Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw

The men's discus throw event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

Men's discus throw
at the Commonwealth Games

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Fanie du Plessis   South Africa 183 ft 6+12 in (55.94 m)
  Les Mills   New Zealand 169 ft 8+12 in (51.73 m)
  Gerry Carr   England 169 ft 4+12 in (51.63 m)
4 Mike Lindsay   Scotland 161 ft 0 in (49.07 m)
5 Mesulame Rakuro   Fiji 157 ft 6 in (48.01 m)
6 Stanley Raike   Canada 152 ft 11+12 in (46.62 m)
7 Hywel Williams   Wales 152 ft 3+12 in (46.42 m)
8 Peter Isbester   Scotland 151 ft 10+12 in (46.29 m)
9 Muhammad Ayub   Pakistan 149 ft 1+12 in (45.45 m)
10 Balkar Singh   India 148 ft 0+12 in (45.12 m)
11 Eric Cleaver   England 144 ft 3+12 in (43.98 m)
12 Parduman Singh Brar   India 144 ft 0+12 in (43.90 m)
13 Malcolm Pemberton   Wales 136 ft 10 in (41.71 m)
14 Andrew Payne   Southern Rhodesia 135 ft 6 in (41.30 m)
15 Benjamin Ovbiagele   Nigeria 134 ft 11+12 in (41.14 m)
Louis Ogbogu   Nigeria DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.