AthleticsStatsWales
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
This site is run by athletics enthusiasts for athletics enthusiasts
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.
IN THE PIPELINE
Records
Hall of Fame
UK Outdoor Vests
Pentathlon All TIme Lists
Walks
T&F Matches
Annual Rankings
Indoor All Time Lists
ADDITION
WELSH INDOOR TJ ALL TIME LISTS
Look under Track & Field, then Indoor All Time Field
ADDITION
1974 WELSH RANKINGS
Look under Track & Field, then Rankings
ADDITION
TRACK & FIELD CHAMPS 1893 - 1914
Look under Articles, then Track & Field
ADDITION
1975 WELSH RANKINGS
Look under Track & Field, then Rankings
ADDITION
1972 WELSH RANKINGS
Look under Track & Field, then Rankings
ADDITION
1973 WELSH RANKINGS
Look under Track & Field, then Rankings
CROESO / WELCOME
Due to technical problems we are unable to provide any further updates or amendments to the website for the time being. However you can still access all the info.
March 2021
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.
ADDITION
WELSH INDOOR
SP ALL TIME LISTS
Look under Track & Field, then Indoor All Time Field
ADDITION
WELSH CROSS COUNTRY MATCHES IN 2000s
Look under Cross Country, then Int Matches
PWY ?
GUESS WHO?
For the answer look under Articles,
then Annual Reviews
