Welsh Athletics History Timeline

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Welsh Athletics History Timeline

Athletics in Wales has a long and illustrious history, below are a few highlights. To learn more about our history please see the Welsh Athletics Milestones document created by Clive Williams [last updated August 2021].

1860 - Wales's first athletics meeting

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1907 - The first full Welsh Track and Field Championships

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1912 - David Jacobs wins Wales's first Olympic Gold

1934 - The first Welsh Athletics Team at the Empire (now Commonwealth) Games

1948 - The Welsh AAA formed

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1958 - Cardiff hosts The British Empire and Commonwealth Games

1963 - Ron and Berwyn Jones set a new World Record

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1964 - Lynn Davies wins Wales' first individual Olympic Gold

1980 - Michelle Probert becomes the first Welsh woman to win an Olympic Medal

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1984 - Steve Jones sets a new Marathon World Record

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1986 - Wales's most successful Commonwealth Games

1990 - The Athletics Association of Wales is formed

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1993 - Colin Jackson sets a new 110m hurdles World Record

2007 - Welsh Athletics Ltd is formed

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2011 - Dai Greene becomes World 400m Hurdles Champion

2015 - Bettws-y-Coed hosts the World Mountain Running Championships

2016 - The IAAF/Cardiff University World Half Marathon Championships

2017 - The 100th Welsh Senior Track and Field Championships

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