Australia at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
# Australia at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Australia competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. It was Australia's sixth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.

Australia won medals in eight of the ten sports that it entered.

## Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Herb Elliott | Athletics | Men's 880 yards |
| Gold | Herb Elliott | Athletics | Men's 1 mile |
| Gold | Dave Power | Athletics | Men's 6 miles |
| Gold | Dave Power | Athletics | Men's Marathon |
| Gold | Ian Tomlinson | Athletics | Men's triple jump |
| Gold | Marlene Willard | Athletics | Women's 100 yards |
| Gold | Marlene Willard | Athletics | Women's 220 yards |
| Gold | Norma Thrower | Athletics | Women's 80 metres hurdles |
| Gold | Michele Mason | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Gold | Anna Pazera | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Gold | Wally Taylor | Boxing | Men's Featherweight |
| Gold | Tony Madigan | Boxing | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Gold | Dick Ploog | Cycling | Men's Sprint |
| Gold | Ian Browne | Cycling | Men's 10 Miles Scratch |
| Gold | Stuart Mackenzie | Rowing | Men's Single Scull |
| Gold | John Devitt | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | John Konrads | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | John Konrads | Swimming | Men's 1650 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | John Monckton | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Backstroke |
| Gold | Terry Gathercole | Swimming | Men's 220 yards Breaststroke |
| Gold | Gary Chapman Brian Wilkinson John Konrads John Devitt | Swimming | Men's 4 × 220 yards Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Gary Chapman John Monckton John Devitt Terry Gathercole | Swimming | Men's 4 × 110 yards Medley Relay |
| Gold | Dawn Fraser | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Ilsa Konrads | Swimming | Women's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Beverley Bainbridge | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Butterfly |
| Gold | Alva Colquhoun Dawn Fraser Lorraine Crapp Sandra Morgan | Swimming | Women's 4 × 110 yards Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Manny Santos | Weightlifting | Men's Middle Heavyweight |
| Silver | Merv Lincoln | Athletics | Men's 1 mile |
| Silver | Albie Thomas | Athletics | Men's 3 miles |
| Silver | David Lean | Athletics | Men's 440 yards hurdles |
| Silver | Chilla Porter | Athletics | Men's high jump |
| Silver | Betty Cuthbert | Athletics | Women's 220 yards |
| Silver | Betty Cuthbert Kay Johnson Wendy Hayes Marlene Willard | Athletics | Women's 4 × 110 yards relay |
| Silver | Oliver Taylor | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight |
| Silver | Warren Scarfe | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Silver | Frank Brazier | Cycling | Men's Road Race |
| Silver | Ivan Lund | Fencing | Men's Foil |
| Silver | Brian McCowage Michael Sichel Ivan Lund | Fencing | Men's Foil Team |
| Silver | Alexander Martonffy Ivan Lund Michael Sichel | Fencing | Men's Sabre Team |
| Silver | Barbara McCreath | Fencing | Women's Foil |
| Silver | Mervyn Wood Stuart Mackenzie | Rowing | Men's Double Scull |
| Silver | Bruce Evans, Mick Allen, Kenneth Railton, Kevin Evans, Lionel Robberds Neville Clinton, Ralfe Currall, Roland Waddington, Victor Schweikert | Rowing | Men's Eight |
| Silver | Gary Chapman | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Silver | Gary Winram | Swimming | Men's 1650 yards Freestyle |
| Silver | John Hayres | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Backstroke |
| Silver | Lorraine Crapp | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Silver | Dawn Fraser | Swimming | Women's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Silver | Alva Colquhoun Barbara Evans Anne Nelson Gergaynia Beckett | Swimming | Women's 4 × 110 yards Medley Relay |
| Silver | Geoff Jameson | Wrestling | Men's Bantamweight |
| Bronze | Albie Thomas | Athletics | Men's 1 mile |
| Bronze | Jim McCann Hector Hogan Terry Gale Kevan Gosper | Athletics | Men's 4 × 110 yards relay |
| Bronze | Barry Donath | Athletics | Men's shot put |
| Bronze | Gloria Wigney | Athletics | Women's 80 metres hurdles |
| Bronze | Helen Frith | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Bronze | Bev Watson | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Bronze | David Francis Doyle Ivan Lund John Simpson | Fencing | Men's Épée Team |
| Bronze | Stephen Roll Kevyn Webb | Rowing | Men's Coxless Pair |
| Bronze | Mick Allen Ralfe Currall Kevin Evans Lionel Robberds Roland Waddington | Rowing | Men's Coxed Four |
| Bronze | Geoff Shipton | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Gary Winram | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Brian Wilkinson | Swimming | Men's 220 yards Butterfly |
| Bronze | Alva Colquhoun | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Lorraine Crapp | Swimming | Women's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Leonard Treganowan | Weightlifting | Men's Middle Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Arthur Shannos | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Ray Mitchell | Wrestling | Men's Heavyweight |

Medals by sport :

| Sport | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Swimming | 11 | 6 | 5 | 22 |
| Athletics | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Boxing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Fencing | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 27 | 22 | 17 | 66 |

## Officials

Chief of Mission / Honorary Treasurer: Jim Eve

Honorary General Manager: Bill Young

Attache: Max Phillips

Section Officials: Athletics Manager – Charles Gardner ; Lawn Bowls Manager – Neil Benjamin ; Boxing Manager – John Castle ; Cycling Manager – Ronald O'Donnell ; Fencing Manager – Vivian Chalwin ; Rowing Manager – Eric Holford, Rowing Coach – Eric Longley ; Swimming Manager – Allan Blue, Swimming Chaperon – Frances May ; Wrestling Manager – Dick Garrard

