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

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

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. The Manchester Guardian
    . 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.