# Wales at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Wales competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 July to 26 July 1958.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Howard Winstone | Boxing | Bantamweight | |
| Silver | Malcolm Collins | Boxing | Featherweight | |
| Silver | Robert 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 | J. Preston M. V. Kerslake J. J. Evans | Fencing | Team foil | 22 July |
| Bronze | J. Preston M. V. Kerslake R. A. Maunder T. R. 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:

### Men
#### Track

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| D. W. Roberts | 100 yds | 10.1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| R. Jones | 100 yds | 9.9 | 1 Q | 10.0 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| N. J. Whitehead | 100 yds | 10.0 | 3 Q | 10.0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| J. E. P. Morgan | 100 yds | 10.0 | 1 Q | 10.0 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| J. C. Jones | 220 yds | 21.9 | 2 Q | 22.1 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| N. J. Whitehead | 220 yds | 22.9 | 3 Q | 22.0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| J. Oliver | 220 yds | 22.8 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| T. R. Billington | 880 yds | 1:57.3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| H. G. Tawton | 880 yds | 1.58.0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| A. N. Horrel | 880 yds | 22.8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| J. M. Williams | 880 yds | 1:56.3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| A. F. Pumfrey | Mile run | 4:12.3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Merriman | 3 Mile run | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13:32.4 | 6 |
| D. J. P. Richards | 3 Mile run | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 13 |
| John Merriman | 6 Mile run | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28:48.8 | |
| R. B. Davies | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:30:54 | 9 |
| R. G. Frankiln | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:31.24 | 10 |
| D. Rees | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:39:17 | 15 |
| T. C. Wood | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:53.42 | 18 |
| R. D. Shaw | 440 yard hurdles | — | — | 55.0 | 4 Q | 54.2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| R. Jones N. J. Whitehead D. W. Roberts J. E. P. Morgan | 4 x 110yd relay | 42.5 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 42.0 | 5 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| K. M. Phillips | High jump | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| T.Morgan | High jump | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| J. D. Neill | Pole vault | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| J. B. Woolley | Long jump | 23 ft 1.5 in (7.049 m) | 15 Q | 21 ft. 3ins. | 16 |
| R. Gazard | Long jump | 21 ft 8.5 in (6.617 m) | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| R. Dodd | Triple Jump | 45 ft 0.75 in (13.7351 m) | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| H. L. Williams | Discus throw | 152 ft 3.5 in (46.419 m) | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| M. W. Pemberton | Discus throw | 136 ft 10 in (41.71 m) | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| B. G. Sexton | Javelin throw | 206 ft 1.5 in (62.827 m) | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| N. D. Watkins | Javelin throw | 196 ft 10 in (59.99 m) | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| H. L. Williams | Shot put | 43 ft 11 in (13.39 m) | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| J. R. Davies | Shot put | 42 ft 7.75 in (12.9985 m) | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| L. M. Hall | Hammer throw | 159 ft 10.5 in (48.730 m) | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women
#### Track

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| B. F. Jones | 100 yds | 11.4 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| J. A. Whitehead | 100 yds | 11.4 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| G. Lewis | 100 yds | 11.4 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| B. Turner | 100 yds | 11.9 | 5 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| D. H. Williams | 220 yds | 27.5 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| G. Lewis | 220 yds | 26.5 | 3 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| J. A. Whitehead | 220 yds | 25.2 | 3 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| J.Barnett | 220 yds | 27.0 | 4 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| S. L. Lewis | 80 metres hurdles | 11.8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| C. M. Thomas | 80 metres hurdles | 11.6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| B. F. Jones J. A. Whitehead G. Lewis E. Grainger | 4 x 110 yard relay | DSQ | | — | — | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| B. F. Jones | Long jump | 17 ft 8.75 in (5.4039 m) | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| S. Jones | Long jump | 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

The boxing events were held at Sophia Gardens Pavilion. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Donald Braithwaite | Flyweight | Bye | Rhodesia W. A. Pretorius W on points | Jackie Brown (SCO) L on points | Did Not Advance | |
| Howard Winstone | Bantamweight | Bye | P. Bennyworth (ENG) W on points | Richard Hanna (NIR) W stoppage | Oliver Taylor (AUS) W on points | |
| Malcolm Collins | Featherweight | Bye | M. S. Purton (NZL) W on points | Gert Coetzee (SAF) W on points | Wally Taylor (AUS) L on points | |
| J. B. Robson | Lightweight | Bye | James Jordon (NIR) L on points | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bill Brown | Light middleweight | ? | ? | Stuart Pearson (ENG) L | Did not advance | |
| G. M. Waters | Middleweight | Hari Singh (IND) L KO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robert Higgins | Light heavyweight | — | F. E. Nonelly (CAN) W stoppage | William Bannan (SCO) W on points | Tony Maddigan (AUS) L on points | |
| Roger Pleace | Heavyweight | — | A. 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:

### Track

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Eighth Finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Don Skene | 1000 Metres Scratch | A. H. Markus (CAN) L | Muhammad Shah Rukh (PAK) W | W. T. Johnston (NZL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| W. H. C. Bodman | 1000 Metres Scratch | J. Swift (SAF) L D. Ecobichon (JER) W | K. G. Kendall (RHO) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| C. Rees | 1000 Metres Scratch | B. A. Coster (AUS) L M. McKay (NIR) L | J. Darragh (NIR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| R. W. Richards | Individual pursuit | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| G. Humphreys | Individual pursuit | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| D. S. Evans | Individual pursuit | — | — | — | Warwick Dalton (NZL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| Don Skene | Time Trials | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| Don Skene | 10 Miles Scratch | — | — | — | — | — | — | |

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| N. Hooper | Road race | | ? |
| C. Hughes | Road race | | ? |
| R. S Roach | Road race | 5 32:25.7 | 17th |
| D. M. Morgan | Road race | 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:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| W. S. Lingard | Tower diving | 33.50 | 8th | 71.76 | 7th |
| A. Roberts | 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:

### Men - Team

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | 1st Round | Finals | Finals | Finals | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| J. Preston M. V. Kerslake J. J. Evans | Team foil | Scotland (SCO) W 6-3 | Hong Kong W 7–2 | England (ENG) L 2–7 | Australia (AUS) L 1–8 | New Zealand (NZL) W 5-2 | |
| R. A. Maunder M. V. Kerslake J. L. Williams | Team épée | New Zealand (NZL) L 2-7 | England (ENG) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | |
| R. A. Maunder M. V. Kerslake T. R. Lucas R. A. Maunder | Team sabre | New Zealand (NZL) W 6-3 | Hong Kong W 5-4 | England (ENG) L 1-8 | Australia (AUS) L 4-5 | Canada (CAN) W 6-3 | |

### Men - Individual

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Semi-finals | Finals | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Wins Placing | Wins Placing | Wins Placing | Rank |
| J. Preston | Individual foil | 1 - 4th | 3 - 3rd | 1 - 7th | |
| J. McCombe | Individual foil | 2 - 5th | did not advance | did not advance | |
| J. J. Evans | Individual foil | 2 - 6th | did not advance | did not advance | |
| R. A. Maunder | Individual épée | 5 - 1st | 2 - 4th | 1 - 7th | |
| J. J. Evans | Individual épée | 4 - 2nd | 2 - 5th | Did not advance | |
| J. L. Williams | Individual épée | 2 - 4th | did not advance | did not advance | |
| T. Lucas | Individual sabre | 1 - 6th | did not advance | did not advance | |
| R. A. Maunder | Individual sabre | 3 - 3rd | 2 - 5th | Did not advance | |
| M. Kerslake | Individual sabre | 2 - 4th | 1 - 5th | Did not advance | |

### Women - Individual

| Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Finals | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Wins Placing | Wins Placing | Rank |
| M. Waters | Individual foil | 1 - 6th | Did not advance | |
| J. M. 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:
| Athlete | Event | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Rank |
| A. B. Williams | Singles | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9th |
| W. John J. H. Lewis | Pairs | 11 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9th |
| E. Jones D. Prosser J. Griffiths L. 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:
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| David Edwards John Fage David Prichard John Edwards | Coxless Fours | 6:47.9 | |

## Swimming

The swimming tournament was held at the Wales Empire Pool. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:

### Men

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Time | Rank |
| G. C. Morgan | 110 yds freestyle | 1:03.8 | Did not advance | |
| B. F. Newman | 110 yds freestyle | 1:02.8 | Did not advance | |
| B. Flook | 440 yds freestyle | 5:10.3 | Did not advance | |
| E. M. Edwards | 440 yds freestyle | 5:05.1 | Did not advance | |
| E. M. Edwards | 1650 yds freestyle | 20:55.5 | Did not advance | |
| C. J. Hansard | 1650 yds freestyle | 20:37.6 | Did not advance | |
| John Brockway | 110 yds backstroke | 1:09.2 Q | 1:08.4 | 6th |
| A. J. Stevens | 110 yds backstroke | 1:11.5 | Did not advance | |
| C. C. Booth | 110 yds backstroke | 1:14.3 | Did not advance | |
| J. E. Beavan | 220 yds backstroke | 2:50.7 Q | 2:50.9 | 5th |
| R. H. Jenkins | 220 yds backstroke | 2:52.6 Q | 2:55.3 | 6th |
| J. C. Hewitt | 220 yds backstroke | 2:52.6 | Did not advance | |
| N. O'Brien | 220 yds butterfly | 3:06.2 | Did not advance | |
| R. A. Evans | 220 yds butterfly | 2:58.8 | Did not advance | |
| E. M. Edwards B. Flook G. C. Morgan D. Glasenbury | 220 yds freestyle relay | — | 9:46.4 | 5th |
| John Brockway J. E. Beavan J. E. Evans B. F. Newman | 110 yds medley relay | 4:54.9 Q | 4:52.9 | 6th |

### Women

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Time | Rank |
| J. C. Hooper | 110 yds freestyle | 1:10.5 | Did not advance | |
| J. C. Hooper | 440 yds freestyle | 5:52.3 | Did not advance | |
| J. M. Townsend | 110 yds freestyle | 1:13.8 | Did not advance | |
| G. Howells | 220 yds breaststroke | 3:05.2 | Did not advance | |
| C. E. Shaddick | 220 yds breaststroke | 3:06.8 | Did not advance | |
| J. Lemare | 220 yds breaststroke | 3:08.1 | Did not advance | |
| J. Dixon | 110 yds backstroke | 1:21.0 | Did not advance | |
| D. Davies | 110 yds backstroke | 1:24.3 | Did not advance | |
| G. M. Francis | 110 yds butterfly | 1:21.1 | Did not advance | |
| G. M. Francis J. C. Hooper G. Howells J. M. Townsend | 440 yds freestyle relay | — | 5:02.4 | 6th |
| G. M. Francis J. C. Hooper G. Howells J. Dixon | 440 yds medley relay | 5:29.0 Q | 5:24.3 | 6th |

## Wrestling

The wrestling events were held at Sophia Gardens Pavilion. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| S. Griffiths | Flyweight | P. R. Christie (ENG) L by a fall | Ian Epton (SAF) L retired | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| R. D. Yates | Lightweight | H. H. Hall (ENG) L by a fall | A. Ries (SAF) L by a fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| A. Scott | Welterweight | C. N. Bambacus (AUS) L by a fall | G. H. Hobson (NZL) L by points | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| G. Bailey | Middleweight | R. Myland (ENG) L by a fall | G. H. Farquhar (SCO) L by a fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| J. B. Dodd | Light Heavyweight | R. M. Fowler (AUS) L by a fall | Bob Steckle (CAN) L by a fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |
| E. Harvey | Heavyweight | Lila Ram (IND) L by a fall | J. J, Hanekom (SAF) L by a fall | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | |

## Weightlifting

The weightlifting tournament was held at the Cae'r Castell School. The results for the Welsh athletes are as below:
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| W. John | Bantamweight | 175 | 170 | 220 | 565 | 7th |
| J. Heywood | Featherweight | 190 | 180 | 230 | 600 | 8th |
| R. Jenkins | Lightweight | 200 | 215 | 275 | 690 | 8th |
| W. I. Evans | Middleweight | 210 | 210 | 280 | 700 | 9th |
| G. Newman | Middleweight | 200 | 220 | 280 | 700 | 10th |
| A. Evans | Mid heavyweight | 260 | 250 | 300 | 810 | 5th |
| J. Barnett | Mid heavyweight | 260 | 235 | 310 | 805 | 6th |