Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Wales
CGF code	WAL
CGA	Commonwealth Games Wales
in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors	213 in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Jazz Carlin (opening)
Medals Ranked 7th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 10 12 14 36
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
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Wales took part in the 2018 Commonwealth Games! These exciting games happened in Gold Coast, Australia, from April 4 to April 15, 2018. This was the 21st time Wales had competed in the Commonwealth Games, showing up at every event since they first began in 1930.

A talented swimmer named Jazz Carlin had the special honor of carrying the Welsh flag during the opening ceremony.

Team Wales: Who Competed?

Wales sent a big team of 213 athletes to the games! They competed in 16 different sports. Here's a quick look at how many athletes were in each sport:

Sport	Boys/Men	Girls/Women	Total
Athletics	14	12	26
Boxing	4	3	7
Cycling	15	6	21
Diving	1	0	1
Gymnastics	5	8	13
Hockey	18	18	36
Lawn Bowls	10	7	17
Netball	N/A	12	12
Rugby Sevens	13	12	25
Shooting	8	3	11
Squash	2	2	4
Swimming	5	9	14
Table Tennis	1	3	4
Triathlon	2	2	4
Weightlifting	8	8	16
Wrestling	2	0	2
Total	108	105	213

Medal Winners for Wales

Wales had an amazing performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, bringing home a total of 36 medals! This included 10 gold, 12 silver, and 14 bronze medals.

Here are the athletes who won medals for Wales:

Athletics: Running, Jumping, and Throwing

Team Wales had 26 athletes competing in athletics. This included 14 men and 12 women. They showed great strength in various events.

• Olivia Breen won a gold medal in the Women's long jump (T38) and a bronze medal in the Women's 100 metres (T38).
• Hollie Arnold earned a gold medal in the Women's javelin throw (F46).
• Melissa Courtney took home a bronze medal in the Women's 1500 metres.
• Bethan Davies also won a bronze medal in the Women's 20 kilometres walk.

Boxing: Punching for Medals

Wales sent 7 boxers to the games: 4 men and 3 women. They fought hard and brought back some impressive medals!

• Sammy Lee won a gold medal in the Men's light heavyweight category.
• Lauren Price also secured a gold medal in the Women's middleweight event.
• Rosie Eccles earned a silver medal in the Women's welterweight division.
• Mickey McDonagh won a bronze medal in the Men's lightweight category.

Cycling: Speed on Two Wheels

Wales had 21 cyclists competing in road, track, and mountain bike events. They raced with incredible speed and skill.

• Elinor Barker won a gold medal in the Women's points race on the track.
• Jon Mould earned a silver medal in the Men's road race.
• Para-cyclist James Ball, with pilot Peter Mitchell, won two silver medals in the Men's tandem 1 km time trial B and Men's tandem sprint B.
• Lewis Oliva also won a silver medal in the Men's keirin event.
• Dani Rowe took home a bronze medal in the Women's road race.

Diving: Graceful Jumps

Aidan Heslop was the only diver representing Wales, a special moment as he was the first Welsh diver in 20 years at the Commonwealth Games. He competed in the 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform events.

Gymnastics: Strength and Style

Wales had 13 gymnasts (5 men and 8 women) showing off their amazing routines in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics.

• In artistic gymnastics, Latalia Bevan won a silver medal in the Women's floor exercise.
• In rhythmic gymnastics, Laura Halford earned a silver medal in the Women's hoop event.

Hockey: Team Play on the Field

Both the Welsh men's and women's hockey teams qualified for the games, each with 18 players. They faced tough competition in their pools.

Men's Tournament

Team Roster

Pool B Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	4	3	1	0	12	9	+3	10	Advance to Semi-finals
2	England	4	2	1	1	15	8	+7	7
3	Malaysia	4	1	1	2	5	10	−5	4	5th–6th place match
4	Pakistan	4	0	4	0	6	6	0	4	7th–8th place match
5	Wales	4	0	1	3	6	11	−5	1	9th–10th place match

5 April 2018 (2018-04-05) 19:30 Pakistan  1–1  Wales Ali  39' Report Shipperley  33' Umpires: Sean Rapaport (RSA) David Sweetman (GBR)

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7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 09:30 Malaysia  3–0  Wales Fitri  19' van Huizen  36' Faizal  55' Report Umpires: Tim Bond (NZL) Sean Rapaport (RSA)

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8 April 2018 (2018-04-08) 19:30 India  4–3  Wales D. Singh  16' Mand. Singh  28' H. Singh  57' Sunil  59' Report Furlong  17', 45', 58' Umpires: David Sweetman (SCO) Tyler Klenk (CAN)

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10 April 2018 (2018-04-10) 14:30 England  3–2  Wales Ward  38', 49', 57' Report Hawker  26' Francis  30+' Umpires: Eric Koh (MAS) Ben de Young (AUS)

9th–10th Place Match

13 April 2018 (2018-04-13) 08:30 South Africa  2–3  Wales Crowe  19' Cassiem  46' Report Furlong  27' Carson  27', 59' Umpires: Ben de Young (AUS) Tyler Klenk (CAN)

Women's Tournament

Team Roster

Pool B Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	4	3	0	1	11	3	+8	9	Advance to Semi-finals
2	India	4	3	0	1	9	5	+4	9
3	South Africa	4	1	1	2	3	4	−1	4	5th–6th place match
4	Malaysia	4	1	1	2	3	8	−5	4	7th–8th place match
5	Wales	4	1	0	3	4	10	−6	3	9th–10th place match

5 April 2018 (2018-04-05) 09:30 India  2–3  Wales Rampal  34' Pradhan  41' Report Daley  7' French  26' Marke-Jones  57' Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Jo Cumming (NZL)

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6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) 19:30 England  5–1  Wales Ansley  23' Townsend  25' Martin  48' Bray  53' Balsdon  60' Report Laity  34' Umpires: Lelia Sacre (CAN) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

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9 April 2018 (2018-04-09) 14:30 South Africa  2–0  Wales Manuel  25' Mayne  41' Report Umpires: Emma Shelbourn (ENG) Jo Cumming (NZL)

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11 April 2018 (2018-04-11) 09:30 Malaysia  1–0  Wales Hanis  23' Report Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TTO) Cookie Tan (SGP)

9th–10th Place Match

12 April 2018 (2018-04-12) 13:30 Wales  1–1  Ghana Evans  53' Report Boakye  44' Penalties French Jones Evans 2–0 Umaru Amoako Opoku Afriyie Umpires: Durga Devi (IND) Emma Shelbourn (ENG)

Lawn Bowls: Rolling to Victory

Wales had 17 lawn bowlers and their directors competing. They showed great precision and teamwork.

• Daniel Salmon and Marc Wyatt won a gold medal in the Men's pairs event.
• Laura Daniels earned a silver medal in the Women's singles.
• In the mixed para-sport pairs, Gilbert Miles (with director Byron John) and Julie Thomas (with director John Wilson) won a bronze medal.

Netball: Fast-Paced Action

Wales sent a netball team of 12 women to compete. They played hard in their pool matches.

The following is the Wales roster in the netball tournament of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. It was announced on 1 March 2018.

Wales national netball team – 2018 Commonwealth Games roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. Name Age - DOB Ht. Club Club nat. Davies, Fern - – Celtic Dragons Drane, Suzy (C) - – Celtic Dragons Dyke, Bethan - – Celtic Dragons Jones, Kyra - – Celtic Dragons Jones, Nia - – Celtic Dragons Lewis, Chelsea - – Team Bath Llewelyn, Sarah - – Celtic Dragons Morgan, Kelly - – Celtic Dragons Moseley, Cara Lea - – Celtic Dragons Rowe, Georgia - – Celtic Dragons Thomas, Leila - – Celtic Dragons Varey, Amanda - – Celtic Dragons	Head coach Julie Hoornweg Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes current pro club Injured

Pool B Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	5	5	0	0	342	202	+140	10	Semi-finals
2	New Zealand	5	3	0	2	292	235	+57	6
3	Uganda	5	3	0	2	287	248	+39	6	Classification matches
4	Malawi	5	3	0	2	277	284	−7	6
5	Scotland	5	1	0	4	195	289	−94	2
6	Wales	5	0	0	5	215	350	−135	0

6 April 2018 13:00	Report	Wales	44–70	New Zealand		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Theresa Prince Jackie Mizon Reserve umpire: Joshua Bowring
		Moseley  21/30 (70%) Lewis  21/31 (68%) Llewelyn  1/1 (100%) Rowe  1/2 (50%)		Selby-Rickit  28/31 (90%) Folau  19/23 (83%) Ekenasio  13/17 (76%) Mes  10/14 (71%)

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7 April 2018 18:30	Report	Scotland	51–47	Wales		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Angela Armstrong-Lush Reserve umpire: Marc Henning
		Goodwin  38/45 (84%) Gallagher  13/14 (93%)		Lewis  39/48 (81%) Moseley  5/8 (63%) Llewelyn  3/3 (100%)

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9 April 2018 13:00	Report	England	85–31	Wales		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
		Housby  34/36 (94%) Harten  26/32 (81%) Haythornthwaite  13/14 (93%) Corbin  12/14 (86%)		Lewis  22/28 (79%) Rowe  5/6 (83%) Moseley  4/6 (67%)

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10 April 2018 20:30	Report	Wales	40–76	Uganda		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Marc Henning Joshua Bowring Reserve umpire: Angela Armstrong-Lush
		Lewis  34/42 (81%) Rowe  6/7 (86%) Llewelyn  0/1 (0%)		Proscovia  56/63 (89%) Nanyonga  20/24 (83%)

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11 April 2018 19:00	Report	Malawi	68–53	Wales		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Joshua Bowring Jono Bredin Reserve umpire: Jackie Mizon
		Kumwenda  47/50 (94%) Chimaliro  18/18 (100%) Simtowe  3/4 (75%)		Lewis  41/53 (77%) Llewlyn  9/10 (90%) Moseley  3/5 (60%)

Eleventh Place Match

12 April 2018 16:00	Report	Fiji	32–81	Wales		Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Angela Armstrong-Lush Kate Stephenson Reserve umpire: Lisa McPhail
		Cirikisuva  10/12 (83%) Waqa  9/12 (75%) M. Rusivakula  7/10 (70%) U. Rusivakula  6/6 (100%)		Lewis  35/39 (90%) Rowe  25/26 (96%) Moseley  12/12 (100%) Llewelyn  9/12 (75%)

Rugby Sevens: Quick Tries and Teamwork

Wales had both men's and women's rugby sevens teams, each with 12 players. Rugby sevens is a fast and exciting version of rugby!

Men's Tournament

Squad

Pool D Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fiji	3	3	0	0	138	22	+116	9	Semi-finals
2	Wales	3	2	0	1	90	38	+52	7	Classification semi-finals
3	Uganda	3	1	0	2	38	95	−57	5
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	0	3	27	138	−111	3

14 April 2018 10:59	Wales	31–5	Uganda	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
	Try: Jenkins 1' m Morgan 3' m Williams 8' c Treharne 9' c Amos 14' c Con: O'Brien (1/3) 9' Davies (2/2) 10', 14'	(Gold Coast 2018)	Try: Odongo 11' m Con: Wokorach (0/1)

14 April 2018 17:31	Wales	42–12	Sri Lanka	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji)
	Try: Roach (2) 3' c, 12' c Thomas 4' c Williams 6' c Jenkins 7' c Davies 13' c Con: Davies (6/6) 3', 4', 6', 7', 12', 14'	(Gold Coast 2018)	Try: Wijekoon 1' c Sooriyabandara 9' m Con: Ratwatte (1/2) 1'

14 April 2018 21:33	Fiji	21–17	Wales	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)
		(Gold Coast 2018)

Classification Semi-finals

15 April 2018 10:37	Scotland	19–12	Wales	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Jordan Way (Australia)
	Try: Horne (2) 3' c, 6' c Farndale 11' m Con: Horne (2/3) 4', 6'	(Gold Coast 2018)	Try: Morgan (2) 2' m, 8' c Con: Davies (1/2) 8'

Match for Seventh Place

15 April 2018 13:11	Kenya	24–28	Wales	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Richard Haughton (England)
	Try: Ambaka (2) 1' c, 9' m Odhiambo (2) 7' c, 14' Con: Agero (2/3) 2', 7'	(Gold Coast 2018)	Try: Williams (2) 1' c, 4' c Morgan 10' c Treharne 12' c Con: Davies (2/2) 1', 4' O'Brien (2/2) 10', 12'

Women's Tournament

Squad

Pool B Results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	80	27	+53	9	Semi-finals
2	England	3	2	0	1	74	34	+40	7
3	Fiji	3	1	0	2	44	41	+3	5	Classification semi-finals
4	Wales	3	0	0	3	12	108	−96	3

13 April 2018 17:37	Australia	34–5	Wales	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rebecca Mahoney (New Zealand)
	Try: Tonegato 1' m Pelite 2' c Green (2) 6' m, 8' m Williams 7' m du Toit 12' c Con: Sykes (2/6) 3', 13'	(Gold Coast 2018)	Try: Joyce 10' m Con: Snowsill (0/1)

13 April 2018 19:55	Fiji	29–7	Wales	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Rose LaBreche (Canada)
	Try: Tinai (3) 1' c, 5' c, 8' m Riwai 3' m Naimasi 10' m Con: Tinai (2/4) 1', 5' Riwai (0/1)	(Gold Coast 2018)	Try: Joyce 13' c Con: Packer (1/1) 13'

13 April 2018 18:59	England	45–0	Wales	Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
	Try: Fleming 1' c Hunt (2) 2' c, 6' m Scarratt 4' c Scott 8' c Wilson-Hardy (2) 9' m, 14' c Con: Hunt (3/5) 1', 2', 4' Scott (2/2) 8', 14'	(Gold Coast 2018)

Classification Semi-finals

15 April 2018	Kenya	14–12	Wales	Gold Coast
9:53

Match for Seventh Place

15 April 2018	South Africa	14–19	Wales	Gold Coast
12:27

Shooting: Aiming for Gold

Wales sent 11 shooters (8 men and 3 women) to compete. They showed great focus and precision.

• David Phelps won a gold medal in the Men's 50 metre rifle prone event.
• Michael Wixey also earned a gold medal in the Men's trap event.
• Ben Llewellin won a silver medal in the Men's skeet.
• Chris Watson and Gareth Morris won a silver medal together in the Queen's Prize pairs.
• Sarah Wixey took home a bronze medal in the Women's trap.

Squash: Fast-Paced Racket Sport

Wales had 4 squash players (2 men and 2 women). They played in singles and doubles matches.

• Tesni Evans won a bronze medal in the Women's singles event.
• Joel Makin had a strong performance, reaching the semi-finals in Men's singles.

Swimming: Making Waves

Wales had a team of 14 swimmers (5 men and 9 women). They competed in various freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly events.

• Alys Thomas won a gold medal in the Women's 200 metre butterfly, setting a new Games Record!
• Daniel Jervis earned a silver medal in the Men's 1500 metre freestyle.
• Chloe Tutton won a bronze medal in the Women's 200 metre breaststroke.
• Georgia Davies took home a bronze medal in the Women's 50 metre backstroke.
• The Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay team, made up of Georgia Davies, Chloe Tutton, Alys Thomas, and Kathryn Greenslade, also won a bronze medal.

Table Tennis: Quick Reflexes

Wales had 4 table tennis players (1 man and 3 women). They competed in singles, doubles, and team events.

• Para-sport player Joshua Stacey won a bronze medal in the Men's TT6–10 singles event.

Triathlon: Swim, Bike, Run

Wales had 4 triathletes (2 men and 2 women) who competed in individual and mixed relay events. Triathlon is a tough sport that combines swimming, cycling, and running.

• Non Stanford finished 8th in the Women's individual event.
• The mixed relay team, including Non Stanford, Iestyn Harrett, Olivia Mathias, and Chris Silver, finished 6th.

Weightlifting: Lifting Heavy for Wales

Wales had 16 weightlifters and powerlifters (8 men and 8 women). They showed incredible strength and determination.

• Gareth Evans won a gold medal in the Men's 69 kg weightlifting event.
• Laura Hughes earned a bronze medal in the Women's 75 kg weightlifting.

Powerlifting

Three Welsh athletes competed in powerlifting.

• Nerys Pearce finished 4th in the Women's heavyweight category.

Wrestling: Grappling for Glory

Wales had 2 male wrestlers competing. They showed their skill and strength on the mat.

• Kane Charig won a silver medal in the Men's freestyle -65 kg event.
• Curtis Dodge earned a bronze medal in the Men's freestyle -74 kg event.