Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Wales at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
Wales at the; 2002 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	WAL
CGA	Commonwealth Games Council for Wales
Website	teamwales.net
in Manchester, England
Competitors	228
Flag bearer	Opening: Closing:
Medals; Ranked 9th	Gold 6 Silver 13 Bronze 12 Total 31
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1930; 1934; 1938; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, Wales was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCE).^[1] 228 athletes participated for Wales at the games.

Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Wales	6	13	12	31

Gold

Jamie Arthur, Boxing – Lightweight 60 kg^[2]
Nicole Cooke, cycling – road race
Johanne Brekke & Ceri Dallimore, shooting – women's smallbore rifle, prone pairs
Michaela Breeze, weightlifting – 58 kg snatch
Dave Morgan, weightlifting – 77 kg clean and jerk
Dave Morgan, weightlifting – 77 kg combined

Silver

Colin Jackson, athletics – 110 m hurdles
Matt Elias, athletics – 400 m hurdles^[3]
Iwan Thomas, Matt Elias, Jamie Baulch and Tim Benjamin, athletics – 4 × 400 m relay
Hayley Tullett, athletics – 1500 m
Huw Pritchard, cycling – 20 km scratch race
Adam Robertson & Ryan Jenkins, table tennis – men's doubles
Dave Morgan, weightlifting – 77 kg snatch
Michaela Breeze, weightlifting – 58 kg clean and jerk
Michaela Breeze, weightlifting – 58 kg combined
Leanda Cave, women's triathlon
Derek Dowling, John Gronow & Kevin Woolmore, lawn bowls – men's triples EAD
Jo Melen, judo – women's – up to 78 kg
Angharad Sweet, judo – women's – over 78 kg

Bronze

David Roberts, swimming – multi-disability 100 m freestyle
Richard Vaughan, badminton – men's singles
Kevin Evans, boxing – super heavyweight over 91 kg
Robert Weale, Lawn Bowls – men's singles
Anwen Butten & Joanna Weale, lawn bowls – women's doubles
Wales, Lawn Bowls – men's fours
Wales, Lawn Bowls – women's fours
Michael Wixey, Shooting – men's Olympic trap pairs
Gary Cole, judo – men's -60 kg
Claire Scourfield, Judo – women's up to 63 kg
Timothy Davies, judo – men's up to 66 kg
Luke Preston, Judo – men's up to 81 kg

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Athletics	0	4	0	4
Badminton	0	0	1	1
Boxing	1	0	1	2
Cycling	1	1	0	2
Judo	0	2	4	6
Lawn bowls	0	1	4	5
Shooting	1	0	1	2
Swimming	0	0	1	1
Table tennis	0	1	0	1
Triathlon	0	1	0	1
Weightlifting	3	3	0	6
Total	6	13	12	31

Medals by day
Day				Total
27 July	0	0	1	1
28 July	0	0	0	0
29 July	0	1	0	1
30 July	1	1	3	5
31 July	1	4	3	8
1 August	2	5	0	7
2 August	0	0	0	0
3 August	2	1	2	5
4 August	0	1	3	4
Total	6	13	12	31

Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Female	3	6	3	12
Male	3	7	9	19
Mixed	0	0	0	0
Total	6	13	12	31

Results by event

Athletics

Field hockey

Men's team competition

Team Roster

George Harris (gk) (Whitchurch)
Paul Edwards (Cannock)
Richard John (Stourport)
Rhys Joyce
Matthew Grace
Zak Jones (Canterbury) (capt)
Mark Hoskin (Guildford)
Jamie Westerman (Stourport)
James Davies-Yandle (Loughborough)
Josh Smith (Whitchurch)
Simon Organ (Cannock)
Chris Ashcroft (Bowdon)
Howard Hoskin (Reading)
James Ogden (Brooklands)
Owen Griffiths-Jones
Huw Jones (Teddington)
Bryn Williams (team manager)

Lawn bowls

Netball

Wales finished sixth in the netball at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. They lost to South Africa 71–27 in the 5th/6th playoff match.^[4]

Pool A

26 July 2002	Wales	48–47	Sri Lanka
15:00	Mair Jones 31 Jamilla Harris 13	Report	Sashika Samarasinghe 28 Gishanthi Jayakody 19

28 July 2002	England	81–18	Wales
20:30	Alex Astle 42/66 (64%) Abby Teare 39/48 (81%)	Report	Sian Edwards 8 Mair Jones 6 ?? 2

29 July 2002	Wales	49–42	Canada
15:00	Mair Jones 37/47 (79%) Sian Edwards 12	Report	Dulcina Wind 23 Maralyn Hope 19

30 July 2002	New Zealand	81–23	Wales
18:30	Donna Loffhagen 35/38 (92%) Belinda Colling 23 Daneka Wipiiti 23	Report	Mair Jones 9 Sian Edwards 7 Jamilla Harris 7

Sources:^[5]^[6]

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	365	101	+264	8
2	England	4	3	1	278	145	+133	6
3	Wales	4	2	2	138	251	-113	4
4	Canada	4	1	3	137	286	-149	2
5	Sri Lanka	4	0	4	156	291	-135	0

  Qualified for Major semi-finals
  Qualified for Minor Semi-finals
  Qualified for 7th/10th classification

Sources:^[6]^[7]

Minor semi-finals

31 July 2002	Jamaica	72–32	Wales
	Elaine Davis 42 Simone Forbes 19	Report	Mair Jones 24 Sian Edwards 5 Jamilla Harris 3

5th/6th playoff

2 August 2002	South Africa	71–27	Wales
15:00	Sindiswe Gumede 56 Adele Jonker 10 Martha Machoga 5		Jamilla Harris 17 Sian Edwards 8 Mair Jones 2

Sources:^[4]^[5]^[6]

Squad

Wales roster

Players

Coaches

Name	Pos	DOB	Height	Club
Ceri Battle	WD, C		–	Glamorgan Valleys
Emma Blanks	GK, GD		–	South East Wales
Ursula Bowers	WD, GD, GK, C	(1978-06-29)29 June 1978 (aged 24)	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Team Bath Force
Helen Case	WA, C		–	Afan Nedd Tawe
Dawn Donovan (vc)	GS, GA, WD, GD, GK		–	Glamorgan Valleys
Sian Edwards	GA, WA		–	South East Wales
Gemma Evans	C, WD		–	Cardiff & District
Joanna Griffiths (c)	WD, GD, C		–	Cardiff & District
Sara Hale	GK, GD, WD	(1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 19)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	UWIC
Jamilla Harris	GS, GA	(1979-08-27)27 August 1979 (aged 22)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Cardiff & District
Mair Jones	GS		–	Dyfed
Anna Mayes	WA, C	(1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 21)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Team Bath Force

Head coach

Raewyn Henry

Notes

(c) – Captain
(cc) – Co-captain
(vc) – Vice-captain
– Injury / maternity leave
(TRP) – Temporary Replacement Player

Sources:^[8]^[9]

Shooting

Clay target

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Malcolm Allen	Skeet	71	7	Did not advance
Desmond Davies	Skeet	67	15	Did not advance
Malcolm Allen Desmond Davies	Skeet pairs	—		186	4
Mike Wixey	Trap	120	3 Q	140	4
James Birkett-Evans	Trap	114	12	Did not advance
James Birkett-Evans Mike Wixey	Trap pairs	—		186
Carolyn Trehearn	Double Trap	83	9	Did not advance

Pistol

Cartridge pistol

Athlete	Event	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Points	Points	Points	Rank
Steve Pengelly	25 metre standard pistol	174	190	174	538	16

Air pistol

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ian Harris	10 metre air pistol	561	14	Did not advance
Robert Thomas	10 metre air pistol	543	27	Did not advance
Ian Harris Robert Thomas	10 metre air pistol pairs	—		1114	11
Sian Megan Lewis	10 metre air pistol	367	12	Did not advance
Julie Daltrey Sian Megan Lewis	10 metre air pistol pairs	—		347	8

Small bore and air rifle

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
John Croydon	10 m air rifle	584	7 Q	682.5	8
Martyn Blake	10 m air rifle	581	11	Did not advance
Martyn Blake John Croydon	10 m air rifle pairs	—		1154	6
John Croydon	50 m rifle 3 positions	1141	7 Q	1230.9	8
Martyn Blake	50 m rifle 3 positions	1130	15	Did not advance
John Croydon Martyn Blake	50 m rifle 3 positions pairs	—		2254	6
Robin Hilborne	50 m rifle prone	571	29	Did not advance
David Phelps	50 m rifle prone	590	6 Q	693.5	6
Robin Hilborne David Phelps	50 m rifle prone pairs	—		1157	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Julie Daltrey	10 m air rifle	383	14	Did not advance
Rhian Floyd	10 m air rifle	380	18	Did not advance
Julie Daltrey Rhian Floyd	10 m air rifle pairs	—		784	5
Johanne Brekke	50 m rifle prone	—		586	5
Ceri Dallimore	50 m rifle prone	—		584	7
Johanne Brekke Ceri Dallimore	50 m rifle prone pairs	—		1175
Sian Corish	50 m rifle 3 positions	545	18	Did not advance
Julie Daltry	50 m rifle 3 positions	560	Q	657.0	7
Sian Corish Julie Daltrey	50 m rifle 3 positions pairs	—		1113	5

Full bore

Open

Athlete	Event	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Total
Athlete	Event	Points	Points	Points	Points	Rank
David Davies	Individual	103-10v	148-19v	144-11v	395-40v	18
Gabrielle O'Lear	Individual	103-14v	149-17v	139-12v	391-43v	22
David Davies Gabrielle O'Leary	Pairs	—	295-38v	285-27v	580-65v	10

References

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^ "Archive: Wales at the Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^ "Archive: Wales at the Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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^ ^a ^b "BBC Sport – Commonwealth Games 2002 – Statistics". news.bbc.co.uk. 4 August 2002. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Machester (ENG) 2002". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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[2] "Archive: Wales at the Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2022.

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Associations at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Africa	Botswana Cameroon Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Belize Bermuda Canada Falkland Islands Guyana Saint Helena
Asia	Bangladesh Brunei India Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Dominica Grenada Jamaica Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands
Europe	Cyprus England Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Malta Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Oceania	Australia Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Nauru New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Wales at the Commonwealth Games
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030
Wales hosted the Games in 1958.