Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1958 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
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The men's triple jump event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Ian Tomlinson
 Australia 		Jack Smyth
 Canada 		Dave Norris
 New Zealand

Results

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Qualification

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Qualifying distance: 48 ft (14.63 m) (?)

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
? Ian Tomlinson  Australia 48 ft 7+3⁄4 in (14.83 m) Q[3]
? Maurice Rich  Australia 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m) Q[3]
11 Mohinder Singh  India 47 ft 6+1⁄2 in (14.49 m)
12 Roy Williams  New Zealand 47 ft 5+3⁄4 in (14.47 m)
13 Frederick Wyers  England 47 ft 4+1⁄4 in (14.43 m)
14 Denis Field  England 47 ft 2+1⁄4 in (14.38 m)
15 Michael Ralph  England 46 ft 8+1⁄2 in (14.24 m)
16 Thomas Cairns  Northern Ireland 46 ft 4+1⁄2 in (14.14 m)
17 Joseph Tokana  Fiji 46 ft 2 in (14.07 m)
18 Hugh Murray  Scotland 45 ft 4+1⁄4 in (13.82 m)
19 Richard Dodd  Wales 45 ft 0+3⁄4 in (13.74 m)
20 Learie Scipio  Trinidad and Tobago 44 ft 2+3⁄4 in (13.48 m)
Godrey Roberts  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines NM
Beresford Primrose  Australia DNS
Deryck Taylor  Jamaica DNS
Paul Foreman  Jamaica DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ian Tomlinson  Australia 51 ft 7+3⁄4 in (15.74 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jack Smyth  Canada 51 ft 5+3⁄4 in (15.69 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dave Norris  New Zealand 50 ft 8+1⁄4 in (15.45 m)
4 Maurice Rich  Australia 50 ft 8+1⁄4 in (15.45 m)
5 Ken Wilmshurst  England 50 ft 6+1⁄2 in (15.41 m)
6 Gabuh Piging  North Borneo 49 ft 6+3⁄4 in (15.11 m)
7 Lawrence Ogwang  Uganda 49 ft 6+3⁄4 in (15.11 m)
8 Tan Eng Yoon  Singapore 48 ft 9+1⁄4 in (14.87 m)
9 Paul Engo  Nigeria 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
10 Sunday Akapata  Nigeria 46 ft 11 in (14.30 m)

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Australian results
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