COMMONWEALTH GAMES

CARDIFF, WALES

Jul 1958 - 26 Jul, 1958

India: Ranked 8

3 Medals - Gold: 2,Silver: 1, Bronze: 0


Name Medal Sports Discipline
Milkha Singh Gold  Gold Athletics Men's 440 yards
Lila Ram Gold  Gold Wrestling Men's Heavyweight
Lachmi Kant Pandey Silver  Silver Wrestling Men's Welterweight

India’s appeared for the fourth time at the Commonwealth Games held in Cardiff, Wales. The India contingent competed in sports including Athletics, Boxing and Wrestling. Milkha Singh the legendary 'Flying Sikh' won India its first ever Gold Medal in Athletics in the history of the Commonwealth Games clocking an impressive 46.6 seconds in the Men’s 400 yards event. A second Gold Medal for the country was won by Lila Ram in Men’s Heavyweight Wrestling. Lachmi Kant Pandey also won a Silver Medal for the country in Wrestling

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