Wales at the Commonwealth Games

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. 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 at the Commonwealth Games
CGF code	WAL
CGA	Commonwealth Games Wales
Website	teamwales.cymru/en/
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 67 Silver 98 Bronze 141 Total 306
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

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.

Wales has hosted one Commonwealth Games to date, the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff.[1]

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.

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2018 Gold Coast	10	12	14	36
1990 Auckland	10	3	12	25
2002 Manchester	6	13	12	31
1986 Edinburgh	6	5	12	23
2014 Glasgow	5	11	20	36
1994 Victoria	5	8	6	19
1982 Brisbane	4	4	1	9
2010 Delhi	3	6	10	19
2006 Melbourne	3	5	11	19
1998 Kuala Lumpur	3	4	8	15
1966 Kingston	3	2	2	7
1970 Edinburgh	2	6	4	12
1978 Edmonton	2	1	5	8
1938 Sydney	2	1	0	3
1974 Christchurch	1	5	4	10
1958 Cardiff	1	3	7	11
1954 Vancouver	1	1	5	7
1934 London	0	3	3	6
1962 Perth	0	2	4	6
1930 Hamilton	0	2	1	3
1950 Auckland	0	1	0	1
Totals (21 sports)	67	98	141	306

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

1. "Wales". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2020.