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Aled Davies (Cymdeithas Yr Iaith)
Aled Davies may refer to: * Aled Wyn Davies Aled Wyn Davies (born 3 August 1974) is a classical tenor from Llanbrynmair, in Powys, Mid Wales. He is a member of the Three Welsh Tenors with Rhys Meirion and Aled Hall. Early life Davies's family were evicted from the farm run by Davies ... (born 1974), Welsh classical tenor * Aled Davies (field athlete) (born 1991), Paralympic athlete from Wales * Aled Davies (rugby union) (born 1992), Welsh rugby union player {{hndis, Davies, Aled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aled Wyn Davies
Aled Wyn Davies (born 3 August 1974) is a classical tenor from Llanbrynmair, in Powys, Mid Wales. He is a member of the Three Welsh Tenors with Rhys Meirion and Aled Hall. Early life Davies's family were evicted from the farm run by Davies's grandparents, Dai and Mary, in 1964, when the valley was flooded to create the Clywedog Reservoir. In periods of major drought, the foundations of the building are sometimes visible, so that Davies and his children have been able to visit it. The family relocated to another farm, previously run by the family of harpist Elinor Bennett. Davies will be one of the performers at Bennett's farewell concert in 2023. Career Davies is a tenor soloist who has performed in venues all over the world. He was awarded the prestigious "David Ellis Memorial Prize" - The Blue Riband awarded to the best classical soloist at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Swansea in 2006 following a hat-trick of wins in the Tenor solo over 25 in 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aled Davies (field Athlete)
Aled Siôn Davies (born 24 May 1991) is a Welsh Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F42 throwing events. In 2012 he became the world record holder of the F42 shot put and in the 2012 Summer Paralympics he took the bronze medal in shot put and gold in the discus. In 2013 Davies took the World Championship gold in both the shot put and discus in Lyon. He won double gold in his home country at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in the shot put and discus. This followed his silver medal in the F42-44 discus from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow where he represented Wales. Davies also took part in the Channel 4 TV series Celebrity SAS: Who dares wins (series 3) Personal life Davies was born in Bridgend, South Wales in 1991. He was born with hemimelia of the right leg. From a young age Davies enjoyed sports, representing Wales as a child at swimming. Athletics career Early career In 2005 Davies switched to athletics deciding to commit to the shot put ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |