Wales at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Wales competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 24 July to 2 August 1986.

Wales finished fifth in the medals table with 6 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze medals.

Medallists

| style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;"| MedalNameSportEvent Kirsty Wade Athletics Women's 800 metres Kirsty Wade Athletics Women's 1500 metres Hafod ThomasJim MorganRobert WealeWill Thomas Lawn bowls Men's fours Linda ParkerLinda EvansJoan RickettsRita Jones Lawn bowls Women's fours Ray Williams Weightlifting Men's 60 kg David Morgan Weightlifting Men's 82.5 kg Colin Jackson Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdle Roger Hackney Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Venissa Head Athletics Women's Discus throw Neil Haddock Boxing Lightweight (60 kg) Aneurin Evans Boxing Super Heavyweight (>91 kg) Steve Jones Athletics Men's 10,000 metres Angela Tooby Athletics Women's 10,000 metres Helen MilesSian MorrisSallyanne ShortCarmen Smart Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Robert Morgan Aquatics Men's highboard Kerry Webber Boxing Flyweight (51 kg) Glyn Thomas Boxing Light middleweight (71 kg) Byron Pullen Boxing Light heavyweight (81 kg) Terry WakefieldColin Harris Shooting Open rifle prone – pairs Roland Phillips Shooting Open trap Jeffrey Bryce Weightlifting Men's 60 kg Neil Taylor Weightlifting Men's 75 kg Andrew Davies Weightlifting Men's 110 kg

Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 2338 Lawn bowls 2002 Weightlifting 2035 Boxing 0235 Aquatics 0011 Shooting 0022 Total651223

Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 3 4 815 Female 3 1 26 Mixed / open 0 0 22 Total651223

Athletics

Men Track and road AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMal Edwards800 metres1:49.813 Q1:49.3341:47.275Paul Williams1:52.554 Q1:48.526did not advanceNeil Horsfield1500 metrescolspan=2 3:42.833 Q3:57.089Steve Jones10,000 metrescolspan=4 28:02.48Nigel Walker110 metres hurdlecolspan=2 rowspan=2 13.641 Q13.694Colin Jackson13.691 Q13.42Roger Hackney3000 metres steeplechasecolspan=4 8:25.15Ieuan EllisMarathoncolspan=4 2:15.127Stephen Johnson30 kilometres walkcolspan=4 2:21.058

Field AthleteEventFinalResultRankShaun PickeringShot put16.798Shaun PickeringDiscus throw51.309Shaun PickeringHammer throw62.649Colin MackenzieJavelin70.827

Women Track and road AthleteEventSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankSallyanne Short100 metres11.605 q11.748Helen Miles11.636did not advanceCarmen Smart11.836Sian Morris200 metres23.824 q23.977Sallyanne Short24.066did not advanceSian Morris400 metres54.755did not advanceKirsty Wade800 metres2:03.941 Q2:00.94Kirsty Wade1500 metres4:27.202 Q4:10.91Angela Tooby10,000 metrescolspan=2 rowspan=2 32:25.38Susan Tooby32:56.786Kay Morley100 metres hurdles13.524 q13.837Alyson Vandenbroek-Evans400 metres hurdles58.834 q58.318Helen MilesSian MorrisSallyanne ShortCarmen Smart4 × 100 metres relaycolspan=2 45.37

Field AthleteEventFinalResultRankGillian ReganLong jump6.059Venissa HeadDiscus throw56.20Karen HoughJavelin53.326

Badminton

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal/Bronze Medal MatchRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScorePhil SuttonMen's singlesL (15–12, 15–11)did not advanceLesley RobertsWomen's singlesW (11–2, 11–6)L (11–2, 11–1)did not advanceLyndon WilliamsChris ReesMen's doublesW (15–11, 15–8)did not advanceSarah DoodyLesley RobertsWomen's doublesL (15-3, 15-12)did not advanceLyndon WilliamsSarah DoodyMixed doublesL (15-11, 15-5)did not advanceSutton, Williams, Rees, Doody, RobertsMixed team W (3–2) L (5–0) did not advance

Boxing

AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRobert ReganLight flyweight (48kg) Ldid not advanceKerry WebberFlyweight (51kg) Ldid not advanceSean WardBantamweight (54kg) Ldid not advanceAntonio KhanFeatherweight (57kg) Ldid not advanceJonathan AlsopLight welterweight (63.5 kg) Ldid not advanceNeil HaddockLightweight (60kg) W LCliff PiperWelterweight (67kg) Ldid not advanceGlyn ThomasLight middleweight (71kg) W Ldid not advancePaul LewisMiddleweight (75kg) Ldid not advanceByron PullenLight heavyweight (81kg) W Ldid not advanceKevin McCormackHeavyweight (91kg) Ldid not advanceAneurin EvansSuper Heavyweight (>91kg)colspan=2 L

Cycling

Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal/Bronze Medal MatchTime/ScoreRankTime/ScoreResultTime/ScoreResultTime/ScoreRankSteve PauldingTime trialcolspan=6 rowspan=3 1:09.7314Norton Davies1:11.9017Timothy Davies1:12.0518Timothy DaviesIndividual pursuit5:07.0012did not advanceMark Adrian Westwood5:39.2817Timothy DaviesMark WestwoodNorton DaviesMike MurphyTeam pursuit4:56.715did not advanceSteve Paulding10 miles scratchcolspan=6 rowspan=4 -unplacedMike Murphy -unplacedMark Westwood -dnfNorton Davies -dnfStuart ColesJohn EvansNorman HughesIan Keith JonesRoad team time trialcolspan=6 2:26.278Stuart ColesRoad racecolspan=6 rowspan=4 4:12.5612Ian Keith Jones4:13.8515

Diving

The diving events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool. Men AthleteEventFinalPointsRankRobert MorganSpringboard594.126Andy Budd490.7712Robert MorganHighboard561.54

Judo Demonstration event only

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Andrew Burt 95kg half-heavyweight Afan Lido JC, Port Talbot Russell Copp 60kg extra-lightweight Afan Lido JC, Port Talbot Ian King +95kg heavyweight Afan Lido JC, Port Talbot Dorian Mansell 71kg lightweight Afan Lido JC, Port Talbot Darren Draper 71kg lightweight Ren-Bu-Kai JC, Newport Mike Reynolds 78kg half-middleweight Afan Lido JC, Port Talbot Alan Tarr 86kg middleweight Sekiryukwai JC, Cardiff Paul Warren 71kg lightweight Afan Lido JC,Port Talbot Craig Weaver 65kg half-lightweight Ren-Bu-Kai JC, Newport Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Saskia Blair 72kg half-heavyweight Sekiryukwai JC, Cardiff Pavla Bloor 66kg middleweight Sanshirokwai JC, Llanelli Julie Collings 66kg middleweight Pembroke Dock Helen Duston 48kg extra-lightweight Sanshirokwai JC, Llanelli Lisa Griffiths 52kg half-lightweight Sanshirokwai JC, Llanelli Sharon James 61kg half-middleweight Sanshirokwai, Llanelli Helen Morgan 56kg lightweight Afan Lido JC, Port Talbot Diana Price 72kg half-heavyweight Afan Lido JC, Port Talbot Suzanne Simpkins +72kg heavyweight Kyo-ei-kai JC, Pontypool

Lawn bowls

The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.

Men AthleteEventRound RobinRankScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreRay Hill (Aberavon BC)SinglesL 21 - 19W 21-20L 21 - 18W 21 - 6L 21 - 15W 21 - 6L 21 - 14L 21 - 15L 21 - 19W 21 - 15W 21 - 18W 21 - 127Spencer Wilshire (Tonypandy BC)Lyn Perkins (Tonypandy BC)PairsL 21 - 14W 21 - 19L 19 - 17W 26 - 21L 18 - 17W 22 - 13L 20 - 18W 24 - 15W 22 - 12W 27 - 17W 24 - 14W 19 - 184Hafod Thomas (Loughor BC)Jim Morgan (Barry Athletic BC)Robert Weale (Presteigne BC)Will Thomas (Pontrhydyfen BC)FoursD 17 - 17W 19 - 17W 19 - 11W 25-17W 22 - 13W 22 - 13W 21 - 14L 16 - 13W 21 - 15W 18 - 16L

Women AthleteEventRound RobinRankScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreScoreAnn Dainton (Barry Plastics BC)SinglesL 21 - 19L 21 - 13W 21 - 19W 21 - 1W 21 - 19W 21 - 11L 21 - 13L 21 - 19L 21 - 5L 21 - 11W 21 - 310Janet Ackland (Penarth Belle Vue BC)Margaret Pomeroy (Sophia Gardens BC)PairsL 19 - 16W 33 - 6W 28 - 14W 23 - 17W 25 - 16L 16 - 19L 24 - 19W 21 - 12L 20 - 17W 22 - 19colspan=2 5Linda Parker (Knighton BC)Linda Evans (Port Talbot BC)Joan Ricketts (Bailey Park BC)Rita Jones (Gilfach Bargoed BC)FoursL 21 - 13W 21 - 18W 22 - 17L 26 - 16W 23 - 13W 23 - 9W 25 - 21W 33 - 12W 25 - 16W 17 - 14WW 18 - 15

Rowing

Men AthleteEventHeatRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChris HowellSingle sculls7:46.4947:31.033 Q7:50.426Lewis HancockRobert LukeDouble sculls7:44.7746:56.094 Q6:35.846Philip GregoryChristopher JonesCoxless pairs7:49.3937:55.705 Q7:00.326David KidwellIestyn RobertsChris HowellMartin HyndmanCoxless fours7:10.9445did not advanceNicholas HartlandPaul TaylorIvor LloydMichael PartridgeChris JenkinsCoxed fours7:42.1036:52.074 Q6:41.076Guy ThomasIestyn RobertsMichael HnatiwRobin RobertsIvor LloydPaul TaylorNicholas HartlandMichael PartridgeChris JenkinsEightscolspan=4 6:20.816Robin WilliamsLightweight single sculls7:44.8347:30.753 Q7:35.954David KidwellStephen RedwoodJeremy EdwardsMartin HyndmanLightweight coxless fourscolspan=4 6:43.835

Women AthleteEventFinalTimeRankRhian DaviesSingle sculls8:21.415Jo TreweekLouise KingsleyKatharine HartlandFiona PriceCoxed fours7:27.865Rhian DaviesLightweight single sculls8:18.246Jo TreweekLouise KingsleyKatharine HartlandFiona PriceLightweight coxless four7:11.704

Shooting

Open events Pistol AthleteEventFinalPointsRankAlbie FoxFree Pistol51916David NashCentre-Fire Pistol57110Steven Mitchell56713David NashSteven MitchellCentre-Fire Pistol – Pairs11375Gareth IrvingRapid-Fire Pistol5824Michael Jay57610Gareth IrvingMichael JayRapid-Fire Pistol – Pairs11504

Rifle AthleteEventFinalPointsRankTerry WakefieldRifle Prone5965Colin Harris5966Terry WakefieldColin HarrisRifle Prone – Pairs1166David ArnoldRifle Three Positions112110Chris HockleyFull Bore Rifle38912Chris HockleyJohn VivianFull Bore Rifle – Pairs56510David ArnoldAir Rifle5767Stuart Daltrey5739Stuart DaltreyDavid ArnoldAir Rifle – Pairs11326

Shotgun AthleteEventFinalPointsRankRoland PhillipsTrap192Stuart Clubbe18410Roland PhillipsStuart ClubbeTrap – Pairs1746Terry GriffithsSkeet18415Phil Lewellyn18317Terry GriffithsPhil LewellynSkeet – Pairs16810

Swimming

Men AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankTony Day400 metre freestyle3:59.872 Q3:58.205Ian Rosser4:09.275did not advanceSteven Gywnne4:05.016Steven Gwynne1500 metre freestyle16:09.716did not advanceIan Rosser100 metre backstroke1:00.176did not advanceGareth Williams1:02.717Ian Rosser200 metre backstroke2:07.495did not advanceGareth Williams2:12.006Bruce Perry100 metre breaststroke10.605did not advanceBruce Perry200 metre breaststrokedisq.did not advanceGareth Williams100 metre butterfly1:02.776did not advanceIan Roser200 metre individual medley2:12.024did not advanceTony Day400 metre Individual Medley4:32.604 Q4:30.027Steven GwynneIan RosserBruce PerryTony Day4x200 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 7:54.985Ian RosserBruce PerrySteven GwynneGareth Williams4x100 metre medlay relay4:09.564 Q4:07.548

Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankSamantha Lewis100 metre freestyle1:04.356did not advanceMaxine McKinnell59.704Nicky Cumbers1:00.965Nicky Cumbers400 metre freestyle4:31.086did not advanceNicky Cumbers800 metre freestyle9:10.766did notadvanceClaire Reeve100 metre breaststroke1:15.875did not advanceClaire Tucker1:13.903 Q1:13.946Claire Tucker200 metre breaststroke2:39.394did not advanceClaire Reeve2:43.745Maxine McKinnell100 metre butterfly1:05.936did not advanceSamantha Lewis200 metre butterfly2:23.315did not advanceNicky Cumbers200 metre individual medleydisq.did not advanceMaxine McKinnellSamantha LewisClaire TuckerNicky Cumbers4x100 metre freestyle relaycolspan=2 4:02.996Claire TuckerClaire ReeveSamantha LewisMaxine McKinnell4×100 metre medley relaycolspan=2 4:30.705

Weightlifting

AthleteEventWeight LiftedTotalRankSnatchClean & jerkChris Edward56kg87.5107.51955Ray Williams60kg102.5132.5235.0Jeffrey Bryce112.5140.0252.5Neil Taylor75kg120.0150.0170.0David Morgan82.5kg160.0190.0350.0Gareth Hives90kg120.0160.0280.06Andrew Davies110kg170.0200.0370.0Steven Wilson110kg plus152.5187.5340.04Kenneth Webster140.0170.0310.05

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