Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games


The team to represent Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was announced by the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales on 22 February 2006.
It consisted of 143 athletes competing across 14 sports; 85 fewer than the squad in 2002.
The team was not able to improve on their medal tally from the 2002 Commonwealth Games when Wales won 6 Gold, 13 Silver and 12 Bronze medals. The team was captained by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.

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Gold

Weightlifting:
Swimming:
Shooting:

Silver

Athletics:
Boxing:
  • Kevin Evans
Gymnastics:
Lawn bowls:

Bronze

Athletics:
Boxing:
  • James Cree, Light Welterweight 64 kg
  • Darren Edwards, Featherweight 57 kg
  • Mohammed Nasir, Light Flyweight 48 kg
Cycling:
Shooting:
Swimming:

Squad

The Welsh squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games is as follows:

Athletics

Men

Women

Badminton

Boxing

  • 48 kg: Mohammed Nasir
  • 51 kg: Christopher Jenkins
  • 54 kg: Kris Jones
  • 57 kg: Darren Edwards
  • 60 kg: Robert Turley
  • 64 kg: Jamie-Lee Alger Rees
  • 69 kg: Aaron Thomas
  • 91 kg: Kevin Evans

Cycling

Men

Women

Gymnastics

Men

Women

  • Artistic: Samantha Bayley, Lynnett Lisle, Rhian Pugh, Melaine Roberts, Jessica Gazzi
  • Rhythmic: Francesca Jones

Lawn bowls

Men
AthleteEventsClub
Andrew AtwoodtriplesCaerphilly Town BC
Jason GreensladepairsDinas Powys BC
Neil ReespairsParc y Dre BC, Llanelli
Martin SelwaytriplesCaerphilly Town BC
Kevin WalltriplesCwmbran Park BC
Robert WealesinglesPresteigne BC

Women
AthleteEventsClub
Anwen ButtentriplesLampeter BC
Lisa ForeytriplesStradey Ladies, Llanelli
Shirley KingpairsLlandrindod Wells BC
Gillian MilespairsSophia Gardens BC
Betty MorgansinglesLlandrindod Wells BC
Kathy PearcetriplesBerriew BC

Netball

With a team captained by Ursula Bowers, Wales finished 8th in the netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In the 7th/8th playoff, they lost 46–43 to South Africa.
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Power lifting

  • Gideon Griffiths

Rugby sevens

Richie Pugh, Rhys Williams, Rhodri McAtee, James Hook, James Merriman, Johnathan Edwards, Rhys Oakley, Robin Sowden-Taylor, Wayne Evans, Gareth Baber, Tal Selley, Jonathan Vaughton.

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: 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

Table tennis

Triathlon

Weightlifting