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Welsh male athletes (17 C, 1 P) D. Welsh decathletes (1 C) Welsh discus throwers (2 C) H. Welsh hammer throwers (1 C) Welsh high jumpers (2 C) J. Welsh javelin ...
The Welsh records in athletics are ratified by Welsh Athletics, Wales' governing body for the sport of athletics. A Welsh National Record can be set by any athlete with Welsh Qualification in worldwide competition.
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.
So Welsh athletes have won three golds, three silvers and six bronze in France. It is the most medals Welsh athletes have ever won at a Games but with four golds claimed in Rio in 2016, that is ...
BBC Sport Wales picks out eight athletes to watch as the countdown continues towards this year's Olympic Games.
The Welsh Sports Hall of Fame (WSHOF) is a charitable organisation created to commemorate the sporting achievements and preserve the artefacts of Welsh athletes. It was established in 1980 from the memorabilia collection of Welsh radio commentator G. V. Wynne-Jones.
Colin Ray Jackson, CBE (born 18 February 1967) is a Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles.During a career in which he represented Great Britain and Wales, he won an Olympic silver medal, [2] became world champion twice, world indoor champion once, was undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and was twice Commonwealth champion.
Welsh Athletics (WA; Welsh: Athletau Cymru) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Wales. [1] It was set up as a limited company in 2007, replacing the former Athletic Association of Wales. Welsh Athletics is part of UK Athletics, the national governing body for the sport in the United Kingdom.