Wales at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Wales at the
1986 Commonwealth Games
CGF codeWAL
CGACommonwealth Games Wales
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
6
Silver
5
Bronze
12
Total
23
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Wales competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 24 July to 2 August 1986.[1][2][3]

Wales finished fifth in the medals table with 6 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze medals.[4][5]

Medallists

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 [7]

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 Lewis
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 [11]
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 [10]
Roger Hackney 3000 metres steeplechase N/a 8:25.15 [10]
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 [16]
Kirsty Wade 1500 metres 4:27.20 2 Q[17] 4:10.91 [18]
Angela Tooby 10,000 metres N/a 32:25.38 [6]
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 [19]
Field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Gillian Regan Long jump 6.05 9[15]
Venissa Head Discus throw 56.20 [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
Phil Sutton Men's singles  Phil Horne (NZL)
L (15–12, 15–11) 		did not advance[21]
Lesley Roberts Women's singles  Bridget Hunt (GUE)
W (11–2, 11–6) 		 Fiona Elliott (ENG)
L (11–2, 11–1) 		did not advance[22]
Lyndon Williams
Chris Rees 		Men's doubles  Yeung Yik Kei
Hung Lai (HKG)
W (15–11, 15–8)[23] 		 Michael Scandolera
Paul Hong (AUS) 		did not advance[22]
Sarah Doody
Lesley Roberts 		Women's doubles  Claire Sharpe
Linda Cloutier (CAN)
L (15-3, 15-12) 		did not advance[9]
Lyndon Williams
Sarah Doody 		Mixed doubles  Darren McDonald
Julie McDonald (AUS)
L (15-11, 15-5) 		did not advance[24]
 Wales
Sutton, Williams, Rees, Doody, Roberts 		Mixed team N/a  Australia W (3–2)
 New Zealand L (5–0)[11] 		did not advance[10]

Boxing

Athlete Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Robert Regan Light flyweight (48kg)  Mark Epton (ENG) L did not advance[11]
Kerry Webber Flyweight (51kg) N/a  Leonard Makhanya (SWZ) L did not advance[7] [25]
Sean Ward Bantamweight (54kg)  Glen Brooks (SCO) L did not advance[10]
Antonio Khan Featherweight (57kg)  Christopher Carleton (NIR) L did not advance[9]
Jonathan Alsop Light welterweight (63.5 kg)  Howard Grant (CAN) L did not advance[8]
Neil Haddock Lightweight (60kg) N/a  Lyton Mphande (MAW) W[7]  Asif Dar (CAN) L [25]
Cliff Piper Welterweight (67kg)  Darren Dyer (ENG) L did not advance[8]
Glyn Thomas Light middleweight (71kg)  Charles Mahlalela (SWZ) W[11]  Dan Sherry (CAN) L did not advance[7] [25]
Paul Lewis Middleweight (75kg)  Jeff Harding (AUS) L did not advance[9]
Byron Pullen Light heavyweight (81kg)  Gerald Storey (NIR) W[11]  Harry Lawson (SCO) L did not advance[7] [25]
Kevin McCormack Heavyweight (91kg)  Douglas Young (SCO) L did not advance[11]
Aneurin Evan Super Heavyweight (>91kg) N/a  Lennox Lewis (CAN) L [25]

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  Thomson (ENG)
L 21 - 19[26] 		 Fong (FIJ)
W 21-20[27] 		 Wallace (CAN)
L 21 - 18 		 David (BOT)
W 21 - 6[11] 		 Schuback (AUS)
L 21 - 15[10] 		 Smith (GUE)
W 21 - 6[6] 		 Corsie (SCO)
L 21 - 14[9] 		 Dickison (NZL)
L 21 - 15 		 Espie (NIR)
L 21 - 19[7] 		 Young (MAW)
W 21 - 15[16] 		 Le Marquand (JER)
W 21 - 18[28] 		 Bosley (HKG)
W 21 - 12 		7[15]
Spencer Wilshire (Tonypandy BC)
Lyn Perkins (Tonypandy BC) 		Pairs  Canada
L 21 - 14 		 England
W 21 - 19[26] 		 Botswana
L 19 - 17 		 Guernsey
W 26 - 21[11] 		 Australia
L 18 - 17 		 Hong Kong
W 22 - 13[10] 		 Scotland
L 20 - 18[6] 		 New Zealand
W 24 - 15 		 Fiji
W 22 - 12[9] 		 Jersey
W 27 - 17[7] 		 Malawi
W 24 - 14 		 Northern Ireland
W 19 - 18 		4[15]
Hafod Thomas (Loughor BC)
Jim Morgan (Barry Athletic BC)
Robert Weale (Presteigne BC)
Will Thomas (Pontrhydyfen BC)[29] 		Fours  Canada
D 17 - 17 		 England
W 19 - 17[26] 		 Australia
W 19 - 11[11] 		 Botswana
W 25-17[10] 		 Swaziland
W 22 - 13[6] 		 Scotland
W 22 - 13 		 Fiji
W 21 - 14[9] 		 Northern Ireland
L 16 - 13[7] 		 New Zealand
W 21 - 15[16] 		 Guernsey
W 18 - 16[15] 		 Hong Kong
L[19] 		N/a [19]
Women
Athlete Event Round Robin Rank
Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score Score
Ann Dainton (Barry Plastics BC) Singles  Lum On (FIJ)
L 21 - 19[8] 		 Line (ENG)
L 21 - 13[26] 		 Anderson (BOT)
W 21 - 19 		 Hunter (CAN)
W 21 - 1[11] 		 Fahey (AUS)
W 21 - 19[10] 		 Blattman (JER)
W 21 - 11[10] 		 Humphreys (HKG)
L 21 - 13[9] 		 McCrone (SCO)
L 21 - 19[7] 		 Ryan (NZL)
L 21 - 5 		 Bell (NIR)
L 21 - 11[16] 		 le Tissier (GUE)
W 21 - 3 		N/a 10[15]
Janet Ackland (Penarth Belle Vue BC)
Margaret Pomeroy (Sophia Gardens BC) 		Pairs  Canada
L 19 - 16[26] 		 Botswana
W 33 - 6[11] 		 Australia
W 28 - 14[10] 		 Scotland
W 23 - 17[6] 		 England
W 25 - 16[9] 		 New Zealand
L 16 - 19 		 Northern Ireland
L 24 - 19[7] 		 Fiji
W 21 - 12[16] 		 Guernsey
L 20 - 17 		 Hong Kong
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)[30] 		Fours  Botswana
L 21 - 13 		 Australia
W 21 - 18[11] 		 Hong Kong
W 22 - 17[10] 		 Scotland
L 26 - 16[6] 		 Swaziland
W 23 - 13 		 Guernsey
W 23 - 9[9] 		 England
W 25 - 21 		 Canada
W 33 - 12[7] 		 Northern Ireland
W 25 - 16 		 New Zealand
W 17 - 14[16] 		 Malawi
W[19] 		 Fiji
W 18 - 15[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[31]
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[32]
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 [11]
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 [9]
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 [11]
Jeffrey Bryce 112.5 140.0 252.5 [11]
Neil Taylor 75kg 120.0 150.0 170.0 [10]
David Morgan 82.5kg 160.0 190.0 350.0 [10]
Gareth Hives 90kg 120.0 160.0 280.0 6[6]
Andrew Davies 110kg 170.0 200.0 370.0 [9]
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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