The team to represent Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was announced by the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCW) on 22 February 2006.
It consisted of 143 athletes (63 Women and 80 men) 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.
Medals Total Wales351119
Gold Weightlifting: Michaela Breeze, Women's 63 kg
Swimming: David Davies, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Shooting: David Phelps, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone
Silver Athletics: Julie Crane, Women's High Jump
Boxing: Kevin Evans
Gymnastics: David Eaton, Men's Horizontal Bar
Lawn bowls: Robert Weale, Men's Singles Betty Morgan, Women's Singles
Bronze Athletics: Beverley Jones, Women's 100 m EAD T37 Hayley Tullett, Women's 1500 m
Boxing: Jamie Crees, Light Welterweight 64 kg Darren Edwards, Featherweight 57 kg Mo Nasir, Light Flyweight 48 kg
Cycling: Nicole Cooke, Women's Road Race Geraint Thomas, Men's Points Race
Shooting: Johanne Brekke, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone Gruffudd Morgan and David Phelps, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs
Swimming: David Davies, Men's 400 m Freestyle David Roberts (swimmer), Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle
Squad The Welsh squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games is as follows:
Athletics
Men 100 m: Christian Malcolm 200 m: Christian Malcolm 400 m: Gareth Warburton 400 m hurdles: Matt Elias, Rhys Williams. 4 × 400 m relay: Gareth Warburton, Matt Elias, Rhys Williams, Dai Greene, Christian Malcolm 1500 m: James Thie 5000 m: Chris Davies Long jump: Steven Shalders Triple jump: Steven Shalders High jump: Robert Mitchell Pole vault: Scott Simpson 100 m (Disabled): Neville Bonfield
Women 200 m: Chelsea Foster 400 m: Catherine Murphy 800 m: Hayley Tullett 1500 m: Hayley Tullett, Natalie Lewis 10,000 m: Catherine Dugdale High jump: Julie Crane Hammer: Carys Parry, Leslie Brannen, Laura Douglas Discus: Phillipa Roles Marathon: Tracey Morris 100 m (Disabled): Beverley Jones 800 m (Disabled): Tanni Grey-Thompson Shot (Disabled): Julie Hamzah
Badminton
Men AthleteEvents Mathew Hughes singles, men's doubles Martyn Lewis singles, men's doublesJonathan Morgan singles, men's doublesJames Phillips men's doubles Richard Vaughan singles, men's doubles, mixed doubles Women AthleteEvents Kelly Morgan singles, mixed doubles
Boxing Men AthleteEventsClub Jamie Crees Light welterweight 64 kg Prince of Wales ABC, Cardiff Matthew Edmonds Bantamweight 54 kg St Joseph's ABC, Newport Darren Edwards Featherweight 57 kg Cwmavon Hornets, Port Talbot Kevin Evans Super heavyweight 91 kg Carmarthen ABC Chris Jenkins Flyweight 51 kg Cwmgors ABC, Ammanford Mo Nasir Light-flyweight 48 kg St Joseph's ABC, Newport Aaron Thomas Welterweight 69 kg Clwyd ABC Robbie Turley Lightweight 60 kg St Joseph's ABC, Newport
Cycling
Men Mountain bike cross-country: Steven Roach Endurance: 20 km scratch: Geraint Thomas, Matt Brammeier, Ross Sander Endurance: 40 km scratch: Geraint Thomas, Ross Sander Endurance: 40 km points: Matt Brammeier Endurance: road race: Geraint Thomas, Julian Winn, Dale Appleby, Yanto Barker, Rob Partridge, Steven Roach Endurance: time trial: Geraint Thomas, Julian Winn
Women Endurance: 25 km points: Nicole Cooke Endurance: road race: Nicole Cooke
Gymnastics
Men Artistic: David Eaton
Women Artistic: Samantha Bayley, Lynnett Lisle, Rhian Pugh, Melaine Roberts, Jessica Gazzi Rhythmic: Francesca Jones
Lawn bowls
Men AthleteEventsClub Andrew Atwood triples Caerphilly Town BC Jason Greenslade pairs Dinas Powys BC Neil Rees pairs Parc y Dre BC, Llanelli Martin Selway triples Caerphilly Town BC Kevin Wall triples Cwmbran Park BC Robert Weale singles Presteigne BC Women AthleteEventsClub Anwen Butten triples Lampeter BC Lisa Forey triples Stradey Ladies, Llanelli Shirley King pairs Llandrindod Wells BC Gillian Miles pairs Sophia Gardens BC Betty Morgan singles Llandrindod Wells BC Kathy Pearce triples Berriew 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.
Pool 2
Table
7th/8th playoff
Squad
Power lifting Gideon Griffiths
Rugby sevens Richie Pugh (capt, Ospreys), Rhys Williams (Blues), Rhodri McAtee (Penzance), James Hook (Ospreys), James Merriman (Gloucester), Johnathan Edwards (Scarlets), Rhys Oakley (Dragons), Robin Sowden-Taylor (Blues), Wayne Evans (Blues), Gareth Baber (Dragons), Tal Selley (Scarlets), Jonathan Vaughton (Ospreys).
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(Queens Prize): Gareth Morris, Alexander Woodward
Squash
Men AthleteEvents David Evans singles, men's doubles Alex Gough singles, men's doubles Gavin Jones singles, mixed doubles Women AthleteEvents Tegwen Malik singles, mixed doubles
Swimming Men: David Davies, Thomas Haffield, Owen Morgan, Stuart Manford, David Roberts Women: Jazmin Carlin, Bethan Coole, Julie Gould, Jemma Lowe, Lowri Tynan, Cari-Fflur Davies, Rhiannon Henry
Table tennis Men: Ryan Jenkins, Stephen Jenkins, Adam Robertson, David Buck. Women: Bethan Daunton, Siwan Mair Davies, Naomi Owen, Claire Harris, Sara Head
Triathlon Men: Marc Jenkins Women: Leanda Cave, Anneliese Heard, Helen Tucker
Weightlifting Men: Terry Perdue. Women: Michaela Breeze, Kate Howard, Natasha Perdue.
See also Sport in Wales Wales at the Commonwealth Games
References