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Some of the more notable Welsh athletes include Lynn Davies, gold medalist in the long jump in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Nicknamed 'Lynn the Leap', Davies was also the flagbearer for the Great Britain team in the 1968 games and is the only Welsh athlete to have won gold in an individual Olympic track and field event.
Spain athletes David Vega, left, and Noemi Romero kiss during the opening ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympics. (Violeta Santos Moura / Pool via AP) Team Germany walks toward the Place du Trocadero.
In all other events and olympics since then, Welsh athletes have competed as members of a UK team. [40] [41] Wales' Paralympic athletes won 27 medals in the 2004 Summer Paralympics (12 gold, six silver, nine bronze) [42] and achieved 14 medals at 2008 Summer Paralympics (ten gold, three silvers, one bronze). [43]
The delegation of 327 athletes included 172 women and 155 men and featured 73 medallists from previous Games. [4] The team was made up of athletes from the whole United Kingdom including Northern Ireland (whose people may elect to hold Irish citizenship and are able to be selected to represent either Great Britain or Ireland at the Olympics). [5]
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He also represented Britain in the 2000 Olympics but was not selected for the individual event and despite running the fastest leg for the British team in the 4 × 400 m relay, did not secure a medal (the team took 5th place in the final). Thomas was a member of the Great Britain 4 × 400 m team at the 1997 World Championships in Athens.
Finucane was named 2023 BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year. [14] At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Finucane, alongside teammates Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant, won the gold medal in the women’s team sprint. The team broke the world record three times during the event, ultimately setting the new record at 45.186 seconds in the final.
In July 2012 Morse was confirmed as part of the Great Britain team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's discus alongside compatriots Lawrence Okoye and Abdul Buhari. [12] The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–7 August. [13] The 2013 season saw Brett join up with at the time Welsh Athletics throwing coach, Andy Brittan.