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
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Cardiff, Wales
Competitors66
Flag bearersOpening: Malcolm Hahn
Closing:
Officials11
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
4
Silver
6
Bronze
9
Total
19
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

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New Zealand was fifth in the medal table in 1958, with a total of 19 medals, including four gold.

Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Murray Halberg Athletics Men's 3 miles
  Gold Valerie Sloper Athletics Women's shot put
  Gold John Morris
Richard Pilkington
Lawn bowls Men's pairs
  Gold Reg Douglas
Bob Parker
Rowing Men's coxless pair
  Silver Mary Donaghy Athletics Women's high jump
  Silver Les Mills Athletics Men's discus throw
  Silver Jennifer Thompson Athletics Women's discus throw
  Silver Warren Johnston Cycling Men's 10 mile scratch race
  Silver James Hill Rowing Men's single scull
  Silver Tessa Staveley Swimming Women's 110 yards butterfly
  Bronze Dave Norris Athletics Men's triple jump
  Bronze Merv Richards Athletics Men's pole vault
  Bronze Neville Scott Athletics Men's 3 miles
  Bronze Valerie Sloper Athletics Women's discus throw
  Bronze Paddy Donovan Boxing Men's lightweight
  Bronze Warwick Dalton Cycling Men's 1 km time trial
  Bronze Warwick Dalton Cycling Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
  Bronze James Hill
Norm Suckling
Rowing Men's double scull
  Bronze Philippa Gould Swimming Women's 110 yards backstroke
Medals by sport
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
Gender       Total
Male 3 3 7 13
Female 1 3 2 6
Total 4 6 9 19

Competitors

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The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 13 6 19
Boxing 7 7
Cycling 6 6
Diving 1 0 1
Fencing 3 2 5
Lawn bowls 7 7
Rowing 10 10
Swimming 1 4 5
Weightlifting 2 2
Wrestling 4 4
Total 54 12 66

Athletics

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Track and road

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Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank[iii] Result Rank
Bill Baillie Men's 1 mile 4:13.2 6 did not advance
Men's 3 miles 13:44.4 9
Marise Chamberlain Women's 100 yards 11.4 3 did not advance
Women's 220 yards 25.8 2 Q DNS did not advance
Murray Halberg Men's 1 mile 4:09.9 2 Q 4:06.6 5
Men's 3 miles 13:15.0 GR  
Barry Magee Men's 3 miles 15
Men's 6 miles 31:57.2 8
Ray Puckett Men's 6 miles 12
Men's marathon 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 4:11.9 9
Men's 3 miles 13:26.2  
Donal Smith Men's 880 yards 1:52.8 2 Q 1:51.5 5
Margaret Stuart Women's 80 m hurdles 11.1 2 Q 11.0 4
Women's 100 yards 11.3 2 Q 11.1 6 did not advance
Beverly Weigel Women's 100 yards 11.4 4 did not advance
Marise Chamberlain
Margaret Stuart
Beverly Weigel
Mary Donaghy
Women's 4 x 110 yards relay 48.2 2 Q 48.3 4
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ^ Ranks given are within the quarterfinal
  3. ^ Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

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Athlete Event Qualifying Final
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+12 in
(62.42 m)
13
Les Mills Men's discus throw 169 ft 8+12 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+12 in
(7.15 m)
8
Men's triple jump Q 50 ft 8+14 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+12 in
(12.79 m)
5
Beverly Weigel Women's long jump 18 ft 11+34 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+34 in
(14.47 m)
12 did not advance

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Maurice Purton Featherweight Bye   Collins (WAL)
L
did not advance
Paddy Donovan Lightweight   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   Madigan (AUS)
L
did not advance

Cycling

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Road

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Men's road race
Athlete Time Rank
Keith Gant unplaced
Dick Johnstone unplaced
Lance Payne 5:23:21.7 11
John Peoples unplaced

Track

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Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Warren Johnston   Darragh (NIR)
  Rimple (TTO)
W 12.4
  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
Warwick Dalton 1:12.6  
Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
Athlete Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
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
Warwick Dalton unplaced
Warren Johnston  

Diving

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Athlete Event Points Rank
Len Hodge Men's 3 m springboard 104.87 6

Fencing

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Individual épée
Individual foil
Athlete Qualifying pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Wins Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Wins Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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
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
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Wins Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Wins
Bob Binning
Brian Pickworth
Percy Temple
Team épée   Wales
W 7 – 2
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

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Individual foil
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Wins Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
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
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

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Athlete Event Round robin Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
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

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Athlete Event Heat Repechage Final
Time Rank[i] Time Rank[ii] Time Rank
James Hill Men's single scull 8:36.8 1 Q 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 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
  1. ^ Ranks given are within the heat
  2. ^ Ranks given are within the repechage

Swimming

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Athlete Event Heat Final
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

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Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank
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

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Athlete Event Elimination rounds Rank
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

See also

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