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'''Wales''' is one of six countries to have competed in every [[Commonwealth Games]] since 1930, the others being [[Australia at the Commonwealth Games|Australia]], [[Canada at the Commonwealth Games|Canada]], [[England at the Commonwealth Games|England]], [[New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games|New Zealand]] and [[Scotland at the Commonwealth Games|Scotland]]. The Commonwealth Games is the only major sporting event where Wales takes part as a separate entity, apart from the [[Six Nations Rugby Championship]] [[Rugby World Cup]] and international [[association football]] competitions, as in other events, such as the [[Olympic Games]], they compete under the banner of the [[United Kingdom]].
'''Wales''' is one of six countries to have competed in every [[Commonwealth Games]] since 1930, the others being [[Australia at the Commonwealth Games|Australia]], [[Canada at the Commonwealth Games|Canada]], [[England at the Commonwealth Games|England]], [[New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games|New Zealand]] and [[Scotland at the Commonwealth Games|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]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>


The '''Commonwealth Games Council for Wales''' ({{lang-cy|Cyngor Gemau Gymanwlad Cymru}}) manages the team's entry to the games and supports Welsh athletes in their participation.
'''Commonwealth Games Wales''' ({{lang-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.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>


Wales has hosted one Commonwealth Games to date, the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Cardiff]].
Wales has hosted one Commonwealth Games to date, the [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]] in [[Cardiff]].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>


==Overall medals tally==
==Overall medals tally==
After the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], Wales was tenth in the [[All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games|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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!style="background-color:silver"|[[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]]
!style="background-color:#CC9966"|[[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]]
! '''Total '''
|- align="center"
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Wales]]
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{{Medals table
After the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]], Wales was tenth in the [[All-time medal tally of Commonwealth Games|All-time tally of medals]], with an overall total of 270 medals (57 gold, 86 silver and 127 bronze).
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| team = Sport
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.
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{| {{MedalTable|type=Games}}
| gold_1 = 0 | silver_1 = 2 | bronze_1 = 1 | name_1 = [[1930 British Empire Games|1930 Hamilton]]
!style="width:4.5em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank
| gold_2 = 0 | silver_2 = 3 | bronze_2 = 3 | name_2 = [[1934 British Empire Games|1934 London]]
|-
| gold_3 = 2 | silver_3 = 1 | bronze_3 = 0 | name_3 = [[1938 British Empire Games|1938 Sydney]]
|align=left| [[1930 British Empire Games|1930 Hamilton]] || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 7
| gold_4 = 0 | silver_4 = 1 | bronze_4 = 0 | name_4 = [[1950 British Empire Games|1950 Auckland]]
|-
| gold_5 = 1 | silver_5 = 1 | bronze_5 = 5 | name_5 = [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1954 Vancouver]]
|align=left| [[1934 British Empire Games|1934 London]] || 0 || 3 || 3 || 6 || 8
| gold_6 = 1 | silver_6 = 3 | bronze_6 = 7 | name_6 = [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff]]
|-
| gold_7 = 0 | silver_7 = 2 | bronze_7 = 4 | name_7 = [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1962 Perth]]
|align=left| [[1938 British Empire Games|1938 Sydney]] || 2 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 6
| gold_8 = 3 | silver_8 = 2 | bronze_8 = 2 | name_8 = [[1966 Commonwealth Games|1966 Kingston]]
|-
| gold_9 = 2 | silver_9 = 6 | bronze_9 = 4 | name_9 = [[1970 Commonwealth Games|1970 Edinburgh]]
|align=left| [[1950 British Empire Games|1950 Auckland]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 10
| gold_10 = 1 | silver_10 = 5 | bronze_10 = 4 | name_10 = [[1974 Commonwealth Games|1974 Christchurch]]
|-
| gold_11 = 2 | silver_11 = 1 | bronze_11 = 5 | name_11 = [[1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]]
|align=left| [[1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1954 Vancouver]]|| 1 || 1 || 5 || 7 || 13
| gold_12 = 4 | silver_12 = 4 | bronze_12 = 1 | name_12 = [[1982 Commonwealth Games|1982 Brisbane]]
|- style="background:#ccf;"
| gold_13 = 6 | silver_13 = 5 | bronze_13 = 12 | name_13 = [[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]]
|align=left| [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958 Cardiff]] || 1 || 3 || 7 || 11 || 11
| gold_14 = 10 | silver_14 = 3 | bronze_14 = 12 | name_14 = [[1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Auckland]]
|-
| gold_15 = 5 | silver_15 = 8 | bronze_15 = 6 | name_15 = [[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Victoria]]
|align=left| [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1962 Perth]] || 0 || 2 || 4 || 6 || 13
| gold_16 = 3 | silver_16 = 4 | bronze_16 = 8 | name_16 = [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]]
|-
| gold_17 = 6 | silver_17 = 13 | bronze_17 = 12 | name_17 = [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]
|align=left| [[1966 Commonwealth Games|1966 Kingston]] || 3 || 2 || 2 || 7 || 11
| gold_18 = 3 | silver_18 = 5 | bronze_18 = 11 | name_18 = [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]
|-
| gold_19 = 3 | silver_19 = 6 | bronze_19 = 10 | name_19 = [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]
|align=left| [[1970 Commonwealth Games|1970 Edinburgh]] || 2 || 6 || 4 || 12 || 12
| gold_20 = 5 | silver_20 = 11 | bronze_20 = 20 | name_20 = [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]]
|-
| gold_21 = 10 | silver_21 = 12 | bronze_21 = 14 | name_21 = [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]
|align=left| [[1974 Commonwealth Games|1974 Christchurch]] || 1 || 5 || 4 || 10 || 12
| gold_22 = 8 | silver_22 = 6 | bronze_22 = 14 | name_22 = [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]]
|-
}}
|align=left| [[1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] || 2 || 1 || 5 || 8 || 9
|-
|align=left| [[1982 Commonwealth Games|1982 Brisbane]] || 4 || 4 || 1 || 9 || 8
|-
|align=left| [[1986 Commonwealth Games|1986 Edinburgh]] || 6 || 5 || 12 || 23 || 5
|-
|align=left| [[1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Auckland]] || 10 || 3 || 12 || 25 || 6
|-
|align=left| [[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Victoria]] || 5 || 8 || 6 || 19 || 9
|-
|align=left| [[1998 Commonwealth Games|1998 Kuala Lumpur]] || 3 || 4 || 8 || 15 || 10
|-
|align=left| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] || 6 || 13 || 12 || 31 || 9
|-
|align=left| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] || 3 || 5 || 11 || 19 || 13
|-
|align=left| [[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]] || 3 || 6 || 10 || 19 || 15
|-
|align=left| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] || 5 || 11 || 20 || 36 || 13
|-
|- class="sortbottom" style="text-align:center;"
! Total || 57 || 86 || 127 || 270 || 10
|}


==Flag and victory anthem==
==Flag and victory anthem==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:CymruCGA.png|thumb|100px|right|Logo of Team Wales]] -->


Team Wales uses the Welsh national flag, [[Flag of Wales|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]].
Team Wales uses the Welsh national flag, [[Flag of Wales|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.
The Welsh national anthem [[Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau]] ("Land of My Fathers") is used as the Welsh victory anthem at the Commonwealth games.

The team goes by the abbreviation ''WAL''.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://www.thecgf.com/countries/intro.asp Wales at the Commonwealth Games], [[Commonwealth Games Federation]]
<br />


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://teamwales.co.uk/ The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales]
*[https://teamwales.cymru/en/about-us/ Team Wales (Commonwealth Games Wales)]
{{Sporting bodies of Wales}}{{country at games navbox|Wales|Commonwealth Games|1930}}
*[http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Team-Wales/126663540695143/ Team Wales 2010 - official Facebook group]

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{{Associations at the Commonwealth Games}}
{{Associations at the Commonwealth Games}}
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Wales at the
Commonwealth Games
CGF codeWAL
CGACommonwealth Games Wales
Websiteteamwales.cymru/en/
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
67
Silver
98
Bronze
141
Total
306
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

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.[1]

Commonwealth Games Wales (Welsh: 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.[2]

Wales has hosted one Commonwealth Games to date, the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff.[3]

Overall medals tally

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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.

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2018 Gold Coast10121436
1990 Auckland1031225
2022 Birmingham861428
2002 Manchester6131231
1986 Edinburgh651223
2014 Glasgow5112036
1994 Victoria58619
1982 Brisbane4419
2010 Delhi361019
2006 Melbourne351119
1998 Kuala Lumpur34815
1966 Kingston3227
1970 Edinburgh26412
1978 Edmonton2158
1938 Sydney2103
1974 Christchurch15410
1958 Cardiff13711
1954 Vancouver1157
1934 London0336
1962 Perth0246
1930 Hamilton0213
1950 Auckland0101
Totals (22 entries)75104155334

Flag and victory anthem

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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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  1. ^ Wood, Robert (September 2018). "Sport in Wales". Top End Sports. Archived from the original on 2022-07-06. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  2. ^ "About Us". Team Wales. Archived from the original on 2021-11-04. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
  3. ^ "Wales". commonwealth sport. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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