Ray Gazard
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | c.1938[1] Cardiff, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long Jump Wing |
| Club | Birchgrove Harriers / Bath Rugby |
Raymond Gazard (born c.1938) is a former track and field athlete and Rugby union player from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography
Gazard was a member of the Birchgrove Harriers[2] and played rugby for Bath.[3]
At the age of 18 he won the 1956 Welsh National title[4] and in 1958 finished runner-up behind Brian Woolley in the long jump event at the AAA Welsh championships.[5]
He represented the 1958 Welsh team[6] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales,[7] where he participated in one event;[8] the long jump event.[9]
At the time of the Games, he was serving his national service in the British Army.[4]
He played 10 times for Bath making his debut on 1 October 1958.[3]
References
- ^ "Entry Information". Free BMD. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "They wear the Red Dragon". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 25. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Gazard Ray". Bath Rugby Heritage. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ a b "Athletics Team". Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A.A.A. Results". Western Mail. 23 June 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Britain's sprint hope in two Games events". Derby Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1958. p. 2. Retrieved 22 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British Empire and Commonwealth Games". Rugby Relics. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.