Wales at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Wales competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970.

The Welsh team was named on 21 May 1970 and consisted of 114 athletes.

Wales came 12th overall with 2 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze medals.

Medallists Gold Lynn Davies (athletics) Mike Richards (swimming)

Silver Anthony Davies (boxing) Dai Davies (boxing) Ieuan Owen (weightlifting) Terry Perdue (weightlifting) Michael Richards (swimming) Martyn Woodroffe (swimming)

Bronze Peter Arthur (weightlifting) Martyn Woodroffe (swimming) Men's tandem (cycling) Men's 4×100 metres medley relay (swimming)

Team Athletics

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Bob Adams 800m Polytechnic Harriers Anthony Francis Ashton 5000m Reading AC & Cambridge Univ Dai Hedydd Davies marathon Howard Davies 200m, 4x100m Birchfield Harriers Lynn Davies 100m, 4x100m, long jump Cardiff AAC Morris G. Davies hammer throw Gillingham AC Terry Davies 200m, 4x100m Carmarthen Harriers Gwynn Clement Davis 1500m, 5000m Aberystwyth Harriers John Martin Greatrex 800m South London Harriers Gwynn Griffiths 400m Wolverhampton & Bilston AC Peter James Llewellyn Griffiths steeplechase Hillingdon AC Bernard Louis Hayward steeplechase Cardiff AAC Kenneth William Holmes javelin throw Alun Arthur James 100m hurdles Carmarthen Harriers Ron Jones 100m Enfield Harriers Alan L. Joslyn 10,000m Polytechnic Harriers David Norman Lease pole vault Cardiff AAC Cyril T. Leigh marathon John E. Lewis 400m hurdles Phillip John Lewis 800m Oxford Univ Bob Maplestone 1500m Cardiff AAC Ronald McAndrew steeplechase Reading AC Bernard John Plain 10,000m Cardiff AAC Berwyn Price 100m hurdles Cardiff AAC Roger C. Richardson 400m hurdles Birchfield Harriers & B'ham Univ Richard David Rosser 20 miles walk Michael J. Rowland marathon Nigel E. Sherlock javelin throw Borough Road College Phillip L. Thomas 1500m Herne Hill Harriers & Cambridge Univ E. John Walters shot put, discus throw Cardiff AAC Graham J. Webb triple jump Cardiff AAC Gwynfryn John Williams long jump Cardiff AAC J. J. Williams 100, 200m, 4x100m Cardiff CofE Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Thelwyn Bateman 800m Coventry Godiva Harriers Christine Craig high jump Stretford AC Hillary Davies 100m, 200m, 4x100m Epsom & Ewell AC Gloria Dourass 800m Small Heath Harriers A. June Hirst pentathlon BP Llandarcy AC Ruth Martin-Jones long jump, 4x100m, pentathlon Birchfield Harriers & B'ham Univ Maureen Pearce shot put Flintshire College of Technology Pat Shiels 100m, 200m, 4x100m Havering AC Michelle Smith 100m, 200m, 4x100m Cardiff AAC Averil Williams Javelin throw Birchfield Harriers

Badminton

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Dave Colmer singles, doubles Steinberg BC Steve Gully singles, doubles, mixed Swansea BC Howard Jennings singles, doubles, mixed Steinberg BC Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Sue Hughes doubles, mixed Cwmbran BC Julie Stockden doubles, mixed Swansea BC

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals Tony Davies -48kg light-flyweight Wingfield ABC, Llanbradach Dai Davies 63.5kg light-welterweight Bangor YMCA Philip Davies 54kg bantamweight Llandaff ABC Peter M. Lloyd 71kg light-middleweight Army ABC Billie. J. May 75kg middleweight Newport SC Mike McCluskie 67kg welterweight Croeserw ABC Maurice O'Sullivan 51kg flyweight Roath Youth ABC Marin Phillips 60kg lightweight Llanelli Eddie V. Pritchard 57kg featherweight Llangefni ABC Tony M. Roberts 81kg light-heavyweight Cynmer Afan ABC, Port Talbot

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals John Beswick sprint, tandem Deeside Olympic CC Mel Davies scratch, time trial Port Talbot Wheelers John Hatfield sprint, tandem Cwmcarn Paragon RC Grahame J. Jenkins road race Port Talbot Wheelers A. Milward scratch, time trial, pursuit Byways AC John Pritchard pursuit Port Talbot Wheelers D. Russell sprint Deeside Olympic CC

Diving

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Donald Bryce springboard Connah's Quay Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Jane F. Hamilton springboard, platform Morden Park Janice Parsons springboard, platform Cardiff

Fencing

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Ian Edwards foil, team, sabre, team Cardiff FC Derek J. Lucas épée, team Cardiff FC Andrew Reynolds foil, team, sabre, team Salle Reynolds FC P. S. Reynolds épée, team Robert Reynolds foil, team, sabre, team Salle Reynolds FC Duncan R. Turner épée, team Salle Reynolds FC Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Julia M. Barkley foil, team Salle Reynolds FC Linda M. Brown foil, team Salle Reynolds FC Frances Reynolds foil, team Salle Reynolds FC

Lawn bowls

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Gwyn Howells pairs Penclawdd BC Leighton Jenkins pairs Penclawdd BC Evan Aeron John fours Cwmbran BC Roy Jones fours Cwmbran BC William E. Pattimore fours Cwmbran BC Harry Thompson fours Cwmbran BC Dai Wilkins singles Pontrhydyfen BC

Swimming

AthleteEventsClubMedals Vivian J. Davies 100, 200m breaststroke, 200 medley Cardiff Otters Peter C. Godfrey 100, 200m butterfly South Wales Police Nigel Johnson 100, 200m breaststroke, 4x100 medley Millfield Gareth Roland Jones 200 backstroke,400m medley Cardiff Otters Clive M. Lewis 100m backstroke Newport Sean Maher 100, 400 free, 100m butterfly, 200, 400 medley Newport Kevan Moran 100m free, 4x100 medley Swansea SC Trevor G. Morgan 100, 200m breaststroke Gloucester Martin Richards 400, 1500m free, 4x100 & 4x200m free relay St James, Dulwich Michael Richards 100, 200m backstroke, 4x100m medley relay Newport , , Nigel K. Simpson 100, 200m backstroke Swansea Alan Williams 100, 200, 400m free Martyn Woodroffe 100, 200m butterfly, 200, 400 medley, 4x100 medley Madeley College , , Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Bernadette Bowen 200, 400, 800m freestyle Cardiff Otters Jacqueline Comins 100m butterfly, 200, 400m medley Huddersfield Christine M. Davies 100, 200m breaststroke Nottingham Northern Ceinwen B. Edwards 100, 200m breaststroke Stoke Newington Sally A. Hurn 100, 200m freestyle, relay x 2 Newport Susan Jones 200, 400, 800m freestyle Bristol Stephania Price 100m freestyle, relay Bristol Gail F. Stephens 100, 200m backstroke, relay Swansea Otters Cheryl Thomas 100m freestyle, relay Llanelli Pat C. Wells 100, 200m breaststroke Maindee Olympic

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals Peter Arthur 82.5kg light-heavyweight Bonymaen Comm. Centre Terry Bennett 75kg Bonymaen Comm. Centre Horace Johnson 75kg middleweight Rhyl Barbell C Peter Nitsch 90kg mid-heavyweight Marlais WLC Ieuan Owen 67.5kg lightweight Llanrug WLC Terry Perdue +110kg super-heavyweight Bonymaen Comm. Centre Chung Kum Weng 60kg Cardiff Central BC D. Meurin Williams 56kg Derian WLC Robert Wrench 82.5kg light-heavyweight Hollyhead WLC

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