The squad to represent Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was announced by the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCW) on 22 February 2006. It consisted of 143 athletes (63 Women and 80 men); 85 fewer than the squad in 2002. The team was captained by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Wales first competed at the then British Empire Games in 1930, and is one of only six countries to have sent athletes to every Commonwealth Games. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, Wales won 6 Gold, 13 Silver and 12 Bronze medals.
Weightlifting:
Michaela Breeze, Women's 63 kg
Swimming:
David Davies, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
Shooting:
David Phelps, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone
Athletics:
Julie Crane, Women's High Jump
Boxing:
Kevin Evans
Gymnastics:
David Eaton, Men's Horizontal Bar
Lawn Bowls:
Robert Weale, Men's Singles
Betty Morgan, Women's Singles
Athletics:
Beverley Jones, Women's 100 m EAD T37
Hayley Tullett, Women's 1500 m
Boxing:
James Cree, Light Welterweight 64 kg
Darren Edwards, Featherweight 57 kg
Mohammed Nasir, Light Flyweight 48 kg
Cycling:
Nicole Cooke, Women's Road Race
Geraint Thomas, Men's Points Race
Shooting:
Johanne Brekke, Women's 50 m Rifle Prone
Gruffudd Morgan and David Phelps, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone Pairs
Swimming:
David Davies, Men's 400 m Freestyle
David Roberts (swimmer), Men's 100 m EAD Freestyle
The Welsh squad for the 2006 Commonwealth Games is as follows:
100 m: Christian Malcolm
200 m: Christian Malcolm
400 m: Gareth Warburton
400 m hurdles: Matt Elias, Rhys Williams.
4 × 400 m relay: Gareth Warburton, Matt Elias, Rhys Williams, Dai Greene, Christian Malcolm
1500 m: James Thie
5000 m: Chris Davies
Long jump: Steven Shalders
Triple jump: Steven Shalders
High jump: Robert Mitchell
Pole Vault: Scott Simpson
100 m (Disabled): Neville Bonfield
200 m: Chelsea Foster
400 m: Catherine Murphy
800 m: Hayley Tullett
1500 m: Hayley Tullett, Natalie Lewis
10,000 m: Catherine Dugdale
High jump: Julie Crane
Hammer: Carys Parry, Leslie Brannen, Laura Douglas
Discus: Phillipa Roles
Marathon: Tracey Morris
100 m (Disabled): Beverley Jones
800 m (Disabled): Tanni Grey-Thompson
Shot (Disabled): Julie Hamzah
Men’s Singles: Richard Vaughan, Martyn Lewis, Matthew Hughes, Jonathan Morgan
Men’s Doubles: Martyn Lewis, Matthew Hughes, Jonathan Morgan, James Phillips
Women’s Singles: Kelly Morgan
Mixed Doubles: Kelly Morgan, Richard Vaughan
48 kg: Mohammed Nasir (originally from Yemen)
51 kg: Christopher Jenkins
54 kg: Kris Jones
57 kg: Darren Edwards
60 kg: Robert Turley
64 kg: Jamie-Lee Alger Rees
69 kg: Aaron Thomas
91 kg: Kevin Evans
Mountain bike cross-country: Steven Roach
Endurance: 20 km scratch: Geraint Thomas, Matt Brammeier, Ross Sander
Endurance: 40 km scratch: Geraint Thomas, Ross Sander
Endurance: 40 km points: Matt Brammeier
Endurance: road race: Geraint Thomas, Julian Winn, Dale Appleby, Yanto Barker, Rob Partridge, Steven Roach
Endurance: time trial: Geraint Thomas, Julian Winn
Endurance: 25 km points: Nicole Cooke
Endurance: road race: Nicole Cooke
Artistic: David Eaton
Artistic: Samantha Bayley, Lynnett Lisle, Rhian Pugh, Melaine Roberts, Jessica Gazzi
Rhythmic: Francesca Jones
Men's singles: Robert Weale
Men's pairs: Jason Greenslade, Neil Rees
Men's triples: Andrew Atwood, Martin Selway, Kevin Wall
Women's singles: Betty Morgan
Women's pairs: Shirley King, Gillian Miles
Women's triples: Anwen Butten, Lisa Forey, Katharine Pearce
Jamilla Abbott, Rhiannon Ace, Sophie Baxter, Ursula Bowers, Suzanne Drane, Amanda Evans, Sara Hale, Lynda James, Rebecca James, Nicola Lewis, Anna Mayes, Nicola Szehofner
Gideon Griffiths
Richie Pugh (capt, Ospreys), Rhys Williams (Blues), Rhodri McAtee (Penzance), James Hook (Ospreys), James Merriman (Gloucester), Johnathan Edwards (Scarlets), Rhys Oakley (Dragons), Robin Sowden-Taylor (Blues), Wayne Evans (Blues), Gareth Baber (Dragons), Tal Selley (Scarlets), Jonathan Vaughton (Ospreys).
Skeet: Malcolm Allen, Tony Grove
Trap: Mike Wixey, James Birkett-Evans
10 m air pistol: Ian Harris, Alan Green
25 m centre fire: Steve Pengelly, Alan Green
25 m standard pistol: Steve Pengelly, Alan Green
50 m pistol: Ian Harris
10 m: air rifle: Martyn Blake, John Croydon
50 m rifle 3 positions: Martyn Blake, John Croydon
50 m: rifle prone: Griff Morgan, David Phelps
Trap: Sarah Wixey
10 m air rifle: Jennifer Corish, Sian Corish
50 m rifle 3 positions: Jennifer Corish, Sian Corish
50 m rifle prone: Johanne Brekke, Ceri Dallimore
Full Bore(Queens Prize): Gareth Morris, Alexander Woodward
Men's singles: David Evans, Alex Gough, Gavin Jones
Men's doubles: David Evans, Alex Gough
Women's singles: Tegwen Malik
Mixed Doubles: Tegwen Malik, Gavin Jones
Men: David Davies, Thomas Haffield, Owen Morgan, Stuart Manford, David Roberts
Women: Jazmin Carlin, Bethan Coole, Julie Gould, Jemma Lowe, Lowri Tynan, Cari-Fflur Davies, Rhiannon Henry
Men: Ryan Jenkins, Stephen Jenkins, Adam Robertson, David Buck.
Women: Bethan Daunton, Siwan Mair Davies, Naomi Owen, Claire Harris, Sara Head
Men: Marc Jenkins
Women: Leanda Cave, Anneliese Heard, Helen Tucker
Men: Terry Perdue.
Women: Michaela Breeze, Kate Howard, Natasha Perdue.
