Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Wales at the
2002 Commonwealth Games
Wales at the; 2002 Commonwealth Games
CG code	WAL
CGA	Commonwealth Games Council for Wales
Website	teamwales.net
in Manchester, England
Competitors	228
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;

Wales competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August 2002.^[1]

228 athletes participated for Wales at the Games.^[2]

Wales came 9th overall with 6 gold, 13 silver and 12 bronze medals.^[3]

Medals

	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Wales	6	13	12	31

Medals by event

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

Medallists

Gold

Jamie Arthur, Boxing – Lightweight 60 kg^[4]
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^[5]
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
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
Lawn Bowls – men's fours
Lawn Bowls – women's fours
Michael Wixey & James Birkett-Evans, 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

Team and results by event

Athletics

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Tim Benjamin	400m, 4x400
Jamie Baulch	400m, 4x400
Matthew Elias	400 hurdles, 4x400
Paul Gray	110m hurdles
Jamie Henthorn	100, 200m, 4x100
James Hillier	400 hurdles
Christian Malcolm	200m, 4x100
Colin Jackson	110m hurdles
Andres Jones	5000, 10,000m
Robert Mitchell	High Jump
Donald Naylor	5000m, 3000m steeplechase
Lee Newman	shot put, discus throw
Steven Shalders	triple jump
Matthew Shone	800m, 1500m
Christian Stephenson	3000m steeplechase
Iwan Thomas	4x400
Tim Thomas	pole vault
Douglas Turner	200m, 4x100
Kevin S. Williams	100m, 4x100

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Emma Davies	800m
Catherine Dugdale	5000m
Rachel King	100m hurdles
Natalie Lewis	1500m
Catherine Murphy	400m
Rachel Newcombe	1500m
Hayley Tullett	1500m

Badminton

Men^[6]

Athlete	Events	Club
Neil Cottrill	doubles, mixed	Conwy
Mathew Hughes	doubles, mixed	Cardiff
Liam Ingram	singles, doubles, mixed	Bedwas
Martyn Lewis	singles, doubles	Caerphilly
Richard Vaughan	singles	Llanbradach

Women^[6]

Athlete	Events	Club
Robyn Ashworth	doubles, mixed	Newport
Felicity Gallup	doubles	Cardiff
Kelly Morgan	singles	Tonteg
Jo Muggeridge	doubles, mixed	Cardiff
Kerry Ann Sheppard	singles, doubles, mixed	Cardiff

Boxing

Men only^[7]

Athlete	Events	Club
Michael John Allen	75kg middleweight	Palace ABC, Denbighshire
Jamie Arthur	60kg lightweight	Coed Eva ABC, Cwmbran
Peter Allan Ashton	57kg featherweight	St Joseph's ABC, Cardiff
Vivian Bryan	63.5kg light-welterweight	St Joseph's ABC, Newport
Tony Doherty	67kg welterweight	Pontypool and Panteg ABC
Matthew Charles Edmonds	51kg flyweight	St Joseph's ABC, Newport
Darren Edwards	54kg bantamweight	Cwmavon Hornets, Port Talbot
Kevin Evans	+91kg super heavyweight	Carmarthen ABC
Lee Jones	71kg light middleweight	Kyber Colts, Mountain Ash
Lee Andrew Milsjen	91kg heavyweight	Coed Eva ABC, Cwmbran
James Clifford Whitfield	81kg light heavyweight	Army

Cycling

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Yanto Barker	time trial, road race
Tim Davies	mountain bike
James Griffiths	time trial, road race
Joby Ingram-Dodd	1km time trial, sprint, team pursuit
Ian Jeremiah	mountain bike
Anthony Malarczyk	time trial, road race
Jamie Norfolk	mountain bike
Huw Pritchard	time trial, road race, points, team pursuit
Paul Sheppard	time trial, road race, points, team pursuit
Julian Winn	time trial, road race
William Wright	scratch, points, team pursuit

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Nicole Cooke	road TT, road race
Nina Davies	road TT, road race
Penny Edwards	road race, mountain bike
Denise Hampson	500m time trial, sprint

Gymnastics

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Gareth Davies	all-around
Dean Manning	all-around
David Muir	all-around
Jason Tucker	floor

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Renay Jones	all-around, vault
Melanie Roberts	all-around
Holly Templeton	all-around

Hockey

Men

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

Judo

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Gary Cole	60kg
Timothy Davies	66kg
Craig Ewers	73kg
Adrian Morgan	over 100kg
Julian Pae	100kg
Luke Preston	81kg
Steven Withers	90kg

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Sue Crofts	52kg
Non Evans	57kg
Jo Melen	78kg
Claire Scourfield	63kg
Marianne Sharpe	70kg
Angharad Sweet	over 78kg

Lawn bowls

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Richard Bowen	fours	Cardigan BC
Jason Greenslade	fours	Cardiff BC
Stephen Rees	pairs	Old Landorians BC
Ian Slade	fours	Pontymister BC
Will Thomas	pairs	Pontrhydyfen BC
Robert Weale	singles	Presteigne BC
Dai Wilkins	fours	Pontrhydyfen BC

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Anwen Butten	pairs	Lampeter BC
Pam John	fours	Sophia Gardens BC
Gill Miles	fours	Sophia Gardens BC
Betty Morgan	singles	Llandrindod Wells BC
Nina Shipperlee	fours	Whitchurch BC
Ann Sutherland	fours	Croesyceiliog BC
Joanna Weale	pairs	Presteigne BC

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.^[8]

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:^[9]^[10]

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:^[10]^[11]

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:^[8]^[9]^[10]

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:^[12]^[13]

Rugby sevens

[14]

Athlete	Events	Club
Gareth Baber	team	Pontypridd RFC
Jason Forster	team captain	Newport RFC
Gareth Gravell	team	Newport RFC
Rob Howley	team	London Wasps
Dafydd James	team	Bridgend RFC
Emyr Lewis	team	Pontypridd RFC
Dai Rees	team manager	n/a
Craig Richards	team	Bridgend RFC
Matthew Robinson	team	Swansea RFC
Arwel Thomas	team	Swansea RFC
Gareth Thomas	team	Bridgend RFC
Gareth Williams	team	Llanelli RFC
Gareth Wyatt	team	Pontypridd RFC
Colin Hillman	team coach	n/a

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	N/a		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	N/a		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	N/a		1114	11
Sian Megan Lewis	10 metre air pistol	367	12	Did not advance
Julie Daltrey Sian Megan Lewis	10 metre air pistol pairs	N/a		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	N/a		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	N/a		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	N/a		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	N/a		784	5
Johanne Brekke	50 m rifle prone	N/a		586	5
Ceri Dallimore	50 m rifle prone	N/a		584	7
Johanne Brekke Ceri Dallimore	50 m rifle prone pairs	N/a		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	N/a		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	N/a	295-38v	285-27v	580-65v	10

Squash

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
David Evans	singles, men's doubles	Maesteg
Scott Fitzgerald	singles, men's doubles	Lee-on-the-Solent
Alex Gough	singles, men's doubles	St. Mellons Cardiff
Gavin Jones	singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles	Maesteg

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Karen Hargreaves	women's doubles, mixed doubles	West Lancashire SC
Katrina Hogan	women's doubles	St Mellons, Cardiff

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
David Davies	200, 400, 1500m freestyle
Steven Evans	50m, 100m freestyle

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Bethan Francis Coole	100m Backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200, 400 free, medley relay, 4x200
Catrin Davies	50, 100, 200m Freestyle, medley relay, 4x200
Karla Hancocks	50m free, 50m butterfly
Georgia Elizabeth Holderness	50m, 100m Breaststroke, medley relay
Mackenzie Howe	100, 200m Freestyle, 4x200
Gemma Mary Howells	100 butterfly, 200, 400 medley, medley relay
Holly James	400 freestyle
Dawn Rebecca Jason	400, 800m freestyle, 4x200
Julia Martin	50m, 100m Freestyle
Lowri Tynan	50m, 100m Breaststroke

Table tennis

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Owen Griffiths	singles, doubles, mixed
Ryan Jenkins	singles, doubles, mixed
Stephen Jenkins	singles, doubles, mixed
Adam Robertson	singles, doubles, mixed

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Bethan Daunton	singles, doubles, mixed
Siwan Davies	singles, doubles, mixed
Natasha Lake	singles, doubles, mixed
Naomi Owen	singles, doubles, mixed

Triathlon

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
David John Haines	individual
Richard Llewwllyn Haines	individual
Marc Jenkins	individual

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Leanda Cave	individual
Anneliese Heard	individual

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Events	Club
Andy Goswell	85kg
Andy Joy	94kg
Anthony Morgan	77kg
Dave Morgan	77kg
Terry Perdue	+105kg
Arfon Roberts	69kg
Ray Vaughan	85kg
Raymond Williams	69kg

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Michaela Breeze	58kg
Non Evans	63kg
Mary Hancock	48kg
Kate Louise Howard	48kg

References

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↑ "Wales Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Medal Standings Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
↑ "Archive: Wales at the Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
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↑ "Welsh boxers to be a big hit". South Wales Echo. 12 July 2002. p. 56. Retrieved 29 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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1 2 "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.
1 2 3 "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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↑ "(Archive of Wales netball internationals)". walesnetball.com. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
↑ "Jason Forster Leads Wales' Commonwealth Games Bid". WRU. 15 July 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2026.

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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

Medals

Medals by event

Medallists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team and results by event

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing

Cycling

Gymnastics

Hockey

Judo

Lawn bowls

Netball

Rugby sevens

Shooting

Squash

Swimming

Table tennis

Triathlon

Weightlifting

See also

References