Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

's participation in the

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 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

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marked the colony's fourth appearance at the Games. Fiji athletes competed only in

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. The country sent three athletes to compete in four events.

Mesulame Rakuro Mesulame Rakuro (12 May 1932 – 13 June 1969) was a Fijian athlete specialising in the discus throw and shot put. Biography Born in Nailaga, Ba Province, Rakuro was a teacher. He competed in both the discus (in which he finished eighth) and 4 ...

, in the men's

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

, finished 5th out of 15 with a throw of 48.01m. Joseph "Joe" Tokana finished joint 20th (out of 27) in the men's

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

, with a jump of 1.85m, and 17th (out of 21) in the men's

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

, with a jump of 14.07m.

Viliame Bale Liga Viliame is both a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Viliame Cavubati (born 1945), Fijian politician * Viliame Iongi (born 1989), Tongan rugby union player *Viliame Kikau (born 1995). Fijian rugby league player *Vilia ...

finished 5th out of 15 in the men's

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, with a throw of 66.9m. The delegation contained no female athletes. For the third time (and the second time running), Fiji won no medals.

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Sources

Fiji results for the 1958 Games
Commonwealth Games Federation Nations at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1958 1958 in Fijian sport {{Fiji-sport-stub