool was constructed for the event. The Sophia Gardens Pavilion was used for the boxing and wrestling events, and Maindy Stadium was used for track cycling. 178,000 tickets were eventually sold during the Games. Rowing took place on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.
* Cardiff Arms Park
* Llyn Padarn

## Participating teams

36 countries and territories were represented (and 1,100 athletes), 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. South Africa left the Commonwealth in 1961 and next appeared at the Games in 1994.
Participating Commonwealth countries and territories:
* Australia
* Bahama Islands
* Barbados
* British Guiana
* Canada
* Ceylon
* Dominica
* England
* Fiji
* Ghana
* Gibraltar: first appearance
* Hong Kong
* India
* Isle of Man: first appearance
* Jamaica
* Jersey: first appearance
* Kenya
* Malaya
* Malta: first appearance
* Mauritius: first appearance
* New Zealand
* Nigeria
* North Borneo: first appearance
* Northern Ireland
* Northern Rhodesia
* Pakistan
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: first appearance
* Sarawak: first appearance
* Scotland
* Singapore: first appearance
* Sierra Leone: first appearance
* South Africa
* Southern Rhodesia
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Uganda
* Wales (host)

## Medals by country

* Host nation (Wales)
Medals won by nation, ranked by number of golds, with totals—sortable :
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | England (ENG) | 29 | 22 | 29 | 80 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) | 27 | 22 | 17 | 66 |
| 3 | South Africa (SAF) | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Scotland (SCO) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | Jamaica (JAM) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Pakistan (PAK) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | India (IND) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Singapore (SIN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 10 | 16 | 27 |
| 11 | Wales (WAL)* | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 12 | Northern Ireland (NIR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Bahama Islands (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Malaya (MAL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | British Guiana (BGU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Southern Rhodesia (SRH) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Isle of Man (IOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | Northern Rhodesia (NRH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 94 | 94 | 105 | 293 |

## Medals by event
### Boxing

Boxing Events were at Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff.
Medallists in boxing by weight division :
| Event | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |

### Cycling
#### Track

The track cycling events were held at the Maindy Stadium in Cardiff.
Medallists by event in track cycling, with times and links to details where available :
| Event | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

#### Road

Medallists by event in road cycling, with times :
| Event | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Fencing

Medallists by event in fencing :
| Event | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |

### Rowing

The rowing events were held on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.
Medallists by event in rowing, with times :
| Event | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Swimming

Swimming events were held at the Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff.

#### Men's events

Medallists in men's swimming by event, with times :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

#### Women's events

Women's swimming medallists by event, with times :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Diving

Diving events were held at the Wales Empire Pool in Cardiff.
Medallists in diving by event, with points scores :
| Event | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Weightlifting

Medallists in weightlifting by event, with weight lifted :
| Event | Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Wrestling

Medallists in wrestling by weight division :
| Event | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |