Dewi Roberts
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 1939 (age 86–87) Pentraeth, Anglesey, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprints |
| Club | Liverpool University AC Liverpool Harriers |
Dewi W. Roberts (born 1939) is a former Welsh track and field athlete who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "And the best man also ran". Liverpool Daily Post. 5 May 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Slender Welsh Hopes of Games Sprint Win". Western Mail. 25 January 1958. p. 9. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Record 880 by Billington". Liverpool Echo. 14 June 1958. p. 22. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "From World War II up to 1970" (PDF). Liverpool Harriers. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "Wales Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ↑ "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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