John Preston (fencer)

Preston was selected for the 1958 Welsh team^[2] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the foil and sabre events^[3]

He won two bronze medals in the team sabre with Malcolm Kerslake, Roger Maunder and Ted Lucas and the team foil with Malcolm Kerslake and John Evans.^[4]

At the time of the Games, both Preston (a sergeant) and his fencing teammate Roger Maunder (a corporal), were serving in the Royal Air Force at the Royal Air Force St Athan base. Coincidentally the base was being used for the athlete's village for the Games.^[5]