Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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The squad to represent Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was announced by the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCW) on 22 February 2006. It consists of 143 athletes (63 Women and 80 men); 85 fewer than the squad in 2002. The team was captained by Dame Tanni Grey Thompson.
Wales first competed at the then British Empire Games in 1930, and is one of only six countries to have sent athletes to every Commonwealth Games. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Wales won 6 Gold, 13 Silver and 12 Bronze medals.
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Wales | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
Gold
Weightlifting:- Michaela Breeze, Women's 63 kg
- David Davies, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- David Phelps, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone
Silver
Athletics:- Julie Crane, Women's High Jump
- Kevin Evans
- David Eaton, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Robert Weale, Men's Singles
- Betty Morgan, Women's Singles
Bronze
Athletics:- Beverley Jones, Women's 100 m EAD T37
- Hayley Tulett, Women's 1500 m
- James Cree, Light Welterweight 64 kg
- Darren Edwards, Featherweight 57 kg
- Mohammed Nasir, Light Flyweight 48 kg
- Nicole Cook, Women's Road Race
- Geraint Thomas, Men's Points Race
- Johanne Brekke, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone
- Gruffudd Morgan and David Phelps, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs
- David Davies, Men's 400 m Freestyle
- David Roberts, Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle
Squad
The Welsh squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games is as follows:
Athletics
Men
- 100 m: Christian Malcolm
- 200 m: Christian Malcolm
- 400 m: Gareth Warburton
- 400 m hurdles: Matt Elias, Rhys Williams.
- 4x400 m relay: Gareth Warburton, Matt Elias, Rhys Williams, David Greene, Christian Malcolm
- 1500 m: James Thie
- 5000 m: Chris Davies
- Long jump: Stephen Shalders
- Triple jump: Stephen Shalders
- High jump: Robert Mitchell
- Pole Vault: Scott Simpson
- 100 m (Disabled): Neville Bonfield
Women
- 200 m: Catherine Murphy
- 400 m: Catherine Murphy
- 800 m: Hayley Tullett
- 1500 m: Hayley Tullett, Natalie Lewis
- 10,000 m: Catherine Dugdale
- High jump: Julie Crane
- Hammer: Carys Parry, Leslie Brannen, Laura Douglas
- Discus: Phillipa Roles
- Marathon: Tracey Morris
- 100 m (Disabled): Beverley Jones
- 800 m (Disabled): Tanni Grey Thompson
- Shot (Disabled): Julie Hamzah
Badminton
- Men’s Singles: Richard Vaughan, Martyn Lewis, Matthew Hughes, Jonathan Morgan
- Men’s Doubles: Martyn Lewis, Matthew Hughes, Jonathan Morgan, James Phillips
- Women’s Singles: Kelly Morgan
- Mixed Doubles: Kelly Morgan, Richard Vaughan
Boxing
- 48 kg: Mohammed Nasir (originally from Yemen)
- 51 kg: Christopher Jenkins
- 54 kg: Matthew Edmonds
- 57 kg: Darren Edwards
- 60 kg: Robert Turley
- 64 kg: Jamie-Lee Alger Rees
- 69 kg: Aaron Thomas
- 91 kg: Kevin Evans
Cycling
Men
- Mountain bike cross-country: Steven Roach
- Endurance: 20 km scratch: Geraint Thomas, Matt Brammeier, Ross Sander
- Endurance: 40 km scratch: Geraint Thomas, Ross Sander
- Endurance: 40 km points: Matt Brammeier
- Endurance: road race: Geraint Thomas, Julian Winn, Dale Appleby, Yanto Barker, Robert Partridge, Steven Roach
- Endurance: time trial: Geraint Thomas, Julian Winn
Women
- Endurance: 25 km points: Nicole Cooke
- Endurance: road race: Nicole Cooke
Gymnastics
Men
- Artistic: David Eaton
Women
- Artistic: Samantha Bayley, Lynnett Lisle, Rhian Pugh, Melaine Roberts, Jessica Gazzi
- Rhythmic: Francesca Jones
Lawn Bowls
- Men's singles: Robert Weale
- Men's pairs: Jason Greenslade, Neil Rees
- Men's triples: Andrew Atwood, Martin Selway, Kevin Wall
- Women's singles: Betty Morgan
- Women's pairs: Shirley King, Gillian Miles
- Women's triples: Anwen Butten, Lisa Foray, Katharine Pearce
Netball
Jamilla Abbott, Rhiannon Ace, Sophie Baxter, Ursula Bowers, Suzanne Drane, Amanda Evans, Sara Hale, Lynda James, Rebecca James, Nicola Lewis, Anna Mayes, Nicola SzehofnerPower Lifting
- Gideon Griffiths
Rugby Sevens
Richie Pugh (capt, Ospreys), Rhys Williams (Blues), Rhodri McAtee (Penzance), James Hook (Ospreys), James Merriman (Gloucester), Jonathan Edwards (Scarlets), Rhys Oakley (Dragons), Robin Sowden-Taylor (Blues), Wayne Evans (Blues), Gareth Baber (Dragons), Tal Selley (Scarlets), Jonathan Vaughton (Ospreys).Shooting
Men
- Skeet: Malcolm Allen, Tony Grove
- Trap: Mike Wixey, James Birkett-Evans
- 10 m air pistol: Ian Harris, Alan Green
- 25 m centre fire: Steve Pengelly, Alan Green
- 25 m standard pistol: Steve Pengelly, Alan Green
- 50 m pistol: Ian Harris
- 10 m: air rifle: Martyn Blake, John Croydon
- 50 m rifle 3 positions: Martyn Blake, John Croydon
- 50 m: rifle prone: Griff Morgan, David Phelps
Women
- Trap: Sarah Wixey
- 10 m air rifle: Jennifer Corish, Sian Corish
- 50 m rifle 3 positions: Jennifer Corish, Sian Corish
- 50 m rifle prone: Johanne Brekke, Ceri Dallimore
Open
- Full Bore(Queens Prize): Gareth Morris, Alexander Woodward
Squash
- Men's singles: David Evans, Alex Gough, Gavin Jones
- Men's doubles: David Evans, Alex Gough
- Women's singles: Tegwen Malik
- Mixed Doubles: Tegwen Malik, Gavin Jones
Swimming
- Men: David Davies, Thomas Haffield, Owen Morgan, Stuart Manford, David Roberts
- Women: Jazmin Carlin, Bethan Coole, Julie Gould, Jemma Lowe, Lowri Tynan, Cari-Fflur Davies, Rhiannon Henry
Table Tennis
- Men: Ryan Jenkins, Stephen Jenkins, Adam Robertson, David Buck.
- Women: Bethan Daunton, Siwan Mair Davies, Naomi Owen, Claire Harris, Sara Head
Triathlon
- Men: Marc Jenkins.
- Women: Leanda Cave, Anneliese Heard, Helen Tucker
Weightlifting
- Men: Terry Perdue.
- Women: Michaela Breeze, Kate Howard, Natasha Perdue.
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