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1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event in Cardiff, Wales

Field	Value
name	VI British Empire and Commonwealth Games
logo	Image:1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games poster.jpg
caption	Original poster for the Games
host_city	Cardiff, Wales
nations	35
athletes	1122
events	94
opening	18 July 1958
closing	26 July 1958
opened_by	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Queens_Baton	Ken Jones
stadium	Cardiff Arms Park
previous	[V](1954-british-empire-and-commonwealth-games)
next	[VII](1962-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 to 26 July 1958. It was the sixth edition of what would come to be known as the Commonwealth Games, 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 Isle of Man. 178,000 tickets were eventually sold during the Games.

The Cardiff Games introduced the Queen's Baton Relay, which has been conducted as a prelude to every Commonwealth Games ever since. England topped the medal table.

Venues

The British Empire and Commonwealth Games, including the opening and closing ceremonies, were held at the Cardiff Arms Park.

The following venues were used during the Games.

Village - Royal Air Force St Athan
Aquatics - A new Wales Empire Pool was constructed for the event
Athletics - Cardiff Arms Park
Boxing - Sophia Gardens Pavilion
Cycling (track) - Maindy Stadium
Cycling (road) - Ogmore-by-Sea District Loop
Fencing - Cae'r Castell School
Lawn bowls - Sophia Gardens and Guest Keen Sports Club
Rowing - Llyn Padarn in Llanberis
Weightlifting - Memorial Hall in Barry
Wrestling - Sophia Gardens Pavilion

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:

Australia Australia
Flag of the Bahamas (1953–1964).svg Bahama Islands
Flag of Barbados (1870–1966).svg Barbados
Flag of British Guiana (1955–1966).svg British Guiana
Canada Canada
Ceylon
Flag of Dominica (1955–1965).svg Dominica
23px England
Fiji Fiji
23px Ghana
Gibraltar: first appearance
23px Hong Kong
India India
Isle of Man: first appearance
Flag of Jamaica (1957–1962).svg Jamaica
Jersey: first appearance
23px Kenya
Malaya Malaya
Flag of Malta (1943).svg Malta: first appearance
23px Mauritius: first appearance
New Zealand New Zealand
23px Nigeria
Flag of North Borneo (1948–1963).svg North Borneo: first appearance
23px Northern Ireland
Rhodesia and Nyasaland Northern Rhodesia
Pakistan Pakistan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: first appearance
Flag of Sarawak (1947–1963).svg Sarawak: first appearance
23px Scotland
Singapore Singapore: first appearance
[[File:Flag of Sierra Leone 1916-1961.gif|25px|link=]] Sierra Leone: first appearance
23px South Africa
Rhodesia and Nyasaland Southern Rhodesia
Trinidad and Tobago
23px Uganda
Wales Wales (host)

Medal table

Sports

References

(1973). "The Cardiff Book: Volume I". Stewart Williams Publishers.
(28 July 1958). "Full record of all games finals". Western Mail.
(7 February 1957). "The Week's Programme". Western Mail.
(21 July 1958). "Gilbraltarian attacked at Gymnasium". Belfast Telegraph.
(10 April 1958). "Scots in Wales to learn about Empire Games". Western Mail.
(22 April 1958). "Festival Wales plays host to Empire Games". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition).
"A brief history of Sophia Gardens". ESPN.
"1958 British Empire & Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation.
Prior, Neil. (19 July 2012). "Cardiff Empire Games 1958: A 'triumph' for Wales". BBC News.
Ramsamy, Sam. (1991). "Sport, the Third Millennium: Proceedings of the International Symposium, Quebec City, Canada, May 21-25, 1990". Presses Université Laval.

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