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Wales competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Prior to the games the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales set itself a target of 27 medals, surpassing the 2010 total of 20 medals won in Delhi. After the withdrawal of World champion competitors Helen Jenkins, Non Stanford and Becky James, Chef de Mission Brian Davies conceded that the initial target was optimistic, but the target was actually attained by 30 July, the sixth day of the competition.〔(Wales Online - "Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales achieve Glasgow medal target in just six days as athletes impress", 29 July 2014 ). Accessed 31 July 2014〕 Wales finished 13th in the overall medal table (ranked in order of the number of ''gold'' medals won), but joint 8th, with Nigeria, in terms of the total medals won.〔(BBC Sport - Medal Table ). Accessed 4 August 2014〕 Wales finished with 36 medals, making the team the most successful Welsh squad in Commonwealth Games history. The country secured five gold medals, won by Francesca Jones (gymnastics), Geraint Thomas (cycling), Natalie Powell (judo), Jazz Carlin and Georgia Davies (swimming). Francesca Jones was the most successful member of the Welsh squad securing six medals, with five silvers to add to her gold. Other multiple medal athletes includes fellow gymnasts Laura Halford and Georgina Hockenhull, swimmer Jazz Carlin and cyclist Geraint Thomas. Gymnastics was the country's most successful sport winning ten medals, but podium finishes were achieved across ten of the 18 sports contested. Wales medal total also included four from para-sport events. During the closing ceremony Francesca Jones was awarded the David Dixon Award as the outstanding athlete of the Games, reflecting not only her performance as a competitor but also as a role model to her sport and as an ambassador of fair play. ==Administration== The national body created to select the Wales team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games is the Commonwealth Games Council for Wales (CGCW) ((ウェールズ語:Cyngor Gemau Gymanwlad Cymru)).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=CGCW: About us )〕 The CGCW Board is managed by its Council which is made up of members from all sports that can attend a Commonwealth Games. The Chair of the board to see Team Wales through the Games is Helen Phillips, who is also the Chair of Wales Gymnastics. The Company Secretary is Sue Holvey while its directors are Deborah Godbold, Nicola Phillips and Ron Davies. The President of CGCW is Anne Ellis while the CEO is Chris Jenkins, the only full-time employed member of the board.〔 The chef de mission for Team Wales is Brian Davies, the first time he has held the position after serving on the team in the previous two competitions. Paralympic world record holding athlete Aled Davies was confirmed as team captain at the official team send-off at the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff on 23 June 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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