Pair of G. T. Law running spikes belonging to Jim Alford, winner of a gold medal at the Empire Games in Sydney, Australia, 1938
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When Jim Alford won the 880 yards event in Sydney in 1938, he became the first Welsh athlete to win a gold medal in the Empire Games. He was a talented runner, winning titles in a range of distances, from 440 yards to cross country.
He became the first National Coach for Athletics in Wales in 1948.
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ffaith.brynmawrscene.net
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