1958 Commonwealth Games

Cardiff, Wales was host of the 6th British empire and Commonwealth games from July 18 to 26. 35 nations and 1122 athletes competed in 94 events. Debuting nations include Gibraltar 🇬🇮, Isle of Man, Jersey 🇯🇪, Malta 🇲🇹, Mauritius 🇲🇺, North Borneo (now a part of Malaysia), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore 🇸🇬 and Sierra Leone. A team from Sarawak participated. They are a part of Malaysia. 23 nations won a medal.  The queen's baton relay  began here and Ken Jones was final runner.  Cardiff Arms Park was main venue. England was first in the medal standings (29g, 22s, 29b 80 total). Australia was 2nd (27g, 22s, 17b for 66t). South Africa was 3rd (13g 10s, 8b, 31 total). Canada had 1g, 10s, 16b fir 27 total. Wales finished with 1g, 3s, 7b for 11 total. Tomorrow is 1962 in Perth Australia. Here is the poster for this one.


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