The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: ''Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad'' 1958) were held in

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, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the

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, 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

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. 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

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events, and Maindy Stadium was used for

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. 178,000 tickets were eventually sold during the Games. Rowing took place on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis. File:Cardiff Arms Park and Millennium Stadium.jpg, Cardiff Arms Park File:Llyn Padarn - geograph.org.uk - 394265.jpg, 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: *

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(host)

Medals by country

Medals by event

Athletics

Bowls

Boxing

Boxing Events (for men only) were at Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff.

Cycling

Track

The track cycling events were held at the Maindy Stadium in Cardiff.

Road

Fencing

Rowing

The rowing events were held on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.

Swimming

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

Men's events

Women's events

Diving

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

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

External links

"Cardiff 1958"
''Commonwealthsport.com''. Commonwealth Sport.
"Results and Medalists—1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games"
''Thecgf.com''. Commonwealth Games Federation.
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