Berwyn Price (born 15 August 1951) is a Welsh former international athlete who competed at the

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and

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Biography

Price was born in Tredegar,

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, and studied at Lewis School, Pengam and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. 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 before representing

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at the 1972 Olympics Games in

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. 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. 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

at the 1976 Olympics Games in

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, in the 110-metre hurdles. Price later became Assistant Director of Leisure for Swansea City Council, Head of Sports Tourism for

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and project manager for the "White Rock" project to replace the Morfa Stadium.

International competitions

Sources

Olympic record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Berwyn 1951 births Welsh male hurdlers Sportspeople from Tredegar Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Wales Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Living people People educated at Lewis School, Pengam FISU World University Games gold medalists for Great Britain Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics