Wales at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Wales at the
1974 British Commonwealth Games
Wales at the; 1974 British Commonwealth Games
CGF code	WAL
CGA	Wales at the Commonwealth Games
Website	teamwales.cymru
in Christchurch, New Zealand
Medals; Ranked 12th	Gold 1 Silver 5 Bronze 4 Total 10
British Commonwealth Games appearances
	1930; 1934; 1938; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;

Wales competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January to 22 February 1974.^[1]

Medals
Ranked 12th

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Wales came 12th overall with 1 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals.^[2]

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
John Davies	1500m, steeplechase
Michael Delaney	200, 400m, 4x400
Bernard Hayward	1500, 5000m, steeplechase
David Lease	pole vault
Phil Lewis	800m, 4x400
Wynford Morgan Leyshon	400m hurdles, 4x400
Colin O'Neill	400m hurdles, 4x400
Gordon Minty	5000, 10,000m
Bernard Plain	10,000m, marathon
Berwyn Price	110m hurdles, 400m hurdles
Malcolm D. Thomas	marathon

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Gloria Dourass	400m, 800m
Susan James	javelin throw
Jean M. Lochhead	800m, 1500m
Ruth Martin-Jones	long jump

Athlete	Events	Club
William Allen	light-middleweight 71kg	Rhyl ABC
Wayne Bennett	light-welterweight 63.5kg	New Tredegar ABC
Chris Davies	featherweight 57kg	Llandaff ABC, Cardiff
Bryn Griffiths	flyweight 51kg	Rhondda ABC
Errol McKenzie	welterweight 67kg	Llandaff ABC, Cardiff

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
John Hatfield	sprint, scratch, tandem, team pursuit
Edwin Demery	road race, team pursuit
John James	road race
John Pritchard	time trial, indiv pursuit
Barrie Smith	road race, indiv & team pursuit
Phillip Taylor	scratch, time trial, indiv & team pursuit
Colin Thornton	road race
John Tudor	scratch, sprint, time trial, tandem

Athlete	Events	Club
John Russell Evans	fours	Barry Athletic BC
Maldwyn Evans	singles	Gelli Park BC
Gareth Humphreys	fours	Barry Athletic BC
Dai Richards	fours	Brynhyfryd BC, Llanelli
Ellis Stanbury	pairs	Llanbradach BC
Ian Sutherland	fours	Beaufort BC
Jock Thompson	pairs	Rhiwbina BC

Medallists

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Ronald Bevan	skeet, trap
Richard Cross	50m free pistol
Stanley Gray	fullbore rifle pair
Colin Thomas Harris	50m rifle prone
Robert S. Hassall	50m free pistol, rapid fire pistol
Philip Lewis	trap
Terry O'Dwyer	rapid fire pistol
John Vivian	fullbore rifle pair
Roger Rees	skeet
Bill Watkins	50m rifle prone

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Nigel Culverwell	100, 200m backstroke, medley relay
Vivian Davies	100, 200m breaststroke, 200, 400 medley, medley relay
Rowland Jones	100, 200 backstroke, 200, 400m medley, relayx2
Clive Lewis	100m backstroke, 100, 200 free, relayx3
Sean Maher	100, 200 free, 100, 200m butterfly, relayx3
Kevan Moran	100, 200m free, relayx2

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Anne Adams	100m breaststroke, 100 butterfly, 200, 400 medley, relayx2
Pat Beavan	100, 200m breaststroke, 200 medley, medley relay
Elizabeth Davis	100, 200m backstroke
Sally Hurn	100, 200 free, 100, 200 butterfly, relayx2
Penelope John	100, 200m butterfly, 200, 400 free, 200, 400 medley, relayx2
Judith Parry	100, 200m breaststroke, freestyle relay
Kim Walker	100, 200 free, 100, 200m backstroke, relayx2

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Terry Bennett	75kg
Michael James Brown	+110kg
John Burns	90kg
Peter Nitsch	90kg
Ieuan Owen	67.5kg
Terry Perdue	+110kg
Chung Kum Weng	60kg
Meurin Williams	60kg
Robert Wrench	75kg