Wales at the 1930 British Empire Games

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Wales at the 1930 British Empire Games was abbreviated WAL. They have 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.

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

Wales was not invited to deliver an athletics team 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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Valerie Davies[1]	Swimming	Women's 100 Yards Backstroke
Silver	Valerie Davies[1]	Swimming	Women's 440 Yards Freestyle
Bronze	Valerie Davies[1]	Swimming	Women's 100 Yards Freestyle

References

General

• "1930 Hamilton British Empire Games". The Times of India. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-05.

Specific

1. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Swimming and Divigin (women)". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2010-10-06.

See also