Wrestling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
| Wrestling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Sophia Gardens Pavilion |
| Location | Cardiff, Wales |
| Dates | 18 to 26 July 1958 |
Wrestling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the sixth appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Cardiff, Wales, and featured contests in eight weight classes.[1]
The wrestling events were held in the Sophia Gardens Pavilion.[2] South Africa topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning four gold medals.[3]
Medal table
* Host nation (Wales)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Africa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Scotland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 England | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 |  Ceylon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Wales* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Ian Epton (SAF) |
Shujah-ud-Din (PAK) |
Fred Flannery (CAN)
|
| Bantamweight | Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Geoff Jameson (AUS) |
Daniel van der Walt (SAF)
|
| Featherweight | Abraham Geldenhuys (SAF) |
Siraj-ud-Din (PAK) |
Bert Aspen (ENG)
|
| Lightweight | Muhammad Ashraf (PAK) |
Alastair Duncan (SCO) |
Anthony Ries (SAF)
|
| Welterweight | Muhammad Bashir (PAK) |
Lachmi Kant Pandey (IND) |
Coenraad de Villiers (SAF)
|
| Middleweight | Manie van Zyl (SAF) |
George Farquhar (SCO) |
Ray Myland (ENG)
|
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Theron (SAF) |
Muhammad Ali (PAK) |
Bob Steckle (CAN)
|
| Heavyweight | Lila Ram Sangwan (IND) |
Jacobus Hanekom (SAF) |
Ray Mitchell (AUS)
|
Results
Flyweight 52kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Flannery |
Ian Epton |
points |
| Peter Christie |
Sid Griffiths |
fall 4.31 |
| Shujah-ud-Din |
Jock Bews |
fall 5.06 |
| Epton | Griffiths | w/o |
| Flannery | Bews | fall 2.20 |
| ud Din | Christie | fall 7.10 |
| Epton | ud Din | fall 3.50 |
| ud Din | Flannery | fall 5.42 |
Final positions: 1. Epton 2. ud-Din 3. Flannery 4. Christie 5.= Bews, Griffiths
Bantamweight 57kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel van der Walt |
Jim Turnbull |
points |
| Dennis Gilligan |
.svg.png){kind=small} C. Isitore |
points |
| Muhammad Akhtar |
Geoff Jameson |
points |
| der Walt | Isitore | |
| Jameson | Gilligan | fall 8.40 |
| Akhtar | Turnbull | points |
| Jameson | der Walt | fall 11.59 |
| Akhtar | Gilligan | points |
| Akhtar | der Walt | w/o |
Final positions: 1. Akhtar 2. Jameson 3. van der Walt 4. Gilligan 5. Turnbull 6. Isitore
Featherweight 62kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Geldenhuys |
W J McKee |
fall 1.35 |
| Bert Aspen |
Brian Bognuda |
points |
| Siraj-ud-Din |
R Casperon |
points |
| Robert Parsons |
F. H. Silva |
fall 1.39 |
| Aspen | McKee | fall 1.50 |
| Geldenhuys | Bognuda | fall 2.10 |
| ud Din | Parsons | fall 4.12 |
| Casperon | Silva | fall 4.35 |
| Geldenhuys | ud-Din | draw |
| Aspen | Casperon | draw |
| Geldenhuys | Parsons | fall 6.01 |
| Geldenhuys | Casperon | fall 3.50 |
| Geldenhuys | Aspen | fall 11.10 |
Final positions: 1. Geldenhuys 2. ud-Duin 3. Aspen 4. Casperon 5. Parsons, 6.=Bognuda, Silva, McKee
Lightweight 68kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Herbie Hall |
Reg Yates |
fall 1.26 |
| Anthony Ries |
Ray Lougheed |
points |
| B. H. V. Perera |
Phillip James Medlin |
fall 11.34 |
| Muhammad Ashraf |
Alastair Duncan |
points |
| Hall | Lougheed | points |
| Ries | Yates | fall 1.59 |
| Duncan | Medlin | draw |
| Ashraf | Perera | fall 0.43 |
| Ashraf | Hall | points |
| Duncan | Ries | fall 4.10 |
| Ashraf | Ries | points |
Final positions: 1. Ashraf 2. Duncan 3. Ries 4. Hall 5. Medlin 6.= Perera, Lougheed, Yates
Welterweight 74kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Lachmi Kant Pandey |
George McKenzie |
points |
| Coenraad de Villiers |
David Ickringill |
points |
| Con Nicholas Bambacus |
Tony Scott |
fall 4.02 |
| Kenneth Boese |
Gordon Hobson |
points |
| Muhammad Bashir |
McKenzie | points |
| Pandey | De Villiers | points |
| Bambacus | Ickringill | points |
| Hobson | Scott | points |
| Bashir | Boese | ret 6.00 |
| Pandey | Bambacus | points |
| de Villiers | Hobson | fall 4.41 |
| Bashir | Pandey | points |
| De Villiers | Bambacus | points |
Final positions: 1. Bashir 2. Pandey 3. de Villiers 4. Bambacus 5=. Boese, Hobson 7=. Ickringill, McKenzie, Scott
Middleweight 82kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| George Farquhar |
Jim Runzer |
fall 4.52 |
| Ray Myland |
Geoffrey Bailey |
fall 0.59 |
| Manie van Zyl |
Fred Murphy |
fall 6.05 |
| Abdul Rashid |
Barrie E. Courtney |
points |
| Farquhar | Bailey | fall 2.43 |
| Myland | Runzer | points |
| van Zyl | Courtney | points |
| Murphy | Rashid | draw |
| Farquhar | Myland | fall 2.41 |
| van Zyl | Rashid | w/o |
| van Zyl | Farquhar | fall 3.50 |
| van Zyl | Myland | fall 2.50 |
Final positions: 1. van Zyl 2. Farquhar 3. Myland 4. Rashid 5. Murphy 6.= Runzer, Courtney, Bailey
Light heavyweight 90kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Montague Fowler |
John Dodd |
fall 1.45 |
| Jan Theron |
Harry Kendall |
fall 4.50 |
| Muhammad Ali |
Angus McRitchie |
points |
| Bob Steckle |
Dodd | fall 1.15 |
| Theron | Fowler | points |
| Kendall | McRitchie | fall 1.53 |
| Ali | Steckle | points |
| Kendall | Fowler | points |
| Theron | Steckle | fall 7.57 |
| Ali | Theron | draw |
| Steckle | Kendall | points |
Final positions: 1. Theron 2. Ali 3. Steckle 4. Kendall 5. Fowler 6.= McRitchie, Dodd
Heavyweight 100kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Nazir |
Kenneth Richmond |
draw |
| Ray Mitchell |
John da Silva |
points |
| Jacobus Hanekom |
J. Costello |
fall 1.03 |
| Lila Ram Sangwan |
Eric Harvey |
fall 5.00 |
| Mitchell | Nazir | points |
| Silva | Richmond | fall 5.20 |
| Hanekom | Harvey | fall 5.32 |
| Ram | Costello | points |
| Nazir | Silva | points |
| Hanekom | Mitchell | points |
| Ram | Mitchell | fall 4.55 |
| Ram | Hanekom | points |
Final positions: 1. Ram 2. Hanekom 3. Mitchell 4. Nazir 5. Silva 6.=Costello, Richmond, Harvey.
References
- ^ "Medal Standings Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "A brief history of Sophia Gardens". ESPN. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ^ "Wrestling". Daily Express. 23 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 10 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wrestling". Manchester Evening News. 24 July 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 10 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wrestling". The Scotsman. 25 July 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 10 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Full record of all games finals". Western Mail. 28 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 11 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
