David Prichard

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David Prichard
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
BornApril 1935 (age 90)
Llanelly, Wales
Sport
Sport Rowing
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Cardiff 1958 coxless four

David L. Prichard (born 1935) was a rower who won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Prichard, born in Llanelly, Wales, [1] attended Pembroke College, Oxford [2] and rowed for the University of Oxford second crew. [3]

Varsity Oxford teammates John Fage and the Edwards brothers, David and John, [4] formed the crew that was selected for the 1958 Welsh team [5] for the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Subsequently in the coxless fours event [6] they won the bronze medal. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Four members of the Welsh Rowing Team" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 4 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Successful crew" . Western Mail. 14 May 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 4 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Tuesday's test" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 4 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Brothers team up" . Western Mail. 18 July 1958. p. 13. Retrieved 3 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Newham, C. E. (1958). The Official History of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Organising Committee of the VIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
  6. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 3 October 2025.


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