Northern Ireland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (abbreviated NIR) was the fourth time that the nation had participated at the Games following appearances in 1934, 1938 and 1954.

The Games were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 to 26 July 1958. Northern Ireland finished 12th in the medal table with one gold medal, one silver and three bronze medals, of which all five came in the Boxing.

Medals

Gold Terry Milligan (boxing)

Silver Jim Jordan (boxing)

Bronze Dickie Hanna (boxing) Peter Lavery (boxing) John McClory (boxing)

Team Athletics

Men AthleteEventsClubMedalsTom Cairns long jump, triple jump Albert Foundry AC Ronnie Chambers 100y, 220y, 4x110 relay Short and Harland AC Mark Cumming 440y hurdles Queen's Univ ACJack Dawson marathon Winnington AC, Northwich Billy Dundas 440y Royal Ulster Constabulary AC Gordon Hamilton 100y, long jump, 4x110 relay Queen's Univ AC John Henning marathon Duncairn Nomads, Belfast Billy McCue 3 miles Royal Ulster Constabulary AC Dick Miller javelin throw Reading AC Des Price 120y hurdles Queen's Univ AC Colin Shillington 880y, 1 mile Willowfield Harriers Peter Street 100y, 220y, 4x110 relay East Antrim Harriers Jimmy Todd marathon East Antrim Harriers Paddy Toner 100y, 220y, 4x110 relay Albert Foundry AC

Women AthleteEventsClubMedalsThelma Hopkins high jump, long jump, 4x110 relay Queen's Univ AC Mary Peters high jump, shot put, 4x110 relay Ballymena AC Bridget Robinson javelin throw, 4x110 relay Belfast High School

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedalsDickie Hanna 54kg bantamweight Lisburn BCJim Jordan 60kg lightweight St. George's BC, Belfast Peter Lavery 51kg flyweight St John Bosco, Belfast John McClory 57kg featherweight Holy Family BC, Belfast Terry Milligan 75kg middleweight Short and Harland BC, Belfast

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedalsEamon Burns road race St. Gabriel's C.C., Belfast Jim Darragh scratch, sprint, time trial Fallowfield, Manchester Leo Feeney scratch, sprint, time trial Abbey C.C., Belfast Séamus Herron road race Northern C.C., Belfast Sam Kerr road race Ballymena R.C. Martin McKay sprint, time trial Maryland Wheelers, Belfast Jim Maguire road race Windsor C.C., Belfast Tommy Talbot scratch, pursuit East Tyrone C.C., Cookstown

Fencing

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Bob Thompson foil, sabre Belfast Fencing Club

Women AthleteEventsClubMedalsBrenda Kenyon foil Belfast Fencing Club

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedalsGeorge Best fours/rinks Willowfield BC Gerry Crossey fours/rinks Falls BC Roy Fulton singles Coleraine BC Tom Henry fours/rinks Londonderry BC William Rosbotham pairs Portadown BC Percy Watson pairs Cavehill BC Jack Webb fours/rinks Musgrave BC

Rowing

AthleteEventsClubMedals Mike Armstrong eight Queen's University Belfast BC Derek Campbell eight Queen's University Belfast BC Robin Davidson eight Queen's University Belfast BC Des Gray eight (cox) Queen's University Belfast BC Gordon Gray eight Queen's University Belfast BC Norman Gray eight Queen's University Belfast BC Hugh Nesbitt-Porter eight Queen's University Belfast BC Robert Swann eight Queen's University Belfast BC Michael Thomas eight Queen's University Belfast BC

Swimming

Men AthleteEventsClubMedalsDavid Dunseath 220y breaststroke, medley relay Queen's Univ and Bangor SC Danny Glackin 110y freestyle, medley relay East End, Belfast Ronnie Jones 440y, 1650y freestyle East End, Belfast Albert Meli 110y backstroke, medley relay East End, Belfast

Women AthleteEventsClubMedalsWilma Hunter 220y breaststroke Donegal SC Ann Nelson 110y backstroke East End, Belfast Deirdre Wilson 110y, 440y freestyle Bangor SC

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals Billy Cooke 75kg middleweight Belfast Sammy Dalzell 56kg bantamweight Vikings, Short and Harland Terry Pelan 67.5kg lightweight Belfast

References