Wales at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

Wales at the
1994 Commonwealth Games
Wales at the; 1994 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	WAL
CGA	Wales at the Commonwealth Games
Website	teamwales.cymru
in Victoria, Canada
Medals; Ranked 9th	Gold 5 Silver 8 Bronze 6 Total 19
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1930; 1934; 1938; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;

Wales competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, from 18 to 28 August 1994.^[1]^[2]

Wales sent their largest team to date with 128 competititors and officials.^[3]

Wales came 9th overall with 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals.^[4]^[5]

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Jason Cook (boxing)
Gloria Hpokins (lawn bowls)
Rita Jones (lawn bowls)
Sonia Lawrence (gymnastics)
Bob Morgan (diving)
Dave Morgan (weightlifting - c&j)
Men's 25m rapid-fire pistol pairs (shooting)
Men's pairs (lawn bowls)

Bronze

Paul Gray (athletics)
Gareth Hives (weightlifting - overall)
Gareth Hives (weightlifting - snatch)
Gareth Hives (weightlifting - c&j)
Sally Hodge (cycling)
Women's pairs (lawn bowls)

Team

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Jamie Baulch	200, 400m, 4x400 relay
Nigel Bevan	javelin throw
Justin Chaston	steeplechase
Paul Gray	110m hurdles, 4x400 relay
Philip Harries	400m hurdles
Justin Hobbs	5000, 10,000m
Colin Jackson	110m hurdles
Peter Maitland	100, 200m, 4x400 relay
Dale Rixon	marathon
Iwan Thomas	200, 400m, 4x400 relay
Lee Wiltshire	shot put
Neil Winter	pole vault

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Cathy Dawson	800m
Lisa Gibbs	heptathlon
Hayley L. Nash	marathon

Badminton

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Chris Rees	singles, doubles, mixed team	Penarth
Geraint Lewis	singles, mixed, mixed team	Pontypridd
David Tonks	doubles, mixed, mixed team	Cheshire

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Kelly Morgan	singles, doubles, mixed, mixed team	Tonteg
Rachael Phipps	singles, doubles, mixed, mixed team	Tonteg

Boxing

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Grant Briggs	75kg
Jason Cook	57kg
Gareth Lawrence	60kg
Kevin McCormack	+91kg
Andrew Robinson	63.5kg
Karl Thomas	67kg
Richard Vowles	54kg

Cycling

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Stephen Colloby	scratch, pursuit, points, TTT
Richard Hughes	road race, scratch, points
Alun Owen	TTT
Matt Postle	road race, TTT
Daniel Wedley	road race
Richard Wooles	road race, TTT
William Wright	road race scratch, 1km time trial, points

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Clare Greenwood	road race, pursuit, points
Sally Hodge	road race, points

Diving

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Bob Morgan	springboard, platform

Gymnastics

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Gareth Davies	all-around, team
Gareth Irwin	all-around, horizontal, parallel, team
Andrew Tombs	all-around, team

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Claire Hamer	all-around, floor, team
Sonia Lawrence	all-around, floor, vault, team
Bethan Powell	all-around, uneven bars, team

Lawn bowls

Men^[6]

Athlete	Events	Club
Jim Hoskins	fours	Bridgend BC
Wyn Matthews	fours	Graig Merthyr BC
John Price	pairs	Aberavon BC
Phil Rowlands	fours	Penhill BC
Will Thomas	singles	Pontrhydyfen BC
Robert Weale	pairs	Presteigne BC
Dai Wilkins	fours	Pontrhydyfen BC

Women^[6]

Athlete	Events	Club
Janet Ackland	pairs	Penarth Belle Vue BC
Ann Dainton	pairs	Barry Plastics BC
Mary Davies	fours	Llandrindod Wells BC
Linda Evans	fours	Port Talbot BC
Val Howell	fours	Merthyr West End BC
Rita Jones	singles	Gilfach Bargoed BC
Betty Morgan	fours	Llandrindod Wells BC

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Events	Medals
James Birkett-Evans	trap, pair
Richard Craven	rapid fire, pair, centre fire pistol, pair
David Davies	fullbore rifle, pair
Desmond Davies	skeet, pair
Mark Evans	trap, pair
Jonathan James	fullbore rifle, pair
Michael Jay	rapid fire, pair, centre fire pistol, pair	,
Antony Lewis	skeet, pair
Adrian Morris	air rifle

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Susan Hartop	air rifle, pair, rifle 3Pos, pair, prone, pair
Julie Malcolm	air rifle, pair, rifle 3Pos, pair, prone, pair

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Andrew Ayers	100, 200m breaststroke, medley relay
Christopher Jones	100, 200m backstroke, 200 free, 200, 400 medley, 2xrelay
Mark Jones	100m butterfly, 50, 100m free, 2xrelay
Ian Lundie	200, 400m free, freestyle relay
Phillip Melhuish	100, 200m breaststroke
Michael Watkins	100, 200m butterfly, 2xrelay

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Victoria Hale	200, 400m freestyle, 400 medley, 4x100 free relay
Sara Hopkins	50, 100m freestyle, 4x100 free relay
Maxine Lock	100m butterfly, 50, 100m free, 4x100 free relay
Charlotte Niblett	200, 400m medley, 4x100 free relay

Weightlifting

Athlete	Events	Medals
Andy Goswell	76kg
Gareth Hives	108kg	, ,
Dave Morgan	76kg	, ,
Tony Morgan	70kg
Terry Perdue	+108kg
Paul Richard	64kg
Mark Roach	70kg
Neil Taylor	83kg
Rhodri Thomas	83kg
Gary Williams	99kg

References

^ "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "1994 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
^ "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid". South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Medal Standings Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
^ "Commonwealth Games History". WTSF. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Gold on the Greens". South Wales Echo. 29 July 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] "1994 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[3] "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid". South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Medal Standings Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[5] "Commonwealth Games History". WTSF. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[SWE-6] "Gold on the Greens". South Wales Echo. 29 July 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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