Berwyn Price (born 15 August 1951) is a former

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international athlete. Price was born in

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, and studied at Lewis School, PengamNational Screen and Sound archive of Wales
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. A member of the

Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club (Cardiff AAC) ( cy, Clwb Athletau Amatur Caerdydd), formed in 1882 as Roath (Cardiff) Harriers, is an athletics club based at the Cardiff International Sports Stadium, Cardiff. The club began as a cross country clu ...

, Price won the silver medal in the 110-metre hurdles at the

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and the gold medal in the same event at the

1978 Commonwealth Games The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apar ...

. Price also competed for

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at the 1972 Munich and the 1976 Montreal Olympics 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 Morfa Stadium was an athletics stadium in the Landore area of Swansea, Wales. Constructed and in use since 1980, it was officially opened as Morfa Stadium on 20 April 1989 by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. The stadium was subsequently ...

International competitions

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Olympic record

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{{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 Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics 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