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

Men's discus throw
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1958 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

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]

Results

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fanie du Plessis  South Africa 183 ft 6+1⁄2 in (55.94 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Les Mills  New Zealand 169 ft 8+1⁄2 in (51.73 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gerry Carr  England 169 ft 4+1⁄2 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+1⁄2 in (46.62 m)
7 Hywel Williams  Wales 152 ft 3+1⁄2 in (46.42 m)
8 Peter Isbester  Scotland 151 ft 10+1⁄2 in (46.29 m)
9 Muhammad Ayub  Pakistan 149 ft 1+1⁄2 in (45.45 m)
10 Balkar Singh  India 148 ft 0+1⁄2 in (45.12 m)
11 Eric Cleaver  England 144 ft 3+1⁄2 in (43.98 m)
12 Parduman Singh Brar  India 144 ft 0+1⁄2 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+1⁄2 in (41.14 m)
Louis Ogbogu  Nigeria DNS

References

  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.