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CROESO / WELCOME

Sad news about the death of David Alun Williams from North Wales. He was a great help to us when we used to produce the Welsh Athletics Annuals, providing info about XC and Road Running in North Wales.
We will personally miss our chats about cricket.
He will be greatly missed.

We have been trying to research Indoor All Time Lists so hopefully something will soon be added.
Have nearly finished researching male field events
- just the typing to do !

PWY ?

GUESS WHO?

For the answer look under Articles,
then Annual Reviews

Aim

The aim of AthleticsStatsWales is to try and give as complete a record as possible of the statistical history of athletics in Wales from the earliest times to the present day.  It is vital that information about our sport is not lost.

Track and field, cross country and road running will be covered. Statistics will be the main focus of this site, but there will be articles on various topics. Information will be kept up to date and therefore a permanent statistical record will be maintained. It is hoped that the site will eventually give a complete picture of the sport in Wales. Some of the information first appeared in the book 'History of Welsh Athletics', published in 2000, written by John Collins, Alan Currie, Brenda Currie, Mike Walters and Clive Williams, who was also the editor.

IN THE PIPELINE

Records

Hall of Fame

UK Outdoor Vests

Pentathlon All TIme Lists

Walks

T&F Matches

XC Matches 2000s

Annual Rankings

Indoor All Time Lists

ADDITION

WELSH RANKINGS 1966
Look under Track & Field,
then Rankings

UPDATE

WELSH ROAD RELAY CHAMPS
Look under Road Running, then Champs

UPDATE

WELSH ALL TIME FIELD LISTS
Look under Track & Field, then All Time Field

UPDATE

WELSH ALL TIME TRACK LISTS
Look under Track & Field, then All Time Track

UPDATE

CELTIC XC INTERNATIONAL
Look under Cross Country, then Int Matches

UPDATE

EURO XC CHAMPS
Look under Cross Country, then Major Champs

UPDATE

MAR & HALF MAR
ALL TIME LISTS
Look under Road Running, then All Time Lists

UPDATE

WELSH IR XC CHAMPS
Look under Cross Country, then XC Champs

This is the start of an ongoing project and information will be posted on the website in stages.
Under each section in the menu bar, details will be given about the type of information it is hoped to provide in the long term. To begin with an attempt has been made to try and place some information into each of the named sections.

Keep checking each section and the 'in the pipeline' box above.

Various sources have been used to compile the information on this site:

Our personal collection of programmes and results, Welsh Athletics Annuals, NUTS publications, Athletics Weekly, old newspapers, material from the collections of Viv Pitcher, D J P Richards and Eddie O'Donnell plus numerous books and websites. Plus we often call on the expertise of others in the world of Welsh athletics who share our enthusiasm for safeguarding the history of our wonderful sport in Wales.

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SEVENTY YEARS AGO

In 1950 the Welsh AAA instituted a Plaque of Honour for valued services rendered by members and the first award was made posthumously to the late
Mr E W O'Donnell.

 SIXTY YEARS AGO

Athletics events stole the show at Pontypridd Council's Air Show on Whit Monday 1960. By their conduct and sportmanship the athletes were a credit to Welsh Athletics and the people of Pontypridd were quick to show their appreciation.

FIFTY YEARS AGO

Troedyrhiw AC decided in 1970 to hold track events at the Afon Taf track instead of their annual road races.
They were run in complete darkness and the timekeepers had to use cigarette lighters to read
their watches.

Double click to insert body te ..FORTY YEARS AGO

The 76th Welsh Senior XC Champs held at a cold, wet and windy Swansea on
2 Feb 1980 were a bit
of an anti climax.
Steve Jones and Tony Simmons broke away from the field and decided to
run in together to create the first ever dead heat in the history of the race.

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