Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales in July 1958. A total of 29 athletics events were contested at the Games, 20 by men and 9 by women. Four Games records were improved during the competition and three world records were set (at 440 yards hurdles, women's javelin, women's 4 x 110 yards relay).

Participating nations

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 * 🇧🇸 Bahamas (1)
 * British Guiana (10)
 * 🇨🇦 Canada (23)
 * Ceylon (2)
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 * 🇫🇯 Fiji (3)
 * 🇬🇭 (10)
 * 🇬🇮 Gibraltar (2)
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong (1)
 * 🇮🇳 (12)
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 * 🇯🇲 Jamaica (8)
 * 🇯🇪 Jersey (2)
 * 🇰🇪 Kenya (10)
 * Malaya (1)
 * 🇲🇺 Mauritius (4)
 * 🇳🇿 (19)
 * 🇳🇬 Nigeria (30)
 * North Borneo (1)
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 * 🇵🇰 (13)
 * 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
 * Sarawak (3)
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 * 🇸🇬 Singapore (1)
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa (19)
 * Southern Rhodesia (5)
 * 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago (8)
 * 🇺🇬 Uganda (6)
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales (42)