Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 120 yards hurdles
The men's 120 yards hurdles event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Keith Gardner Jamaica | Jacobus Swart South Africa | Ghulam Raziq Pakistan |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2]
Wind:
Heat 3: +11.4 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Keith Gardner | Jamaica | 14.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Peter Stanger |  Canada | 14.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Bob Birrell |  England | 15.0 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Desmond Price |  Northern Ireland | 15.2 | |
| 1 | Bob Shaw |  Wales | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Ghulam Raziq | Pakistan | 14.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Jacobus Swart | South Africa | 14.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Thomas Obi |  Nigeria | 14.7 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Vic Matthews | England | 14.9 | |
| 5 | 2 | Momo Lansana |  Sierra Leone | 15.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | Peter Hildreth | England | 14.5 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Beresford Primrose |  Australia | 14.5 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | John Duncan | Nigeria | 14.8 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | L. Hazlewood |  British Guiana | 15.5 | |
| 3 | I. Benjamin | Sierra Leone | DNS | ||
| 1 | 4 | Jacobus Malan | South Africa | 14.5 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Saka Oloku | Nigeria | 14.5 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | John Taitt | British Guiana | 14.5 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Deryck Taylor | Jamaica | 14.9 | |
| 5 | 4 | Robin Brunyee | England | 15.1 |
Semifinals[edit]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2]
Wind:
Heat 1: ? m/s, Heat 2: +6.3 m/s
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Keith Gardner | Jamaica | 14.3 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Peter Hildreth | England | 14.5 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ghulam Raziq | Pakistan | 14.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | John Duncan | Nigeria | 14.6 | |
| 1 | Saka Oloku | Nigeria | DNF | ||
| 1 | Jacobus Malan | South Africa | DNF | ||
| 1 | 2 | Jacobus Swart | South Africa | 14.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Peter Stanger | Canada | 14.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Beresford Primrose | Australia | 14.5 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | John Taitt | British Guiana | 14.5 | |
| 5 | 2 | Thomas Obi | Nigeria | 14.7 | |
| 6 | 2 | Bob Birrell | England | 14.8 |
Final[edit]
Wind: +3.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Keith Gardner | Jamaica | 14.20w | |
 | 1 | Jacobus Swart | South Africa | 14.30w | |
 | 2 | Ghulam Raziq | Pakistan | 14.32w | |
| 4 | 5 | Peter Stanger | Canada | 14.3w | |
| 5 | 3 | Peter Hildreth | England | 14.4w | |
| 6 | 6 | Beresford Primrose | Australia | 14.97w |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Heats, Semifinals & Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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| 120 yards hurdles (1930–1966) |
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