Wales at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Wales competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966.

Wales at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
7
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

Wales finished 11th in the medal table with three gold medals, two silver medals and two bronze medals.

Forty-nine athletes were nominated in June 1966 to take part in the Games.

Medalists

Gold

  • Lynn Davies, long jump
  • John Vivian, shooting
  • Chung Kum Weng, weightlifting

Silver

  • Clive Longe, decathlon
  • Horace Johnson, weightlifting

Bronze

  • Robert Reynolds, fencing
  • Ieuan Owen, weightlifting

Team

Athletics

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Howard Davies 220y, 440y Swansea University AC
Lynn Davies Long jump, 220y, relay Roath Harriers, Cardiff
Terry Davies 100y, 220y, relay Carmarthen Harriers
Tony Harris 880y, 1 mile Mitcham AC
Roy Hart 20 miles walk Royal Air Force
Ron Jones 100y, relay Enfield Harriers
Keri Jones 100y, 220y, relay Cardiff C.o.E
Clive Longe Decathlon, Shot put Royal Air Force

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Thelwyn Appleby 100y, 220y, 440y, relay Coventry Godiva Harriers
Gloria Dourass 100y, 220y, 440y, relay Small Heath Harriers, Birmingham
Liz Gill 110y, 220y, relay Glamorgan C.o.E
Liz Parsons 100y, 220y, relay Roath Harriers, Cardiff

Badminton

Athlete Events Club Medals
Howard Jennings singles, doubles Steinberg BC, Hawthorn
Peter Seaman singles, doubles Steinberg BC, Hawthorn

Boxing

Athlete Events Club Medals
Maurice Aldridge 51kg flyweight Splott YMCA, Cardiff
Dave Cranswick 71kg light-middleweight Barry Sea Cadets
Geoffrey Cutts 63.5kg light-welterweight British Army
Tommy Dwyer 57kg featherweight Roath Youth ABC
Reg Perry 60kg lightweight Roath Vale BC

Cycling

Athlete Events Club Medals
John Dyer Scratch, Sprint, Time trial Abercynon CC
Colin Lewis Road race, Pursuit Mid-Devon Cycling Club
Roger Pratt Road race, Pursuit Cardiff Ajax
Eddie Smart Road race, Scratch, Sprint, Time trial, Pursuit Polytechnic

Diving

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
David Priestley Springboard, Platform City of Cardiff

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Mandi Haswell Springboard, Platform Cardiff S.C.

Fencing

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
John N. McGrath Épée, Sabre Salle Reynolds Fencing Club
Andrew Reynolds Foil, Sabre, team foil Salle Reynolds Fencing Club
Robert Reynolds Épée, Foil, team foil Salle Reynolds Fencing Club
Duncan R. Turner Épée, Foil, Sabre, team foil Salle Reynolds Fencing Club

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Julia Davis Foil, team foil Salle Reynolds Fencing Club
Angela M. Julian Foil, team foil Salle Reynolds Fencing Club
Frances Reynolds Foil, team foil Salle Reynolds Fencing Club

Shooting

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Thomas W. Dunn 50m fifle prone
Douglas D. Dyer 50m fifle prone
Robert S. Hassall Centre fire pistol, Rapid fire pistol Royal Air Force
John Pryor Fullbore rifle
John Vivian Fullbore rifle

Swimming

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Hugh Jenkins 110, 220y breaststroke, relay Newport Swimming Club
Roddy Jones 110y, 220y backstroke, 2x relay Newport Swimming Club
Alun Lewis 110y freestyle, relay St James' Swimming Club, London
Kevan Moran 110y freestyle, relay Swansea Swimming Club
Keith Ross 110y freestyle, 2 x relay Ilford Swimming Club, London
Martyn Woodroffe 110y, 220y butterfly, 440y medley, relay Cardiff Swimming Club

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Julie Bevan 110y, 220y backstroke Newport Swimming Club
Glenda Phillips 110y, 220y butterfly Swansea Swimming Club

Weightlifting

Athlete Events Club Medals
Peter Arthur 82.5kg light-heavyweight Samurai WC, Swansea
Horace Johnson 75kg middleweight Rhyl Barbell WC
Ieuan Owen 67.5kg lightweight Llanrug AWC
Terry Perdue 110kg heavyweight Samurai WC, Swansea
Chung Kum Weng 60kg featherweight Cardiff Youths

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