Wales at the Commonwealth Games
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Wales is one of six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since 1930, the others being Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Scotland. At the Commonwealth Games, Wales takes part as a separate entity, as in the Six Nations Rugby Championship, Rugby World Cup and international association football competitions. In other events, such as the Olympic Games, they compete under the banner of the United Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Wood |first=Robert |date=September 2018 |title=Sport in Wales |url=https://www.topendsports.com/world/countries/wales.htm |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Top End Sports |archive-date=2022-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706110647/https://www.topendsports.com/world/countries/wales.htm |url-status=live }}
Commonwealth Games Wales ({{langx|cy|Gemau'r Gymanwlad Cymru}}; formerly the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales), manages the team's entry to the games and supports Welsh athletes in their participation.{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://teamwales.cymru/en/about-us/ |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=Team Wales |language=en-GB |archive-date=2021-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104205109/https://teamwales.cymru/en/about-us/ |url-status=live }}
Wales has hosted one Commonwealth Games to date, the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff.{{Cite web |title=Wales |url=https://thecgf.com/countries/wales |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=commonwealth sport |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |language=en |archive-date=2022-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220223052257/https://thecgf.com/countries/wales |url-status=live }}
Overall medals tally
After the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Wales was tenth in the All-time tally of medals, with an overall total of 270 medals (57 gold, 86 silver and 127 bronze).
The most gold medals that Wales have won in a Commonwealth Games is 10, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland. The largest medal haul was at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, at which Wales won 36 medals including five gold. Both records were equalled at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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| gold_2 = 0 | silver_2 = 3 | bronze_2 = 3 | name_2 = 1934 London
| gold_3 = 2 | silver_3 = 1 | bronze_3 = 0 | name_3 = 1938 Sydney
| gold_4 = 0 | silver_4 = 1 | bronze_4 = 0 | name_4 = 1950 Auckland
| gold_5 = 1 | silver_5 = 1 | bronze_5 = 5 | name_5 = 1954 Vancouver
| gold_6 = 1 | silver_6 = 3 | bronze_6 = 7 | name_6 = 1958 Cardiff
| gold_7 = 0 | silver_7 = 2 | bronze_7 = 4 | name_7 = 1962 Perth
| gold_8 = 3 | silver_8 = 2 | bronze_8 = 2 | name_8 = 1966 Kingston
| gold_9 = 2 | silver_9 = 6 | bronze_9 = 4 | name_9 = 1970 Edinburgh
| gold_10 = 1 | silver_10 = 5 | bronze_10 = 4 | name_10 = 1974 Christchurch
| gold_11 = 2 | silver_11 = 1 | bronze_11 = 5 | name_11 = 1978 Edmonton
| gold_12 = 4 | silver_12 = 4 | bronze_12 = 1 | name_12 = 1982 Brisbane
| gold_13 = 6 | silver_13 = 5 | bronze_13 = 12 | name_13 = 1986 Edinburgh
| gold_14 = 10 | silver_14 = 3 | bronze_14 = 12 | name_14 = 1990 Auckland
| gold_15 = 5 | silver_15 = 8 | bronze_15 = 6 | name_15 = 1994 Victoria
| gold_16 = 3 | silver_16 = 4 | bronze_16 = 8 | name_16 = 1998 Kuala Lumpur
| gold_17 = 6 | silver_17 = 13 | bronze_17 = 12 | name_17 = 2002 Manchester
| gold_18 = 3 | silver_18 = 5 | bronze_18 = 11 | name_18 = 2006 Melbourne
| gold_19 = 3 | silver_19 = 6 | bronze_19 = 10 | name_19 = 2010 Delhi
| gold_20 = 5 | silver_20 = 11 | bronze_20 = 20 | name_20 = 2014 Glasgow
| gold_21 = 10 | silver_21 = 12 | bronze_21 = 14 | name_21 = 2018 Gold Coast
| gold_22 = 8 | silver_22 = 6 | bronze_22 = 14 | name_22 = 2022 Birmingham
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Flag and victory anthem
Team Wales uses the Welsh national flag, Y Ddraig Goch, at the Commonwealth Games. This flag is common for all sporting teams that represent Wales as an entity distinct from the United Kingdom.
The Welsh national anthem Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ("Land of My Fathers") is used as the Welsh victory anthem at the Commonwealth games.
References
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External links
- [https://teamwales.cymru/en/about-us/ Team Wales (Commonwealth Games Wales)]
{{Sporting bodies of Wales}}{{country at games navbox|Wales|Commonwealth Games|1930}}
{{Associations at the Commonwealth Games}}
{{National sports teams of Wales}}
{{Sports governing bodies of the United Kingdom}}