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Life Membership and Lifetime Achievement
Life Membership
The most prestigious award to be bestowed on a member of Welsh Athletics – the award recognises long, exceptional and distinguished service to the Sport of Athletics in Wales.
At any one time, the number of Life Members shall be restricted to a maximum of fifteen members - Please note that Welsh Athletics currently have fourteen Life Members, they are:
Clive Williams
Ivor Adams
Alan Currie
Hedydd Davies
Lynette Harries
Keith Matthews
Jan Nugent
Barrie Owen
John Penny
Joyce Tomala
Ian Griffiths
Graham Finlayson
Brenda Currie
Steve Brace
Lifetime Achievement
Criteria for inclusion:
The Lifetime Achievement Award is for someone who has made a significant and major contribution to athletics in Wales during his or her lifetime, with a minimum of 40 years’ service to the sport. The individual should have had a wide-ranging impact on Welsh athletics at a high level and not simply at local or club level. The award was instituted in 2007 to coincide with the launch of the Hall of Fame awards. This award is presented biennially at the Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner and is determined by the National Awards Panel and confirmed by the directors of Welsh Athletics Ltd.
2007 Ken Harris *
2008 Lynette Harries
2009 John H. Collins *
2010 Alan Currie
2012 Ivor Adams
2012 D. Hedydd Davies
2014 J. Barrie Owen
2016 David Alun Williams*
For the full list of recipients please see the Roll of Honour PDF.
For the historical notes of the Welsh Athletics Service Awards click here.
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