Bree Cronin

Bree Cronin
Personal information
BornBree Cronin
July 2003 (age 23)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportAthletics/Paralympic athletics
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
Athletics
Bronze medal – third place2026 GlasgowWomen's discus throw (F44)

Bree Cronin (born 24 July 2003)[1] is a Welsh Paralympic athlete, who competes in the F44 women's discus event.[2]

Cronin, originally from Newport, Wales, lives in Abertridwr, Caerphilly, where she works as a carer, the same job that her mother does. She trains in Cardiff. At the age of seventeen, she was involved in a car accident that left her with multiple fractures and brain damage, and resulted in her being confined to a wheelchair for a period.[1] Prior to the accident, she had already enjoyed some success in the discus and shot put, and as part of her rehabilitation she took up the sport again. She began a Health and Social Care Level 2 apprenticeship with ACT.[3] At the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, she finished fifth in the discus F44 class.[1]

At the 2026 Commonwealth Games, she won a bronze medal in the women's discus F44, behind her Welsh team-mate Funmi Oduwaiye.[4][2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bree Cronin". Team Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Oduwaiye and Cronin earn silver and bronze for Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "'My confidence has grown immensely': Caerphilly Carer apprentice shares inspiring story to mark National Apprenticeship Week". HC-One. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Abertridwr discus thrower Bree Cronin wins Commonwealth Games bronze". Caerphilly Observer. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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