Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 120 yards hurdles
| Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 yd | men | women |
| 220 yd | men | women |
| 440 yd | men | |
| 880 yd | men | |
| 1 mile | men | |
| 3 miles | men | |
| 6 miles | men | |
| 80 m hurdles | women | |
| 120 yd hurdles | men | |
| 440 yd hurdles | men | |
| 4 × 110 yd relay | men | women |
| 4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
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[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Keith Gardner Jamaica
|
 South Africa
|
Ghulam Raziq Pakistan
|
Results[]
Heats[]
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 |  Canada |
14.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Bob Birrell |  England |
15.0 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Northern Ireland |
15.2 | ||
| 1 | Bob Shaw |  Wales |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Ghulam Raziq | Pakistan |
14.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | South Africa |
14.5 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Thomas Obi |  Nigeria |
14.7 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Vic Matthews | England |
14.9 | |
| 5 | 2 |  Sierra Leone |
15.3 | ||
| 1 | 3 | Peter Hildreth | England |
14.5 | Q |
| 2 | 3 |  Australia |
14.5 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Nigeria |
14.8 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | L. Hazlewood |  British Guiana |
15.5 | |
| 3 | I. Benjamin | Sierra Leone |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 4 | South Africa |
14.5 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | Nigeria |
14.5 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | British Guiana |
14.5 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | Jamaica |
14.9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Robin Brunyee | England |
15.1 |
Semifinals[]
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 | Nigeria |
14.6 | ||
| 1 | Nigeria |
DNF | |||
| 1 | South Africa |
DNF | |||
| 1 | 2 | South Africa |
14.2 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Canada |
14.5 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Australia |
14.5 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | British Guiana |
14.5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Thomas Obi | Nigeria |
14.7 | |
| 6 | 2 | Bob Birrell | England |
14.8 |
Final[]
Wind: +3.5 m/s
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Keith Gardner | Jamaica |
14.20w | |
 |
1 | South Africa |
14.30w | ||
 |
2 | Ghulam Raziq | Pakistan |
14.32w | |
| 4 | 5 | Canada |
14.3w | ||
| 5 | 3 | Peter Hildreth | England |
14.4w | |
| 6 | 6 | Australia |
14.97w |
References[]
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Sprint hurdles at the Commonwealth Games