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Wales at the
1930 British Empire Games
CGF codeWAL
CGAWales at the Commonwealth Games
Websiteteamwales.cymru
in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
3
British Empire Games appearances
Flag of Wales until 1953

Wales at the 1930 British Empire Games (abbreviated WAL) was the first appearance of the country at the inaugural games. Wales has competed in every edition of the Commonwealth Games. In the first edition, just 11 teams took part and of them, 5 other countries have also competed in every edition since then.[1]

Wales came 7th overall in the games, with 2 silver medals and 1 bronze,[2] with all three medals were won by the female swimmer Valerie Davies.

Only the Welsh Amateur Swimming Association sent a team[3] and an athletics team was not sent to the games. This was probably due to the structure of Welsh athletics at the time. Various English regional associations governed the sport in Wales with no Welsh national association in existence. Reg Thomas, the 1930 Welsh 880 yards and 1 mile champion, competed as a member of the English team. He won the mile and placed second in the 880yds.

Individual medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event
 Silver Valerie Davies[4] Swimming Women's 100 Yards Backstroke
 Silver Valerie Davies[4] Swimming Women's 440 Yards Freestyle
 Bronze Valerie Davies[4] Swimming Women's 100 Yards Freestyle

Team

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Athlete Sport Events Notes
Valerie Davies swimming 100y/400y freestyle, 100 yd backstroke 2 silver & 1 bronze
Paul Radmilovic swimming unknown [5]

References

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  1. ^ "Wales". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  2. ^ "1930 Hamilton British Empire Games". The Times of India. 19 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Welsh Amateur Swimming Association". Glamorgan Advertiser. 8 August 1930. Retrieved 8 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ a b c "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Divigin (women)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
  5. ^ "No Paul Pry Census". Daily Herald. 29 September 1930. Retrieved 9 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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