New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 66 competitors and 11 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Cardiff, Wales, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was javelin thrower Malcolm Hahn. The New Zealand team finished fifth on the medal table, winning a total of 19 medals, four of which were gold.
New Zealand at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | NZL |
CGA | New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association |
Website | www |
in Cardiff, Wales | |
Competitors | 66 |
Flag bearer | Opening: Malcolm Hahn Closing: |
Medals Ranked 5th |
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Officials | 11 |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances | |
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.
Medal tables
New Zealand was fifth in the medal table in 1958, with a total of 19 medals, including four gold.
Medals by sport | ||||||
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Sport | Total | |||||
Athletics | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
Rowing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Lawn bowls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Cycling | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
Medals by gender | ||||||
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Gender | Total | |||||
Male | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | ||
Female | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||
Total | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
Competitors
The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics | 13 | 6 | 19 |
Boxing | 7 | N/A | 7 |
Cycling | 6 | N/A | 6 |
Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Fencing | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Lawn bowls | 7 | N/A | 7 |
Rowing | 10 | N/A | 10 |
Swimming | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Weightlifting | 2 | N/A | 2 |
Wrestling | 4 | N/A | 4 |
Total | 54 | 12 | 66 |
Athletics
Track and road
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank[lower-roman 1] | Result | Rank[lower-roman 2] | Result | Rank[lower-roman 3] | Result | Rank | ||
Bill Baillie | Men's 1 mile | 4:13.2 | 6 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Men's 3 miles | N/A | 13:44.4 | 9 | ||||||
Marise Chamberlain | Women's 100 yards | 11.4 | 3 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Women's 220 yards | 25.8 | 2 Q | N/A | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
Murray Halberg | Men's 1 mile | 4:09.9 | 2 Q | N/A | 4:06.6 | 5 | |||
Men's 3 miles | N/A | 13:15.0 GR | |||||||
Barry Magee | Men's 3 miles | N/A | 15 | ||||||
Men's 6 miles | N/A | 31:57.2 | 8 | ||||||
Ray Puckett | Men's 6 miles | N/A | 12 | ||||||
Men's marathon | N/A | 2:38:58.8 | 14 | ||||||
Maurice Rae | Men's 100 yards | 9.8 | 1 Q | 9.8 | 1 Q | 9.8 | 3 | Did not advance | |
Men's 220 yards | 22.1 | 1 Q | 21.7 | 2 Q | 21.9 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Barry Robinson | Men's 440 yards | 48.9 | 2 Q | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
Neville Scott | Men's 1 mile | 4:05.9 | 3 Q | N/A | 4:11.9 | 9 | |||
Men's 3 miles | N/A | 13:26.2 | |||||||
Donal Smith | Men's 880 yards | 1:52.8 | 2 Q | N/A | 1:51.5 | 5 | |||
Margaret Stuart | Women's 80 m hurdles | 11.1 | 2 Q | N/A | 11.0 | 4 | |||
Women's 100 yards | 11.3 | 2 Q | N/A | 11.1 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Beverly Weigel | Women's 100 yards | 11.4 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||
Marise Chamberlain Margaret Stuart Beverly Weigel Mary Donaghy |
Women's 4 x 110 yards relay | 48.2 | 2 Q | N/A | 48.3 | 4 |
- Ranks given are within the heat
- Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
- Ranks given are within the semifinal
Field
Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Mary Donaghy | Women's high jump | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||
Women's long jump | 3 Q | 18 ft 11 in (5.77 m) | 5 | ||
Malcolm Hahn | Men's javelin throw | 204 ft 9 1⁄2 in (62.42 m) | 13 | ||
Les Mills | Men's discus throw | 169 ft 8 1⁄2 in (51.73 m) | |||
Men's shot put | 50 ft 2 in (15.29 m) | 7 | |||
Dave Norris | Men's long jump | Q | 23 ft 5 1⁄2 in (7.15 m) | 8 | |
Men's triple jump | Q | 50 ft 8 1⁄4 in (15.45 m) | |||
Merv Richards | Men's pole vault | 4 Q | 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) | ||
Valerie Sloper | Women's discus throw | 147 ft 5 in (44.93 m) | |||
Women's shot put | 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m) GR | ||||
Jennifer Thompson | Women's discus throw | 148 ft 7 in (45.29 m) | |||
Women's shot put | 41 ft 11 1⁄2 in (12.79 m) | 5 | |||
Beverly Weigel | Women's long jump | 18 ft 11 3⁄4 in (5.78 m) | 7 Q | NM | 8 |
Roy Williams | Men's long jump | Q | 23 ft 10 in (7.26 m) | 6 | |
Men's triple jump | 47 ft 5 3⁄4 in (14.47 m) | 12 | Did not advance | ||
Boxing
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Maurice Purton | Featherweight | Bye | Collins (WAL) L |
Did not advance | ||
Paddy Donovan | Lightweight | N/A | Sam (SAF) W |
McTaggart (SCO) L |
Did not advance | |
Graham Finlay | Light welterweight | Smith (SRH) L |
Did not advance | |||
Bevin Weir | Middleweight | Milligan (NIR) L |
Did not advance | |||
Edward Morrison | Light heavyweight | N/A | Madigan (AUS) L |
Did not advance |
Cycling
Road
- Men's road race
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Keith Gant | unplaced | |
Dick Johnstone | unplaced | |
Lancelot Payne | 5:23:21.7 | 11 |
John Peoples | unplaced |
Track
- Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete | Round 1 | Repechage | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |
Warren Johnston | Darragh (NIR) Rimple (TTO) W 12.4 |
N/A | Skene (WAL) W 12.1, W 12.0 |
Harrison (ENG) W 13.5, W 12.5 |
Barton (ENG) D 12.1, L, L |
Binch (ENG) L, W 12.4, L |
4 |
- Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Warwick Dalton | 1:12.6 |
- Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
Athlete | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
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Time | Rank | Opponent Result |
Opponent Result |
Opponent Result | ||
Warwick Dalton | 5:09.3 | 2 Q | Evans (WAL) W 5:08.1 |
Sheil (ENG) L 5:12.8 |
Gambrill (ENG) W 5:14.7 |
- Men's 10 miles scratch race
Athlete | Time | Rank |
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Warwick Dalton | unplaced | |
Warren Johnston |
Diving
Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
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Len Hodge | Men's 3 m springboard | 104.87 | 6 |
Fencing
Men
- Individual épée
- Individual foil
Athlete | Qualifying pool | Semifinal pool | Final pool | Rank | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wins | Opposition Result |
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Wins | ||
Bob Binning | Lund (AUS) L 1 – 5 |
Hung (HKG) L 3 – 5 |
Cooke (ENG) L 2 – 5 |
Malherbe (SAF) L 4 – 5 |
Andru (CAN) L |
Evans (WAL) L |
Morrison (SCO) L |
0 | Did not advance | ||||||||||||||
Brian Pickworth | R.R.V. Paul (ENG) L 4 – 5 |
McCowage (AUS) L 4 – 5 |
Thompson (NIR) L 2 – 5 |
McCombe (WAL) W 5 – 3 |
Tully (CAN) W 5 – 2 |
Richardson (SCO) W 5 – 3 |
Lee (HKG) W 5 – 1 |
4 | Lund (AUS) L 3 – 5 |
R.R.V. Paul (ENG) W 5 – 3 |
Hung (HKG) W 5 – 2 |
Malherbe (SAF) W 5 – 3 |
Thompson (NIR) L |
3 | R.R.V. Paul (ENG) L 0 – 5 |
Lund (AUS) L 0 – 5 |
R.R.C. Paul (ENG) W 5 – 4 |
Preston (WAL) W 5 – 4 |
Schwende (CAN) W 5 – 3 |
Hung (HKG) W 5 – 0 |
McCowage (AUS) L 4 – 5 |
4 | 4 |
Percy Temple | R.R.C. Paul (ENG) L 3 – 5 |
Marçal (HKG) W 5 – 2 |
Preston (WAL) W 5 – 4 |
Schwende (CAN) W 5 – 1 |
Broadhurst (SCO) W 5 – 2 |
N/A | N/A | 4 | R.R.C. Paul (ENG) L 1 – 5 |
McCowage (AUS) L 1 – 5 |
Preston (WAL) L 4 – 5 |
Schwende (CAN) L 2 – 5 |
Cooke (ENG) W |
1 | Did not advance |
- Individual sabre
- Team events
Athlete | Event | Elimination pool | Final pool | Rank | |||||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Wins | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Wins | |||
Bob Binning Brian Pickworth Percy Temple |
Team épée | Wales W 7 – 2 |
N/A | 1 | England L 1 – 8 |
Canada L 0 – 6 |
Australia L 1 – 5 |
0 | 4 |
Team foil | Canada W 7 – 2 |
England L 2 – 7 |
1 | Australia L 2 – 7 |
Wales L 2 – 5 |
England L |
0 | 4 | |
Team sabre | Wales L 3 – 6 |
England L 1 – 5 |
0 | Did not advance |
Women
- Individual foil
Athlete | Elimination pool | Final pool | Rank | ||||||||||||||
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Opposition Result |
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Wins | Opposition Result |
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Wins | ||
Enid McElwee | Glen-Haig (ENG) L 1 – 4 |
McCreath (AUS) L 1 – 4 |
Waters (WAL) W 4 – 2 |
Reynolds (SRH) W 4 – 3 |
Towland (SCO) W 4 – 2 |
Maries (CAN) L 1 – 4 |
N/A | 3 | Sheen (ENG) L 2 – 4 |
McCreath (AUS) L 3 – 4 |
Glen-Haig (ENG) W 4 – 3 |
Sacco (SAF) W 4 – 0 |
Mitchell (NZL) W 4 – 1 |
Maries (CAN) W 4 – 1 |
O'Brien (AUS) L 3 – 4 |
4 | 4 |
Elizabeth Mitchell | Sheen (ENG) W 4 – 3 |
Gilbert (CAN) W 4 – 1 |
King (WAL) W 4 – 3 |
Plews (SCO) W 4 – 1 |
Kenyon (NIR) W 4 – 3 |
Sacco (SAF) L 2 – 4 |
O'Brien (AUS) |
McCreath (AUS) L 1 – 4 |
Glen-Haig (ENG) L 2 – 4 |
Sacco (SAF) L 2 – 4 |
O'Brien (AUS) L 2 – 4 |
McElwee (NZL) L 1 – 4 |
Sheen (ENG) W 4 – 3 |
Maries (CAN) W 4 – 1 |
2 | 7 |
Lawn bowls
Athlete | Event | Round robin | Rank | |||||||||||||
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W | D | L | |||
James Pirret | Men's singles | Fulton (NIR) L 14 – 21 |
Danilowitz (SAF) W 21 – 13 |
Weir (KEN) L 9 – 21 |
Hall (JER) W 21 – 11 |
Jackson (SRH) L 15 – 21 |
Jones (SCO) L 3 – 21 |
Liddell (HKG) W 21 – 17 |
Williams (WAL) W 21 – 10 |
Linford (CAN) W 21 – 13 |
Bosisto (AUS) L 13 – 21 |
Baker (ENG) W 21 – 18 |
6 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Richard Pilkington John Morris |
Men's pairs | Northern Ireland W 25 – 11 |
South Africa W 19 – 10 |
Kenya W 24 – 17 |
Jersey W 20 – 15 |
Southern Rhodesia L 12 – 21 |
Scotland W 19 – 17 |
Hong Kong W 19 – 15 |
Wales W 23 – 20 |
Canada W 20 – 16 |
Australia W 22 – 17 |
England W 23 – 9 |
10 | 0 | 1 | |
Robin Andrew Jeff Barron Stanley Snedden Bill Hampton |
Men's fours | Northern Ireland L 10 – 20 |
South Africa L 15 – 23 |
Kenya L 10 – 23 |
Jersey L 23 – 28 |
Southern Rhodesia L 13 – 19 |
Scotland W 21 – 17 |
Hong Kong L 13 – 23 |
Wales L 19 – 24 |
Canada W 24 – 15 |
Australia W 27 – 9 |
England L 14 – 16 |
3 | 0 | 8 | 10 |
Rowing
Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Final | |||
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Time | Rank[lower-roman 1] | Time | Rank[lower-roman 2] | Time | Rank | ||
James Hill | Men's single scull | 8:36.8 | 1 Q | N/A | 7:23.9 | ||
Norm Suckling James Hill |
Men's double scull | 7:50.9 | 2 | 7:09.9 | 1 Q | ||
Bob Parker Reg Douglas |
Men's coxless pair | N/A | 7:11.1 | ||||
Donald Gemmell Peter Aitchison Frank Crotty Graeme Moran Richard Tuffin (cox) |
Men's coxed four | 7:51.7 | 3 | 7:04.2 | 2 Q | 4 |
- Ranks given are within the heat
- Ranks given are within the repechage
Swimming
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Philippa Gould | Women's 110 yards backstroke | 1:13.8 | 3 Q | 1:13.7 | |
Jennifer Hunter | Women's 110 yards freestyle | 1:10.1 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Colin McFadden | |||||
Kay Sawyers | Women's 220 yards breaststroke | 3:11.0 | 11 | Did not advance | |
Tessa Staveley | Women's 110 yards butterfly | 1:16.7 | 4 Q | 1:14.4 | |
Philippa Gould Tessa Staveley Kay Sawyers Jennifer Hunter |
Women's 4 x 110 yards medley relay | 5:10.8 | 4 Q | 5:06.4 | 4 |
Weightlifting
Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total | Rank |
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Peter Ridgley | Lightweight | 230 lb (104.3 kg) |
195 lb (88.5 kg) |
260 lb (117.9 kg) |
685 lb (310.7 kg) |
9 |
Hohepa Komene | Light heavyweight | 240 lb (108.9 kg) |
230 lb (104.3 kg) |
300 lb (136.1 kg) |
770 lb (349.3 kg) |
10 |
Wrestling
Athlete | Event | Elimination rounds | Rank | |||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Brian Bognuda | Featherweight | Aspen (ENG) L |
Geldenhuys (SAF) L |
Eliminated | =6 | |
Gordon Hobson | Welterweight | Boese (CAN) L |
Scott (WAL) W |
de Villiers (SAF) L |
Eliminated | =5 |
Barrie Courtney | Middleweight | Rashid (PAK) L |
van Zyl (SAF) L |
Eliminated | =6 | |
John da Silva | Heavyweight | Mitchell (AUS) L |
Richmond (ENG) W |
Nazir (PAK) L |
Eliminated | 5 |