Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...
competed at 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 ...
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.
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Officials
Chief of Mission / Honorary Treasurer:
Jim Eve
Honorary General Manager:
Bill Young
Charles William Young (December 16, 1930 – October 18, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the H ...
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
See also
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Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics
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Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
References
External links
Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database
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1958
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
Nations at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
British Empire and Commonwealth Games