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1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Multi-sport event in Cardiff, Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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.
The Cardiff Games introduced the Queen's Baton Relay, which has been conducted as a prelude to every Commonwealth Games ever since.
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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 boxing and wrestling events, and Maindy Stadium was used for track cycling. 178,000 tickets were eventually sold during the Games.[1][2] Rowing took place on Llyn Padarn in Llanberis.
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Participating teams
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36 countries and territories[3] were represented (and 1,100 athletes),[4] 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.[5] South Africa left the Commonwealth in 1961 and next appeared at the Games in 1994.[4]
Participating Commonwealth countries and territories:
Australia
Bahama Islands
Barbados
British Guiana
Canada
Ceylon
Dominica
England
Fiji
Ghana
Gibraltar: first appearance
Hong Kong
India
Isle of Man: first appearance
Jamaica
Jersey: first appearance
Kenya
Malaya
Malta: first appearance
Mauritius: first appearance
New Zealand
Nigeria
North Borneo: first appearance
Northern Ireland
Northern Rhodesia
Pakistan
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: first appearance
Sarawak: first appearance
Scotland
Singapore: first appearance
Sierra Leone: first appearance
South Africa- Southern Rhodesia
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
Wales (host)
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Medals by country
* Host nation (Wales)
Medals by event
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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
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