Australia at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Australia at the 1958 British Empire Games
CGF code	AUS
CGA	Australian Commonwealth Games Association
in Cardiff, Wales
Competitors	105 in 10 sports
Flag bearers	Opening: Ivan Lund[1] Closing: n/a[2]
Officials	14
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 27 Silver 22 Bronze 17 Total 66
British Empire Games appearances
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Australia competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was Australia's sixth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.

Australia won medals in eight of the ten sports that it entered.

Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold Herb Elliott Athletics Men's 880 yards  Gold Herb Elliott Athletics Men's 1 mile  Gold Dave Power Athletics Men's 6 miles  Gold Dave Power Athletics Men's Marathon  Gold Ian Tomlinson Athletics Men's triple jump  Gold Marlene Willard Athletics Women's 100 yards  Gold Marlene Willard Athletics Women's 220 yards  Gold Norma Thrower Athletics Women's 80 metres hurdles  Gold Michele Mason Athletics Women's high jump  Gold Anna Pazera Athletics Women's javelin throw  Gold Wally Taylor Boxing Men's Featherweight  Gold Tony Madigan Boxing Men's Light Heavyweight  Gold Dick Ploog Cycling Men's Sprint  Gold Ian Browne Cycling Men's 10 Miles Scratch  Gold Stuart Mackenzie Rowing Men's Single Scull  Gold John Devitt Swimming Men's 110 yards Freestyle  Gold John Konrads Swimming Men's 440 yards Freestyle  Gold John Konrads Swimming Men's 1650 yards Freestyle  Gold John Monckton Swimming Men's 110 yards Backstroke  Gold Terry Gathercole Swimming Men's 220 yards Breaststroke  Gold Gary Chapman Brian Wilkinson John Konrads John Devitt Swimming Men's 4 × 220 yards Freestyle Relay  Gold Gary Chapman John Monckton John Devitt Terry Gathercole Swimming Men's 4 × 110 yards Medley Relay  Gold Dawn Fraser Swimming Women's 110 yards Freestyle  Gold Ilsa Konrads Swimming Women's 440 yards Freestyle  Gold Beverley Bainbridge Swimming Women's 110 yards Butterfly  Gold Alva Colquhoun Dawn Fraser Lorraine Crapp Sandra Morgan Swimming Women's 4 × 110 yards Freestyle Relay  Gold Manny Santos Weightlifting Men's Middle Heavyweight  Silver Merv Lincoln Athletics Men's 1 mile  Silver Albie Thomas Athletics Men's 3 miles  Silver David Lean Athletics Men's 440 yards hurdles  Silver Chilla Porter Athletics Men's high jump  Silver Betty Cuthbert Athletics Women's 220 yards  Silver Betty Cuthbert Kay Johnson Wendy Hayes Marlene Willard Athletics Women's 4 × 110 yards relay  Silver Oliver Taylor Boxing Men's Bantamweight  Silver Warren Scarfe Cycling Men's Time Trial  Silver Frank Brazier Cycling Men's Road Race  Silver Ivan Lund Fencing Men's Foil  Silver Brian McCowage Michael Sichel Ivan Lund Fencing Men's Foil Team  Silver Alexander Martonffy Ivan Lund Michael Sichel Fencing Men's Sabre Team  Silver Barbara McCreath Fencing Women's Foil  Silver Mervyn Wood Stuart Mackenzie Rowing Men's Double Scull  Silver Bruce Evans, Mick Allen, Kenneth Railton, Kevin Evans, Lionel Robberds Neville Clinton, Ralfe Currall, Roland Waddington, Victor Schweikert Rowing Men's Eight  Silver Gary Chapman Swimming Men's 110 yards Freestyle  Silver Gary Winram Swimming Men's 1650 yards Freestyle  Silver John Hayres Swimming Men's 110 yards Backstroke  Silver Lorraine Crapp Swimming Women's 110 yards Freestyle  Silver Dawn Fraser Swimming Women's 440 yards Freestyle  Silver Alva Colquhoun Barbara Evans Anne Nelson Gergaynia Beckett Swimming Women's 4 × 110 yards Medley Relay  Silver Geoff Jameson Wrestling Men's Bantamweight  Bronze Albie Thomas Athletics Men's 1 mile  Bronze Jim McCann Hector Hogan Terry Gale Kevan Gosper Athletics Men's 4 × 110 yards relay  Bronze Barry Donath Athletics Men's shot put  Bronze Gloria Wigney Athletics Women's 80 metres hurdles  Bronze Helen Frith Athletics Women's high jump  Bronze Bev Watson Athletics Women's long jump  Bronze David Francis Doyle Ivan Lund John Simpson Fencing Men's Épée Team  Bronze Stephen Roll Kevyn Webb Rowing Men's Coxless Pair  Bronze Mick Allen Ralfe Currall Kevin Evans Lionel Robberds Roland Waddington Rowing Men's Coxed Four  Bronze Geoff Shipton Swimming Men's 110 yards Freestyle  Bronze Gary Winram Swimming Men's 440 yards Freestyle  Bronze Brian Wilkinson Swimming Men's 220 yards Butterfly  Bronze Alva Colquhoun Swimming Women's 110 yards Freestyle  Bronze Lorraine Crapp Swimming Women's 440 yards Freestyle  Bronze Leonard Treganowan Weightlifting Men's Middle Heavyweight  Bronze Arthur Shannos Weightlifting Men's Heavyweight  Bronze Ray Mitchell Wrestling Men's Heavyweight [3]

Medals by sport Sport Swimming 11 6 5 22 Athletics 10 6 6 22 Cycling 2 2 0 4 Boxing 2 1 0 3 Rowing 1 2 2 5 Weightlifting 1 0 2 3 Fencing 0 4 1 5 Wrestling 0 1 1 2 Total 27 22 17 66

Officials

Chief of Mission / Honorary Treasurer: Jim Eve
Honorary General Manager: Bill Young
Attache: Max Phillips
Section Officials: Athletics Manager – Charles Gardner ; Lawn Bowls Manager – Neil Benjamin ; Boxing Manager – John Castle ; Cycling Manager – Ronald O'Donnell ; Fencing Manager – Vivian Chalwin ; Rowing Manager – Eric Holford, Rowing Coach – Eric Longley ; Swimming Manager – Allan Blue, Swimming Chaperon – Frances May ; Wrestling Manager – Dick Garrard^[4]

See also

• Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
• Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References

External links

• Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database