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Gale force walking

28/06/1877

On Thursday, 28 June, 1877, William Gale began his epic walking race at the Canton running track in Cardiff. He had to walk a quarter of a mile every 10 minutes up to 1,000 miles. He was 43 at the time and one of the greatest pedestrianists in the world.He completed his task on 25

Pele breaks Welsh hearts at World Cup

19/06/1958

Having reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup, Wales were bundled out of the tournament in Sweden at the quarter-final stage by Brazil on 19 June, 1958. It was the first time the world had seen the magically skills of Edson Arantes do Nascimento – Pele to you and me. The 17-year-old scored his

Hocking triumphs again in the Isle of Man

04/06/1962

Newport-born motor bike racer Gary Hocking picked up his second major win at the Isle of Man TT classic on 4 June, 1962. Having been pipped by a mere five seconds in the Junior 350cc race by fellow Brit Mike Hailwood he went on to triumph over the same distance, 239 miles, in the Senior

‘Lynn the Leap’ sets British record in Berne

30/06/1968

Lynn Davies became only the fourth man to clear 27ft in the long jump as he set his seventh and final British long jump record in Berne, Switzerland, on 30 June, 1968. The Welshman reached 8.23m to prove he was getting into shape to defend his Olympic title in Mexico City later that year. A

Welsh stars put boot into Springboks

08/06/1974

WSHOF Roll of Honour members Phil Bennett and Gareth Edwards scored all the points as the British & Irish Lions won the opening Test against South Africa in Cape Town 12-6 on 8 June, 1974. Bennett kicked three penalties and Edwards dropped a goal as Willie John McBride’s Lions side kicked off their 3-0 series

Tony Simmons sets World Half Marathon best

24/06/1978

Maesteg-born Tony Simmons may have run for England at the Commonwealth Games and at the World Cross Country Championships, but he never forgot his Welsh roots. He won the Welsh cross-country title in 1969 and twice represented the land of his birth at the World Championships. He then return to Wales to win the silver

Historic opening at Millennium Stadium

26/06/1999

They cleared the cranes, brought in a pitch and then allowed 27,683 fans came in to see Wales beat South Africa for the first time in more than 90 years of trying on 26 June, 1999. The 29-19 victory by Rob Howley’s side included a try by centre Mark Thomas that is immortalised as the

Calzaghe goes down, but bounces back in style

28/06/2003

Joe Calzaghe made the 13th successful defence of his WBO World Super Middleweight title against Byron Mitchell at the International Arena, Cardiff on 28 June, 2003. Calzaghe had to bounce back from being put on the canvas for the first time in his career in the opening round. That earned the American a fearsome onslaught

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