Wales at the Commonwealth Games

by Clive Williams

Gold

1930

Hamilton, Canada

Mile

Reg Thomas, 4 mins 14.0 secs
(competed for England as Wales did not send an athletics team)

1938

Sydney, Australia

Mile

Jim Alford, 4 mins 11.5 secs

1966

Kingston, Jamaica

Long Jump

Lynn Davies,  7.99 m

1970

Edinburgh, Scotland

Long Jump

Lynn Davies,  8.06m w

1978

Edmonton, Canada

110m H

Berwyn Price, 13.70w

1982

Brisbane, Australia

30k walk

Steve Barry, 2:10.16

1982

Brisbane, Australia

800m

Kirsty McDermott (later Wade), 2:01.31

1986

Edinburgh, Scotland

800m

Kirsty Wade, 2:00.94

1986

Edinburgh, Scotland

1,500m

Kirsty Wade,4:10.91

1990

Auckland, New Zealand

110m H

Colin Jackson, 13.08 secs

1990

Auckland, New Zealand

100m H

Kay Morley (later Brown), 12.91 secs

1994

Victoria, Canada

110m H

Colin Jackson, 13.08 secs

1994

Victoria, Canada

Pole Vault

Neil Winter,  5.40m

1998

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

400m

Iwan Thomas, 44.52 secs

2010

Delhi, India

400mH

David Greene, 48.52 secs

Silver

1930

Hamilton, Canada

880 yards

Reg Thomas,1:56.4 secs
(competed for England as Wales did not send an athletics team)

1958

Cardiff, Wales

6 miles

John Merriman, 28 mins 48.4 secs

1966

Kingston, Jamaica

Decathlon

Clive Longe, 7123 pts

1974

Christchurch, New Zealand

3,000m St

John Davies, 8:24.8 secs

1974

Christchurch, New Zealand

110m H

Berwyn Price, 13.84 secs

1982

Brisbane, Australia

400m

Michelle Scutt, 51.97 secs

1986

Edinburgh, Scotland

3,000m St

Roger Hackney, 8:25.15 secs

1986

Edinburgh, Scotland

110m H

Colin Jackson, 13.42 secs

1986

Edinburgh, Scotland

Discus

Venissa Head, 56.20m

1998

Kula Lumpur, Malasia

200m

Christian Malcolm, 20.29 secs

2002

Manchester, England

110m H

Colin Jackson, 13.39 secs

2002

Manchester, England

400m H

Matt Elias, 49.28 secs

2002

Manchester, England

1,500m

Hayley Tullett, 4:07.52 secs

2002

Manchester, England

4x400m

Tim Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matt Elias, 3:00.41 secs

2006

Melbourne, Australia

High Jump

Julie Crane, 1.88m

2010

Delhi, India

Hammer Throw

Carys Parry, 64.93m

Bronze

1954

Vancouver, Canada

220 yards

Ken Jones, 21.9 secs

1954

Vancouver, Canada

440 yards H

Bob Shaw, 53.3 seecs

1962

Perth, Australia

6 miles

John Merriman, 28:40.26 secs

1962

Perth, Australia

4x110y

David England, Ron Jones, Berwyn Jones, Nick Whitehead 40.80 secs

1974

Christchurch, NZ

Long Jump

Ruth Martin-Jones, 6.38m

1986

Edinburgh, Scotland

10,000m

Steve Jones, 28:02.48 secs

1986

Edinburgh, Scotland

10,000m

Angela Tooby, 32:25.38 secs

1986

Edinburgh, Scotland

4x100m

Helen Miles, Sian Morris, Sallyanne Short, Carmen Smart, 45.37 secs

1990

Christchurch, New Zealand

5,000m

Ian Hamer, 13:25.63 secs

1990

Christchurch, New Zealand

Shot

Paul Edwards, 18.17m

1994

Victoria, Canada

110m H

Paul Gray, 13.54 secs

1998

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Shot

Shaun Pickering, 19.33m

1998

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

4x400m

Paul Gray, Jamie Baulch, Doug Turner, Iwan Thomas, 3:01.86 secs

2006

Melbourne, Australia

1,500m

Hayley Tullett 4:06.76 secs

2010

Delhi, India

400mH

Rhys Williams, 49.19 secs

2010

Delhi, India

200m

Christian Malcolm, 20.52 secs

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Cardiff. CF11 8AZ.

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