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Tom Richards

Tom Richards was one of the most unassuming of all the great Welsh athletics stars. He was just as happy representing his club, as he was representing his country. He left the Gwent Valleys to work in South London during the depression of the 1930s but never forgot his Welsh roots. His place amongst the

Berwyn Price

Berwyn Price progressed from a silver to gold medal in the 110H at the Commonwealth Games and also ran for Great Britain at two Olympic Games. In fact, he made 50 appearances in a British vest during a stellar career (11 indoors and 39 outdoors). His glittering career finally came to an end at the

David Davies

David Davies went from being a European Junior swimming champion to a British senior record holder, double Olympian and, of course, a gold medallist for Wales at the Commonwealth Games. More than that, he managed to succeed, and pick up a bucket full of major medals, in an event in which his main rival was

Fulke Walwyn

Fulke Walwyn first grabbed the headlines when, as an amateur rider, he won the 1936 Grand National on Reynoldstown. With two fences to go it was the 100-1 outsider Davy Jones who looked a certain winner before his reins broke. Walwyn was having problems of his own after losing his whip at Valentine’s on the

Steve Barry

Steve Barry dabbled in athletics as a schoolboy, but never really wanted to follow in the footsteps of his dad, Dai, who had won nine Welsh race walking titles. Race Walking collapsed in Wales as he was growing up and it wasn’t until two clubs former in the late 1970s, Roath Labour and Splott Cons,

Jim Alford

So sure was everyone that Jim Alford was going to win the gold medal in the mile at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney that, just before the start of the final, one of the Australian officials came up to him and whispered in his ear, “You’ve got it.” The Welshman wasn’t so certain,