# Wales at the 1986 Commonwealth Games

Wales competed in the 1986 Commonwealth Games between 24 July–2 August.
Wales finished fifth in the medals table with 6 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze medals.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Kirsty Wade | Athletics | Women's 800 metres |
| Gold | Kirsty Wade | Athletics | Women's 1500 metres |
| Gold | Hafod Thomas Jim Morgan Robert Weale Will Thomas | Lawn bowls | Men's fours |
| Gold | Linda Parker Linda Evans Joan Ricketts Rita Jones | Lawn bowls | Women's fours |
| Gold | Ray Williams | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg |
| Gold | David Morgan | Weightlifting | Men's 82.5 kg |
| Silver | Colin Jackson | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdle |
| Silver | Roger Hackney | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Silver | Venissa Head | Athletics | Women's Discus throw |
| Silver | Neil Haddock | Boxing | Lightweight (60 kg) |
| Silver | Aneurin Evan | Boxing | Super Heavyweight (>91 kg) |
| Bronze | Steve Jones | Athletics | Men's 10,000 metres |
| Bronze | Angela Tooby | Athletics | Women's 10,000 metres |
| Bronze | Helen Miles Sian Morris Sallyanne Short Carmen Smart | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay |
| Bronze | Robert Morgan | Aquatics | Men's highboard |
| Bronze | Kerry Webber | Boxing | Flyweight (51 kg) |
| Bronze | Glyn Thomas | Boxing | Light middleweight (71 kg) |
| Bronze | Byron Pullen | Boxing | Light heavyweight (81 kg) |
| Bronze | Terry Wakefield Colin Harris | Shooting | Open rifle prone – pairs |
| Bronze | Roland Phillips | Shooting | Open trap |
| Bronze | Jeffrey Bryce | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg |
| Bronze | Neil Taylor | Weightlifting | Men's 75 kg |
| Bronze | Andrew Davies | Weightlifting | Men's 110 kg |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Lawn bowls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Boxing | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Aquatics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| Female | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Mixed / open | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 12 | 23 |

## Aquatics

The aquatics events were held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.

### Diving
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Robert Morgan | Springboard | 594.12 | 6 |
| Andy Budd | Springboard | 490.77 | 12 |
| Robert Morgan | Highboard | 561.54 | |

### Swimming
#### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tony Day | 400 metre freestyle | 3:59.87 | 2 Q | 3:58.20 | 5 |
| Ian Rosser | 400 metre freestyle | 4:09.27 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Steven Gywnne | 400 metre freestyle | 4:05.01 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Steven Gwynne | 1500 metre freestyle | 16:09.71 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ian Rosser | 100 metre backstroke | 1:00.17 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gareth Williams | 100 metre backstroke | 1:02.71 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ian Rosser | 200 metre backstroke | 2:07.49 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gareth Williams | 200 metre backstroke | 2:12.00 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bruce Perry | 100 metre breaststroke | 10.60 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Perry Bruce | 200 metre breaststroke | disq. | disq. | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gareth Williams | 100 metre butterfly | 1:02.77 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ian Roser | 200 metre individual medley | 2:12.02 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tony Day | 400 metre Individual Medley | 4:32.60 | 4 Q | 4:30.02 | 7 |
| Steven Gwynne Ian Rosser Bruce Perry Tony Day | 4x200 metre freestyle relay | — | — | 7:54.98 | 5 |
| Ian Rosser Bruce Perry Steven Gwynne Gareth Williams | 4x100 metre medlay relay | 4:09.56 | 4 Q | 4:07.54 | 8 |

#### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Samantha Lewis | 100 metre freestyle | 1:04.35 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maxine McKinnell | 100 metre freestyle | 59.70 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicky Cumbers | 100 metre freestyle | 1:00.96 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicky Cumbers | 400 metre freestyle | 4:31.08 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicky Cumbers | 800 metre freestyle | 9:10.76 | 6 | did notadvance | did notadvance |
| Claire Reeve | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:15.87 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Claire Tucker | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:13.90 | 3 Q | 1:13.94 | 6 |
| Claire Tucker | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:39.39 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Claire Reeve | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:43.74 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maxine McKinnell | 100 metre butterfly | 1:05.93 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samantha Lewis | 200 metre butterfly | 2:23.31 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicky Cumbers | 200 metre individual medley | disq. | disq. | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maxine McKinnell Samantha Lewis Claire Tucker Nicky Cumbers | 4x100 metre freestyle relay | — | — | 4:02.99 | 6 |
| Claire Tucker Claire Reeve Samantha Lewsi Maxine McKinnell | 4×100 metre medley relay | — | — | 4:30.70 | 5 |

## Athletics
### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mal Edwards | 800 metres | 1:49.81 | 3 Q | 1:49.33 | 4 | 1:47.27 | 5 |
| Paul Williams | 800 metres | 1:52.55 | 4 Q | 1:48.52 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Neil Horsfield | 1500 metres | — | — | 3:42.83 | 3 Q | 3:57.08 | 9 |
| Steve Jones | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 28:02.48 | |
| Nigel Walker | 110 metres hurdle | — | — | 13.64 | 1 Q | 13.69 | 4 |
| Colin Jackson | 110 metres hurdle | — | — | 13.69 | 1 Q | 13.42 | |
| Roger Hackney | 3000 metres steeplechase | — | — | — | — | 8:25.15 | |
| Ieuan Ellis | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:15.12 | 7 |
| Stephen Johnson | 30 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 2:21.05 | 8 |

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Shaun Pickering | Shot put | 16.79 | 8 |
| Shaun Pickering | Discus throw | 51.30 | 9 |
| Shaun Pickering | Hammer throw | 62.64 | 9 |
| Colin Mackenzie | Javelin | 70.82 | 7 |

### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Sallyanne Short | 100 metres | 11.60 | 5 q | 11.74 | 8 |
| Helen Miles | 100 metres | 11.63 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carmen Smart | 100 metres | 11.83 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sian Morris | 200 metres | 23.82 | 4 q | 23.97 | 7 |
| Sallyanne Short | 200 metres | 24.06 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sian Morris | 400 metres | 54.75 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kirsty Wade | 800 metres | 2:03.94 | 1 Q | 2:00.94 | |
| Kirsty Wade | 1500 metres | 4:27.20 | 2 Q | 4:10.91 | |
| Angela Tooby | 10,000 metres | — | — | 32:25.38 | |
| Susan Tooby | 10,000 metres | — | — | 32:56.78 | 6 |
| Kay Morley | 100 metres hurdles | 13.52 | 4 q | 13.83 | 7 |
| Alyson Vandenbroek-Evans | 400 metres hurdles | 58.83 | 4 q | 58.31 | 8 |
| Helen Miles Sian Morris Sallyanne Short Carmen Smart | 4 × 100 metres relay | — | — | 45.37 | |

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Gillian Regan | Long jump | 6.05 | 9 |
| Venissa Head | Discus throw | 56.20 | |
| Karen Hough | Javelin | 53.32 | 6 |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/ Bronze Medal Match | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Lesley Roberts | Women's singles | Bridget Hunt (GUE) W (11–2, 11–6) | Fiona Elliott (ENG) L (11–2, 11–1) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lyndon Williams Chris Rees | Men's doubles | Yeung Yik Kei Hung Lai (HKG) W (15–11, 15–8) | Michael Scandolera Paul Hong (AUS) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sarah Doody Lesley Roberts | Women's doubles | Claire Sharpe Linda Cloutier (CAN) L (15-3, 15-12) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wales | Mixed team | — | Australia (AUS) W (3–2) New Zealand (NZL) L (5–0) | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing

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

## Cycling
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final/Bronze Medal Match | Final/Bronze Medal Match |
| Athlete | Event | Time/ Score | Rank | Time/ Score | Result | Time/ Score | Result | Time/ Score | Rank |
| Steve Paulding | Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:09.73 | 14 |
| Norton Davies | Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:11.90 | 17 |
| Timothy Davies | Time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:12.05 | 18 |
| Timothy Davies | Individual pursuit | 5:07.00 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mark Adrian Westwood | Individual pursuit | 5:39.28 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wales | Team pursuit | 4:56.71 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Stuart Coles John Evans Norman Hughes Keith Jones | Team time trial | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:26.27 | 8 |

## Lawn bowls

The lawn bowls were held at Balgreen.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Rank |
| Ray Hill | Singles | Thomson (ENG) L 21 - 19 | Fong (FIJ) W 21-20 | Wallace (CAN) L 21 - 18 | David (BOT) W 21 - 6 | Schuback (AUS) L 21 - 15 | Smith (GUE) W 21 - 6 | Corsie (SCO) L 21 - 14 | Dickison (NZL) L 21 - 15 | Espie (NIR) L 21 - 19 | Young (MAW) W 21 - 15 | Le Marquand (JER) W 21 - 18 | Bosley (HKG) W 21 - 12 | 7 |
| Spencer Wilshire Lyn Perkins | Pairs | Canada (CAN) L 21 - 14 | England (ENG) W 21 - 19 | Botswana (BOT) L 19 - 17 | Guernsey (GUE) W 26 - 21 | Australia (AUS) L 18 - 17 | Hong Kong (HKG) W 22 - 13 | Scotland (SCO) L 20 - 18 | New Zealand (NZL) W 24 - 15 | Fiji (FIJ) W 22 - 12 | Jersey (JER) W 27 - 17 | Malawi (MAW) W 24 - 14 | Northern Ireland (NIR) W 19 - 18 | 4 |
| Hafod Thomas Jim Morgan Robert Weale Will Thomas | Fours | Canada (CAN) D 17 - 17 | England (ENG) W 19 - 17 | Australia (AUS) W 19 - 11 | Botswana (BOT) W 25-17 | Swaziland (SWZ) W 22 - 13 | Scotland (SCO) W 22 - 13 | Fiji (FIJ) W 21 - 14 | Northern Ireland (NIR) L 16 - 13 | New Zealand (NZL) W 21 - 15 | Guernsey (GUE) W 18 - 16 | Hong Kong (HKG) L | — | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Round Robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Rank |
| Ann Dainton | Singles | Lum On (FIJ) L 21 - 19 | Line (ENG) L 21 - 13 | Anderson (BOT) W 21 - 19 | Hunter (CAN) W 21 - 1 | Fahey (AUS) W 21 - 19 | Blattman (JER) W 21 - 11 | Humphreys (HKG) L 21 - 13 | McCrone (SCO) L 21 - 19 | Ryan (NZL) L 21 - 5 | Bell (NIR) L 21 - 11 | le Tissier (GUE) W 21 - 3 | — | 10 |
| Janet Ackland Margaret Pomeroy | Pairs | Canada (CAN) L 19 - 16 | Botswana (BOT) W 33 - 6 | Australia (AUS) W 28 - 14 | Scotland (SCO) W 23 - 17 | England (ENG) W 25 - 16 | New Zealand (NZL) L 16 - 19 | Northern Ireland (NIR) L 24 - 19 | Fiji (FIJ) W 21 - 12 | Guernsey (GUE) L 20 - 17 | Hong Kong (HKG) W 22 - 19 | — | — | 5 |
| Linda Parker Linda Evans Joan Ricketts Rita Jones | Fours | Botswana (BOT) L 21 - 13 | Australia (AUS) W 21 - 18 | Hong Kong (HKG) W 22 - 17 | Scotland (SCO) L 26 - 16 | Swaziland (SWZ) W 23 - 13 | Guernsey (GUE) W 23 - 9 | England (ENG) W 25 - 21 | Canada (CAN) W 33 - 12 | Northern Ireland (NIR) W 25 - 16 | New Zealand (NZL) W 17 - 14 | Malawi (MAW) W | Fiji (FIJ) W 18 - 15 | |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Chris Howell | Single sculls | 7:46.49 | 4 | 7:31.03 | 3 Q | 7:50.42 | 6 |
| Lewis Hancock Robert Luke | Double sculls | 7:44.77 | 4 | 6:56.09 | 4 Q | 6:35.84 | 6 |
| Philip Gregory Christopher Jones | Coxless pairs | 7:49.39 | 3 | 7:55.70 | 5 Q | 7:00.32 | 6 |
| David Kidwell Iestyn Roberts Chris Howell Martin Hyndman | Coxless fours | 7:10.94 | 4 | 5 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Nicholas Hartland Paul Taylor Ivor Lloyd Michael Partridge Chris Jenkins | Coxed fours | 7:42.10 | 3 | 6:52.07 | 4 Q | 6:41.07 | 6 |
| Guy Thomas Iestyn Roberts Michael Hnatiw Robin Roberts Ivor Lloyd Paul Taylor Nicholas Hartland Michael Partridge Chris Jenkins | Eights | — | — | — | — | 6:20.81 | 6 |
| Robin Williams | Lightweight single sculls | 7:44.83 | 4 | 7:30.75 | 3 Q | 7:35.95 | 4 |
| David Kidwell Stephen Redwood Jeremy Edwards Martin Hyndman | Lightweight coxless fours | — | — | — | — | 6:43.83 | 5 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Rhian Davies | Single sculls | 8:21.41 | 5 |
| Jo Treweek Louise Kingsley Katharine Hartland Fiona Price | Coxed fours | 7:27.86 | 5 |
| Rhian Davies | Lightweight single sculls | 8:18.24 | 6 |
| Jo Treweek Louise Kingsley Katharine Hartland Fiona Price | Lightweight coxless four | 7:11.70 | 4 |

## Shooting
### Pistol

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Albie Fox | Free Pistol | 519 | 16 |
| David Nash | Centre-Fire Pistol | 571 | 10 |
| Steven Mitchell | Centre-Fire Pistol | 567 | 13 |
| David Nash Steven Mitchell | Centre-Fire Pistol – Pairs | 1137 | 5 |
| Gareth Irving | Rapid-Fire Pistol | 582 | 4 |
| Michael Jay | Rapid-Fire Pistol | 576 | 10 |
| Gareth Irving Michael Jay | Rapid-Fire Pistol – Pairs | 1150 | 4 |

### Rifle

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Terry Wakefield | Rifle Prone | 596 | 5 |
| Colin Harris | Rifle Prone | 596 | 6 |
| Terry Wakefield Colin Harris | Rifle Prone – Pairs | 1166 | |
| David Arnold | Rifle Three Positions | 1121 | 10 |
| Chris Hockley | Full Bore Rifle | 389 | 12 |
| Chris Hockley John Vivian, 4th Baron Swansea | Full Bore Rifle – Pairs | 565 | 10 |
| David Arnold | Air Rifle | 576 | 7 |
| Stuart Daltrey | Air Rifle | 573 | 9 |
| Stuart Daltrey David Arnold | Air Rifle – Pairs | 1132 | 6 |

### Shotgun

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| Roland Phillips | Trap | 192 | |
| Stuart Clubbe | Trap | 184 | 10 |
| Roland Phillips Stuart Clubbe | Trap – Pairs | 174 | 6 |
| Terry Griffiths | Skeet | 184 | 15 |
| Phil Lewellyn | Skeet | 183 | 17 |
| Terry Griffiths Phil Lewellyn | Skeet – Pairs | 168 | 10 |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Weight Lifted | Weight Lifted | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Chris Edward | 56kg | 87.5 | 107.5 | 195 | 5 |
| Ray Williams | 60kg | 102.5 | 132.5 | 235.0 | |
| Jeffrey Bryce | 60kg | 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 |
| Andrew Davies | 110kg | 170.0 | 200.0 | 370.0 | |
| Steven Wilson | 110kg plus | 152.5 | 187.5 | 340.0 | 4 |
| Kenneth Webster | 110kg plus | 140.0 | 170.0 | 310.0 | 5 |