Berwyn Price
Encyclopedia
Berwyn Price is a former Welsh
international athlete. Price was born in Tredegar
, Monmouthshire
, and studied at Lewis School, Pengam
and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
A member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club
, 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
. Price also competed for Great Britain at the 1972 Munich
and the 1976 Montreal Olympics
in the 110 metre hurdles.
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
.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
international athlete. Price was born in Tredegar
Tredegar
Tredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales...
, Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (historic)
Monmouthshire , also known as the County of Monmouth , is one of thirteen ancient counties of Wales and a former administrative county....
, and studied at Lewis School, Pengam
Lewis School, Pengam
Lewis School, Pengam is a comprehensive school founded in 1729 in the town of Pengam and, latterly, nearby Gilfach, in the Rhymney Valley in south Wales.- Location :...
and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
A member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club
Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club
Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club is an athletics club based at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff. The club began as a cross country club, the first athletics only club in Wales. Roath Harriers runners became champions of the first Welsh Cross Country Championships, held on 7th March...
, Price won the silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
1974 British Commonwealth Games
The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games....
and the gold medal in the same event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
1978 Commonwealth Games
The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec...
. Price also competed for Great Britain at the 1972 Munich
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
and the 1976 Montreal Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in the 110 metre hurdles.
Price later became Assistant Director of Leisure for Swansea City Council, Head of Sports Tourism for Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
and project manager for the "White Rock" project to replace the Morfa Stadium
Morfa Stadium
Morfa Stadium was an athletics stadium in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. It has now been demolished and the land is occupied by the Morfa Retail Park and the Liberty Stadium, home of the city's football and rugby teams, which opened in 2005....
.