Wales at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
| Wales at the 1986 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | WAL |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games Wales |
| in Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Wales competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 24 July to 2 August 1986.[1][2]
Wales finished fifth in the medals table with 6 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze medals.[4][5]
Medallists
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Aquatics
The aquatics events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.[4]
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Robert Morgan | Springboard | 594.12 | 6[6] |
| Andy Budd | 490.77 | 12[6] | |
| Robert Morgan | Highboard | 561.54 | |
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tony Day | 400 metre freestyle | 3:59.87 | 2 Q | 3:58.20 | 5[8] |
| Ian Rosser | 4:09.27 | 5 | did not advance[8] | ||
| Steven Gywnne | 4:05.01 | 6 | |||
| Steven Gwynne | 1500 metre freestyle | 16:09.71 | 6 | did not advance[9] | |
| Ian Rosser | 100 metre backstroke | 1:00.17 | 6 | did not advance[9] | |
| Gareth Williams | 1:02.71 | 7 | |||
| Ian Rosser | 200 metre backstroke | 2:07.49 | 5 | did not advance[10] | |
| Gareth Williams | 2:12.00 | 6 | |||
| Bruce Perry | 100 metre breaststroke | 10.60 | 5 | did not advance[8] | |
| Bruce Perry | 200 metre breaststroke | disq. | did not advance[6] | ||
| Gareth Williams | 100 metre butterfly | 1:02.77 | 6 | did not advance[11] | |
| Ian Roser | 200 metre individual medley | 2:12.02 | 4 | did not advance[7] | |
| Tony Day | 400 metre Individual Medley | 4:32.60 | 4 Q | 4:30.02 | 7[11] |
| Steven Gwynne Ian Rosser Bruce Perry Tony Day |
4x200 metre freestyle relay | N/a | 7:54.98 | 5[11] | |
| Ian Rosser Bruce Perry Steven Gwynne Gareth Williams |
4x100 metre medlay relay | 4:09.56 | 4 Q | 4:07.54 | 8[7] |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Samantha Lewis | 100 metre freestyle | 1:04.35 | 6 | did not advance[8] | |
| Maxine McKinnell | 59.70 | 4 | |||
| Nicky Cumbers | 1:00.96 | 5 | |||
| Nicky Cumbers | 400 metre freestyle | 4:31.08 | 6 | did not advance[10] | |
| Nicky Cumbers | 800 metre freestyle | 9:10.76 | 6 | did notadvance[6] | |
| Claire Reeve | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:15.87 | 5 | did not advance[6] | |
| Claire Tucker | 1:13.90 | 3 Q | 1:13.94 | 6[6] | |
| Claire Tucker | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:39.39 | 4 | did not advance[11] | |
| Claire Reeve | 2:43.74 | 5 | |||
| Maxine McKinnell | 100 metre butterfly | 1:05.93 | 6 | did not advance[6] | |
| Samantha Lewis | 200 metre butterfly | 2:23.31 | 5 | did not advance[7] | |
| Nicky Cumbers | 200 metre individual medley | disq. | did not advance[11] | ||
| Maxine McKinnell Samantha Lewis Claire Tucker Nicky Cumbers |
4x100 metre freestyle relay | N/a | 4:02.99 | 6[10] | |
| Claire Tucker Claire Reeve Samantha Lewsi Maxine McKinnell |
4×100 metre medley relay | N/a | 4:30.70 | 5[9] | |
Athletics
- Men
- Track and road
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mal Edwards | 800 metres | 1:49.81 | 3 Q | 1:49.33 | 4[6] | 1:47.27 | 5[12] |
| Paul Williams | 1:52.55 | 4 Q | 1:48.52 | 6 | did not advance[6] | ||
| Neil Horsfield | 1500 metres | N/a | 3:42.83 | 3 Q[13] | 3:57.08 | 9[14] | |
| Steve Jones | 10,000 metres | N/a | 28:02.48 | ||||
| Nigel Walker | 110 metres hurdle | N/a | 13.64 | 1 Q[11] | 13.69 | 4[11] | |
| Colin Jackson | 13.69 | 1 Q[11] | 13.42 | ||||
| Roger Hackney | 3000 metres steeplechase | N/a | 8:25.15 | ||||
| Ieuan Ellis | Marathon | N/a | 2:15.12 | 7[15] | |||
| Stephen Johnson | 30 kilometres walk | N/a | 2:21.05 | 8[16] | |||
- Field
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Shaun Pickering | Shot put | 16.79 | 8[14] |
| Shaun Pickering | Discus throw | 51.30 | 9[15] |
| Shaun Pickering | Hammer throw | 62.64 | 9[11] |
| Colin Mackenzie | Javelin | 70.82 | 7[14] |
- Women
- Track and road
| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sallyanne Short | 100 metres | 11.60 | 5 q | 11.74 | 8[10] |
| Helen Miles | 11.63 | 6 | did not advance[10] | ||
| Carmen Smart | 11.83 | 6 | |||
| Sian Morris | 200 metres | 23.82 | 4 q[6] | 23.97 | 7[16] |
| Sallyanne Short | 24.06 | 6 | did not advance[6] | ||
| Sian Morris | 400 metres | 54.75 | 5 | did not advance[11] | |
| Kirsty Wade | 800 metres | 2:03.94 | 1 Q[6] | 2:00.94 | |
| Kirsty Wade | 1500 metres | 4:27.20 | 2 Q[17] | 4:10.91 | |
| Angela Tooby | 10,000 metres | N/a | 32:25.38 | ||
| Susan Tooby | 32:56.78 | 6[6] | |||
| Kay Morley | 100 metres hurdles | 13.52 | 4 q[16] | 13.83 | 7[13] |
| Alyson Vandenbroek-Evans | 400 metres hurdles | 58.83 | 4 q[10] | 58.31 | 8[6] |
| Helen Miles Sian Morris Sallyanne Short Carmen Smart |
4 × 100 metres relay | N/a | 45.37 | ||
- Field
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Gillian Regan | Long jump | 6.05 | 9[15] |
| Venissa Head | Discus throw | 56.20 | |
| Karen Hough | Javelin | 53.32 | 6[16] |
Badminton
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/ Bronze Medal Match |
Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Lesley Roberts | Women's singles | W (11–2, 11–6) |
L (11–2, 11–1) |
did not advance[21] | ||
| Lyndon Williams Chris Rees |
Men's doubles | Hung Lai (HKG) W (15–11, 15–8)[22] |
Paul Hong (AUS) |
did not advance[21] | ||
| Sarah Doody Lesley Roberts |
Women's doubles | Linda Cloutier (CAN) L (15-3, 15-12) |
did not advance[9] | |||
| Mixed team | N/a | did not advance[10] | ||||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Robert Regan | Light flyweight (48kg) | did not advance[11] | |||
| Kerry Webber | Flyweight (51kg) | N/a | did not advance[7] | ||
| Sean Ward | Bantamweight (54kg) | did not advance[10] | |||
| Antonio Khan | Featherweight (57kg) | did not advance[9] | |||
| Jonathan Alsop | Light welterweight (63.5 kg) | did not advance[8] | |||
| Neil Haddock | Lightweight (60kg) | N/a | |||
| Cliff Piper | Welterweight (67kg) | did not advance[8] | |||
| Glyn Thomas | Light middleweight (71kg) | did not advance[7] | |||
| Paul Lewis | Middleweight (75kg) | did not advance[9] | |||
| Byron Pullen | Light heavyweight (81kg) | did not advance[7] | |||
| Kevin McCormack | Heavyweight (91kg) | did not advance[11] | |||
| Aneurin Evan | Super Heavyweight (>91kg) | N/a | |||
Cycling
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final/Bronze Medal Match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time/ Score |
Rank | Time/ Score |
Result | Time/ Score |
Result | Time/ Score |
Rank | ||
| Steve Paulding | Time trial | N/a | 1:09.73 | 14[11] | |||||
| Norton Davies | 1:11.90 | 17[11] | |||||||
| Timothy Davies | 1:12.05 | 18[11] | |||||||
| Timothy Davies | Individual pursuit | 5:07.00 | 12 | did not advance[10] | |||||
| Mark Adrian Westwood | 5:39.28 | 17 | |||||||
| Timothy Davies Mark Westwood Norton Davies Mike Murphy |
Team pursuit | 4:56.71 | 5 | did not advance[16] | |||||
| Steve Paulding | 10 miles scratch | N/a | - | unplaced | |||||
| Mike Murphy | - | unplaced | |||||||
| Mark Westwood | - | dnf | |||||||
| Norton Davies | - | dnf | |||||||
| Stuart Coles John Evans Norman Hughes Ian Keith Jones |
Road team time trial | N/a | 2:26.27 | 8[8] | |||||
| Stuart Coles | Road race | N/a | 4:12.56 | 12 | |||||
| Ian Keith Jones | 4:13.85 | 15 | |||||||
Lawn bowls
The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.[4]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Rank | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | |||
| Ray Hill (Aberavon BC) | Singles | L 21 - 19[24] |
W 21-20[25] |
L 21 - 18 |
W 21 - 6[11] |
L 21 - 15[10] |
W 21 - 6[6] |
L 21 - 14[9] |
L 21 - 15 |
L 21 - 19[7] |
W 21 - 15[16] |
W 21 - 18[26] |
W 21 - 12 |
7[15] |
| Spencer Wilshire (Tonypandy BC) Lyn Perkins (Tonypandy BC) |
Pairs | L 21 - 14 |
W 21 - 19[24] |
L 19 - 17 |
W 26 - 21[11] |
L 18 - 17 |
W 22 - 13[10] |
L 20 - 18[6] |
W 24 - 15 |
W 22 - 12[9] |
W 27 - 17[7] |
W 24 - 14 |
W 19 - 18 |
4[15] |
| Hafod Thomas (Loughor BC) Jim Morgan (Barry Athletic BC) Robert Weale (Presteigne BC) Will Thomas (Pontrhydyfen BC)[27] |
Fours | D 17 - 17 |
W 19 - 17[24] |
W 19 - 11[11] |
W 25-17[10] |
W 22 - 13[6] |
W 22 - 13 |
W 21 - 14[9] |
L 16 - 13[7] |
W 21 - 15[16] |
W 18 - 16[15] |
L[19] |
N/a | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Rank | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | |||
| Ann Dainton (Barry Plastics BC) | Singles | L 21 - 19[8] |
L 21 - 13[24] |
W 21 - 19 |
W 21 - 1[11] |
W 21 - 19[10] |
W 21 - 11[10] |
L 21 - 13[9] |
L 21 - 19[7] |
L 21 - 5 |
L 21 - 11[16] |
W 21 - 3 |
N/a | 10[15] |
| Janet Ackland (Penarth Belle Vue BC) Margaret Pomeroy (Sophia Gardens BC) |
Pairs | L 19 - 16[24] |
W 33 - 6[11] |
W 28 - 14[10] |
W 23 - 17[6] |
W 25 - 16[9] |
L 16 - 19 |
L 24 - 19[7] |
W 21 - 12[16] |
L 20 - 17 |
W 22 - 19 |
N/a | 5[15] | |
| Linda Parker (Knighton BC) Linda Evans (Port Talbot BC) Joan Ricketts (Bailey Park BC) Rita Jones (Gilfach Bargoed BC)[28] |
Fours | L 21 - 13 |
W 21 - 18[11] |
W 22 - 17[10] |
L 26 - 16[6] |
W 23 - 13 |
W 23 - 9[9] |
W 25 - 21 |
W 33 - 12[7] |
W 25 - 16 |
W 17 - 14[16] |
W[19] |
W 18 - 15[15] |
|
Rowing
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Chris Howell | Single sculls | 7:46.49 | 4 | 7:31.03 | 3 Q[8] | 7:50.42 | 6[29] |
| Lewis Hancock Robert Luke |
Double sculls | 7:44.77 | 4 | 6:56.09 | 4 Q[6] | 6:35.84 | 6[9] |
| Philip Gregory Christopher Jones |
Coxless pairs | 7:49.39 | 3 | 7:55.70 | 5 Q[6] | 7:00.32 | 6[9] |
| David Kidwell Iestyn Roberts Chris Howell Martin Hyndman |
Coxless fours | 7:10.94 | 4 | 5[6] | did not advance[9] | ||
| Nicholas Hartland Paul Taylor Ivor Lloyd Michael Partridge Chris Jenkins |
Coxed fours | 7:42.10 | 3 | 6:52.07 | 4 Q[6] | 6:41.07 | 6[9] |
| Guy Thomas Iestyn Roberts Michael Hnatiw Robin Roberts Ivor Lloyd Paul Taylor Nicholas Hartland Michael Partridge Chris Jenkins |
Eights | N/a | 6:20.81 | 6[11] | |||
| Robin Williams | Lightweight single sculls | 7:44.83 | 4 | 7:30.75 | 3 Q[8] | 7:35.95 | 4[11] |
| David Kidwell Stephen Redwood Jeremy Edwards Martin Hyndman |
Lightweight coxless fours | N/a | 6:43.83 | 5[11] | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Rhian Davies | Single sculls | 8:21.41 | 5[9] |
| Jo Treweek Louise Kingsley Katharine Hartland Fiona Price |
Coxed fours | 7:27.86 | 5[9] |
| Rhian Davies | Lightweight single sculls | 8:18.24 | 6[9] |
| Jo Treweek Louise Kingsley Katharine Hartland Fiona Price |
Lightweight coxless four | 7:11.70 | 4[9] |
Shooting
- Open events
- Pistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Albie Fox | Free Pistol | 519 | 16[7] |
| David Nash | Centre-Fire Pistol | 571 | 10[15] |
| Steven Mitchell | 567 | 13[15] | |
| David Nash Steven Mitchell |
Centre-Fire Pistol – Pairs | 1137 | 5[6] |
| Gareth Irving | Rapid-Fire Pistol | 582 | 4[7] |
| Michael Jay | 576 | 10[7] | |
| Gareth Irving Michael Jay |
Rapid-Fire Pistol – Pairs | 1150 | 4[30] |
- Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Terry Wakefield | Rifle Prone | 596 | 5[9] |
| Colin Harris | 596 | 6[9] | |
| Terry Wakefield Colin Harris |
Rifle Prone – Pairs | 1166 | |
| David Arnold | Rifle Three Positions | 1121 | 10[16] |
| Chris Hockley | Full Bore Rifle | 389 | 12[16] |
| Chris Hockley John Vivian |
Full Bore Rifle – Pairs | 565 | 10[6] |
| David Arnold | Air Rifle | 576 | 7[7] |
| Stuart Daltrey | 573 | 9[7] | |
| Stuart Daltrey David Arnold |
Air Rifle – Pairs | 1132 | 6[8] |
- Shotgun
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Roland Phillips | Trap | 192 | |
| Stuart Clubbe | 184 | 10[9] | |
| Roland Phillips Stuart Clubbe |
Trap – Pairs | 174 | 6[8] |
| Terry Griffiths | Skeet | 184 | 15[15] |
| Phil Lewellyn | 183 | 17[15] | |
| Terry Griffiths Phil Lewellyn |
Skeet – Pairs | 168 | 10[11] |
Weightlifting
| Athlete | Event | Weight Lifted | Total | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snatch | Clean & jerk | ||||
| Chris Edward | 56kg | 87.5 | 107.5 | 195 | 5[8] |
| Ray Williams | 60kg | 102.5 | 132.5 | 235.0 | |
| Jeffrey Bryce | 112.5 | 140.0 | 252.5 | ||
| Neil Taylor | 75kg | 120.0 | 150.0 | 170.0 | |
| David Morgan | 82.5kg | 160.0 | 190.0 | 350.0 | |
| Gareth Hives | 90kg | 120.0 | 160.0 | 280.0 | 6[6] |
| Andrew Davies | 110kg | 170.0 | 200.0 | 370.0 | |
| Steven Wilson | 110kg plus | 152.5 | 187.5 | 340.0 | 4[9] |
| Kenneth Webster | 140.0 | 170.0 | 310.0 | 5[9] | |
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