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Wrestling at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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.

The wrestling events were held in the Sophia Gardens Pavilion. South Africa topped the boxing medal table by virtue of winning four gold medals.

Medal table

Medallists

Results

Flyweight 52kg

Final positions: 1. Epton 2. ud-Din 3. Flannery 4. Christie 5.= Bews, Griffiths

Bantamweight 57kg

Final positions: 1. Akhtar 2. Jameson 3. van der Walt 4. Gilligan 5. Turnbull 6. Isitore

Featherweight 62kg

Final positions: 1. Geldenhuys 2. ud-Duin 3. Aspen 4. Casperon 5. Parsons, 6.=Bognuda, Silva, McKee

Lightweight 68kg

Final positions: 1. Ashraf 2. Duncan 3. Ries 4. Hall 5. Medlin 6.= Perera, Lougheed, Yates

Welterweight 74kg

Final positions: 1. Bashir 2. Pandey 3. de Villiers 4. Bambacus 5=. Boese, Hobson 7=. Ickringill, McKenzie, Scott

Middleweight 82kg

Final positions: 1. van Zyl 2. Farquhar 3. Myland 4. Rashid 5. Murphy 6.= Runzer, Courtney, Bailey

Light heavyweight 90kg

Final positions: 1. Theron 2. Ali 3. Steckle 4. Kendall 5. Fowler 6.= McRitchie, Dodd

Heavyweight 100kg

Final positions: 1. Ram 2. Hanekom 3. Mitchell 4. Nazir 5. Silva 6.=Costello, Richmond, Harvey.

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