Fencing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Fencing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueCae'r Castell School
LocationRumney, Cardiff, Wales
Dates18 to 26 July 1958

Fencing at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the third appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place at the Cae'r Castell School in Rumney, Cardiff, Wales.[1]

England topped the fencing medal table with a clean sweep of gold medals in all seven events.[2][3]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Wales)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England72413
2 Australia0415
3 Canada0101
4 Wales*0022
5 Hong Kong0000
 New Zealand0000
 Northern Ireland0000
 Scotland0000
 South Africa0000
Totals (9 entries)77721

Medal winners

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Foil (men)  Raymond Paul (ENG)  Ivan Lund (AUS)  René Paul (ENG)
Foil - Team  England (ENG)
Raymond Paul
René Paul
Harold Cooke
 Australia (AUS)
Brian McCowage
Michael Sichel
Ivan Lund
 Wales (WAL)
Malcolm Kerslake
John Evans
John Preston
Épée  Bill Hoskyns (ENG)  Mike Howard (ENG)  Allan Jay (ENG)
Épée - Team  England (ENG)
Bill Hoskyns
Allan Jay
Mike Howard
 Canada (CAN)
Carl Schwende
John Andru
Roland Asselin
 Australia (AUS)
David Francis Doyle
Ivan Lund
John Simpson
Sabre  Bill Hoskyns (ENG)  Ralph Cooperman (ENG)  Mike Amberg (ENG)
Sabre - Team  England (ENG)
Mike Amberg
Ralph Cooperman
Bill Hoskyns
Eugene Verebes
 Australia (AUS)
Alexander Martonffy
Ivan Lund
Michael Sichel
 Wales (WAL)
John Preston
Malcolm Kerslake
Roger Maunder
Ted Lucas
Foil (women)  Gillian Sheen (ENG)  Barbara McCreath (AUS)  Mary Glen-Haig (ENG)

Results

[4]

Foil (men)

  • Final pool
Pos Athlete Wins/hits against
1 England Raymond Paul 7 wins
2 Australia Ivan Lund 6 wins
3 England René Paul 4 wins
4 New Zealand Brian Pickworth 4 wins
5 Canada Carl Schwende 3 wins
6 Australia Brian McCowage 3 wins
7 Wales John Preston 1 wins
8 Hong Kong Hak Yau Hung 0 wins

Foil (women)

[5]

  • Final pool
Pos Athlete Wins/hits against
1 England Gillian Sheen 6 wins
2 Australia Barbara May McCreath 5 wins
3 England Mary Glen-Haig 5 wins
4 New Zealand Enid McElwee 4 wins
5 South Africa Andree Sacco 3 wins
6 Australia Denise A. O'Brien 3 wins
7 New Zealand Elizabeth Mitchell 2 wins
8 Canada Marjorie Maries 0 wins

Épée (men)

  • Final pool
Pos Athlete Wins, hits against
1 England Bill Hoskyns 6 wins, barrage
2 England Mike Howard 6 wins
3 England Allan Jay 5 wins, 25
4 Australia Ivan Lund 5 wins, 26
5 Canada Carl Schwende 3 wins
6 Australia John Simpson 1 win
7 Wales Roger Maunder 1 win
8 New Zealand Bob Binning 1 win

Sabre (men)

  • Final pool
Pos Athlete Wins
1 England Bill Hoskyns 6 wins
2 England Ralph Cooperman 5 wins
3 England Mike Amberg 5 wins
4 Australia Michael Sichel 4 wins
5 New Zealand Bob Binning 3 wins
6 Northern Ireland Bob Thompson 3 wins
7 Australia Ivan Lund 1 win
8 Scotland Sandy Leckie 1 win

Foil (team)

[4]

First Round, Pool A

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Wales Scotland 6–3
Australia Hong Kong 9–0
Wales Hong Kong 7–2
Australia Scotland 5–2
Australia Wales 8–1

First Round, Pool B

Team 1 Team 2 Score
New Zealand Canada 7–2
England Canada 5–1
England New Zealand 7–2

Final Pool

Team 1 Team 2 Score
England Wales 7–2
Australia New Zealand 7–2
Wales New Zealand 5–2
England Australia 5–0

Épée (team)

[5]

First Round, Pool A

Team 1 Team 2 Score
New Zealand Wales 7–2
England Wales 5–0

First Round, Pool B

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Canada Scotland 8–1
Australia Hong Kong 6–3
Canada Hong Kong 7–0
Australia Scotland 6–3

Final Pool

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Canada Australia 5–4
England New Zealand 8–1
Canada New Zealand 6–0
England Australia 5–2
England Canada 5–0
Australia New Zealand 5–1

Sabre (team)

[6][7]

First Round, Pool A

Team 1 Team 2 Score
England Hong Kong 9–0
Wales New Zealand 6–3
England New Zealand 5–1
Wales Hong Kong 5–4

First Round, Pool B

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Scotland Australia 5–4
Australia Canada 5–4
Canada Scotland 6–1

Final Pool

Team 1 Team 2 Score
England Canada 8–1
Australia Wales 5–4
England Wales 8–1
England Australia 5–4
Wales Canada 6–3

References

  1. ^ "The Week's Programme". Western Mail. 7 February 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Medal Standings Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Fencing". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 20 July 1958. p. 23. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ a b "Empire Games Results". Western Mail. 23 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Fencing". Liverpool Echo. 24 July 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Fencing". Western Mail. 25 July 1958. p. 15. Retrieved 5 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

See also