| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | (1951-08-15)15 August 1951 (age 74) Tredegar, Wales |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | hurdles |
| Club | Cardiff AAC |
Berwyn Price (born 15 August 1951) is aWelsh former international athlete who competed at the1972 Summer Olympics and1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
Price was born inTredegar,Monmouthshire, and studied atLewis School, Pengam[2] and theUniversity College of Wales, Aberystwyth.[3]
A member of theCardiff Amateur Athletic Club, Price was three-times runner up at theAAA Championships in 1970 behindDavid Hemery and 1971 and 1972 behindAlan Pascoe[4][5] before representingGreat Britain at the 1972 Olympics Games inMunich.[1]
He finally became theBritish 110 metres hurdles champion after winning the British title at the1973 AAA Championships and would go on to retain it every year from 1974 to 1978.[6]
Price won the silver medal in the110-metre hurdles at the1974 British Commonwealth Games and the gold medal in the same event at the1978 Commonwealth Games.[7][8] Price also competed forGreat Britain at the 1976 Olympics Games inMontreal, in the 110-metre hurdles.[3]
Price later became Assistant Director of Leisure forSwansea City Council, Head of Sports Tourism forSwansea and project manager for the "White Rock" project to replace theMorfa Stadium.[citation needed]
Commonwealth Games champions in men's110 metres hurdles | |
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| 120 yards hurdles (1930–1966) | |
| 110 metres hurdles (1970–present) |
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