Welsh Athletics team vest worn by Jim Alford, 1938
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When Jim Alford won the 1 mile 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.
Source
ffaith.brynmawrscene.net
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