Dewi Roberts

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Dewi Roberts
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born1939 (age 85–86)
Pentraeth, Anglesey, Wales
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
Sprints
ClubLiverpool University AC
Liverpool Harriers

Dewi W. Roberts (born 1939) is a former Welsh track and field athlete who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Roberts was educated at Beaumaris Grammar School and studied medicine at the University of Liverpool. [1] He ran 9.9 secs during the 1957 season [2] and held five North Wales Championships records. [3]

Roberts was a member of the Liverpool Harriers during his years of study. [4]

He represented the Welsh team [5] at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he competed in the men's 100 yards event and helped Wales secure a fifth place finish in the final of the men's 4 × 110 yards relay with Ron Jones, Nick Whitehead and John Morgan. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "And the best man also ran" . Liverpool Daily Post. 5 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Slender Welsh Hopes of Games Sprint Win" . Western Mail. 25 January 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Record 880 by Billington" . Liverpool Echo. 14 June 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "From World War II up to 1970" (PDF). Liverpool Harriers. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Wales make change in men's relay order" . Western Mail. 16 July 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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