Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
CGF code	WAL
CGA	Commonwealth Games Council for Wales
in Melbourne, Australia
Competitors	143 in 14 sports
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 5 11 19
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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In 2006, a team from Wales traveled to Melbourne, Australia, to compete in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. These games are a big sports event where athletes from countries in the Commonwealth of Nations compete. The Welsh team was officially announced on February 22, 2006.

Wales sent 143 athletes to the games, with 63 women and 80 men. They competed in 14 different sports. This was a smaller team than the one sent in 2002. The team's captain was Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, a famous Welsh athlete. Even with a strong team, Wales didn't win as many medals as they did in 2002. Back then, they earned 6 gold, 13 silver, and 12 bronze medals.

Medals Won by Wales

At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Wales earned a total of 19 medals. This included 3 gold, 5 silver, and 11 bronze medals.

				Total
Wales	3	5	11	19

Gold Medal Winners

These athletes won gold medals for Wales:

• Weightlifting: Michaela Breeze won in the Women's 63 kg category.
• Swimming: David Davies won the Men's 1500 m Freestyle race.
• Shooting: David Phelps won in the Men's 50 m Rifle Prone event.

Silver Medal Winners

These athletes brought home silver medals:

• Athletics: Julie Crane in the Women's High Jump.
• Boxing: Kevin Evans won a silver medal.
• Gymnastics: David Eaton in the Men's Horizontal Bar.
• Lawn bowls:
  • Robert Weale in Men's Singles.
  • Betty Morgan in Women's Singles.

Bronze Medal Winners

Wales won 11 bronze medals across several sports:

• Athletics:
  • Beverley Jones in the Women's 100 m EAD T37 event.
  • Hayley Tullett in the Women's 1500 m race.
• Boxing:
  • James Cree in Light Welterweight 64 kg.
  • Darren Edwards in Featherweight 57 kg.
  • Mohammed Nasir in Light Flyweight 48 kg.
• Cycling:
  • Nicole Cooke in the Women's Road Race.
  • Geraint Thomas in the Men's Points Race.
• Shooting:
  • Johanne Brekke in the Women's 50 m Rifle Prone.
  • Gruffudd Morgan and David Phelps in the Men's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs.
• Swimming:
  • David Davies in the Men's 400 m Freestyle.
  • David Roberts (swimmer) in the Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle.

Welsh Team Members

The Welsh team for the 2006 Commonwealth Games included athletes competing in 14 different sports. Here's a look at some of the sports and the athletes who took part.

Athletics

Athletics includes running, jumping, and throwing events.

• Men: Athletes competed in sprints (100m, 200m, 400m), hurdles, relays, middle and long-distance races (1500m, 5000m), and jumps (long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault).
• Women: Athletes competed in sprints (200m, 400m), middle and long-distance races (800m, 1500m, 10,000m), high jump, and throwing events (hammer, discus, shot put). There were also events for disabled athletes.

Badminton

Badminton is a racket sport played with a shuttlecock.

• Men: Competed in Singles and Doubles events.
• Women: Competed in Singles events.
• Mixed: Competed in Mixed Doubles.

Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two people fight using their fists.

• Welsh boxers competed in various weight categories, from Light Flyweight (48 kg) to Heavyweight (91 kg).

Cycling

Cycling events included mountain biking and track/road races.

• Men: Competed in mountain bike cross-country, track endurance events (scratch and points races), and road races (road race and time trial).
• Women: Competed in track endurance (points race) and road race events.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics involves performing exercises requiring strength, flexibility, and balance.

• Men: Competed in Artistic Gymnastics.
• Women: Competed in Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Lawn Bowls

Lawn bowls is a sport where players roll biased balls towards a smaller target ball.

• Men: Competed in Singles, Pairs, and Triples events.
• Women: Competed in Singles, Pairs, and Triples events.

Netball

Netball is a team sport similar to basketball, played without dribbling.

• The Welsh netball team included 12 players.

Powerlifting

Powerlifting is a strength sport involving three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift.

• One Welsh athlete competed in Powerlifting.

Rugby Sevens

Rugby Sevens is a faster version of rugby union, played with seven players per team.

• The Welsh Rugby Sevens team had 12 players, including their captain, Richie Pugh.

Shooting

Shooting involves using firearms to hit targets.

• Men: Competed in skeet, trap, air pistol, centre fire, standard pistol, air rifle, rifle 3 positions, and rifle prone events.
• Women: Competed in trap, air rifle, rifle 3 positions, and rifle prone events.
• Open: Competed in Full Bore (Queens Prize) events.

Squash

Squash is a racket sport played in an enclosed court.

• Men: Competed in Singles and Doubles events.
• Women: Competed in Singles events.
• Mixed: Competed in Mixed Doubles.

Swimming

Swimming events take place in a pool.

• Men: Competed in various freestyle and other swimming events.
• Women: Competed in various freestyle and other swimming events.

Table Tennis

Table tennis, or ping-pong, is a racket sport played on a table.

• Men: Competed in various table tennis events.
• Women: Competed in various table tennis events.

Triathlon

Triathlon is a multi-sport race involving swimming, cycling, and running.

• Men: One Welsh athlete competed.
• Women: Three Welsh athletes competed.

Weightlifting

Weightlifting involves lifting heavy weights.

• Men: One Welsh athlete competed.
• Women: Three Welsh athletes competed.

See also

• Sport in Wales
• Wales at the Commonwealth Games