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Berwyn Price

Berwyn Price
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born15 August 1951
Tredegar, Wales
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Eventhurdles
ClubCardiff AAC

Berwyn Price (born 15 August 1951) is a Welsh former international athlete who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Price was born in Tredegar, Monmouthshire, and studied at Lewis School, Pengam[2] and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.[3]

A member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club, Price was three-times runner up at the AAA Championships in 1970 behind David Hemery and 1971 and 1972 behind Alan Pascoe[4][5] before representing Great Britain at the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich.[1]

He finally became the British 110 metres hurdles champion after winning the British title at the 1973 AAA Championships and would go on to retain it every year from 1974 to 1978.[6]

Price won the silver medal in the 110-metre hurdles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games and the gold medal in the same event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.[7][8] Price also competed for Great Britain at the 1976 Olympics Games in Montreal, in the 110-metre hurdles.[3]

Price later became Assistant Director of Leisure for Swansea City Council, Head of Sports Tourism for Swansea and project manager for the "White Rock" project to replace the Morfa Stadium.[citation needed]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Great Britain and  Wales
1970 British Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, United Kingdom 11th (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.4
European Junior Championships Paris, France 1st 110 m hurdles 14.21
1971 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 18th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.57
1972 European Indoor Championships Grenoble, France 22nd (h) 50 m hurdles 6.97
Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 14th (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.37
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.63
1973 Universiade Moscow, Soviet Union 1st 110 m hurdles 13.69
1974 British Commonwealth Games Christchurch, New Zealand 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.84
13th (sf) 400 m hurdles 52.80
European Championships Rome, Italy 7th 110 m hurdles 14.05
1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Germany 2nd 60 m hurdles 7.80
Olympic Games Montreal, Canada 10th (sf) 110 m hurdles 13.73
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 4th 60 m hurdles 8.12
Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 1st 110 m hurdles 13.70 (w)
9th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:11.89
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 9th (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.01
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 6th 110 m hurdles 13.73

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  2. ^ National Screen and Sound archive of Wales Archived 9 June 2007 at the Wayback MachineBerwyn Price Retrieved 27 October 2009
  3. ^ a b "British Olympic Association > Athletes > Berwyn Price". British Olympic Association website. British Olympic Association. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  4. ^ "AAA Championships full results". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 16 July 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  6. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Cardiff AAC :: Roll of Honour - Silver (44)". Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club website. Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club. 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Welcome to Cardiff AAC :: Roll of Honour - Gold (50)". Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club website. Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club. 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2009.