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

Men's hammer throw
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1958 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
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440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
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High jumpmenwomen
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Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
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Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The men's hammer throw event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mike Ellis  England 54.25 58.03 61.11 x 62.90 59.21 206 ft 4+1⁄2 in (62.90 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Muhammad Iqbal  Pakistan 60.38 61.02 61.70 60.05 x 60.71 202 ft 5 in (61.70 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Allday  England 188 ft 11 in (57.58 m)
4 Howard Payne  Southern Rhodesia 185 ft 0 in (56.39 m)
5 Don Anthony  England 180 ft 6 in (55.02 m)
6 Charley Morris  Australia 180 ft 5 in (54.99 m)
7 Charlie Koen  South Africa 172 ft 2 in (52.48 m)
8 Malik Noor  Pakistan 167 ft 1 in (50.93 m)
9 Ewan Douglas  Scotland 164 ft 9 in (50.22 m)
10 Lawrence Hall  Wales 159 ft 10+1⁄2 in (48.73 m)
11 Robert Scott  Scotland 149 ft 10 in (45.67 m)
Alec Valentine  Scotland NM
Balkar Singh  India DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "England athletes' great efforts on last day". The Manchester Guardian. 28 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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