Paralympics 2012: Welsh medals at London
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Welsh competitors at the London 2012 Paralympic Games were set a target of exceeding the 14 medals won in Beijing four years ago, and managed to equal it in 2012.
In 2008, 10 of the medals were gold, with three silver and one bronze giving Wales their greatest medal haul in history.
A record number of 38 athletes from Wales were selected for the 2012 Great Britain team - and this is what they achieved:
Gold
Mark Colbourne - Cycling: 3km pursuit
Aled Sion Davies - Athletics: F42 discus
Josie Pearson - Athletics: F51 discus
Silver
Mark Colbourne - Cycling: C1-3 kilometre sprint
Mark Colbourne - Cycling: C1 road time trial
Nyree Kindred - Swimming: S6 women's backstroke
Bronze
Aled Sion Davies - Athletics: F42/44 shot put
Claire Williams - Athletics: F11/12 discus
Paul Davies - Table tennis: Class 1
Olivia Breen & Jenny McLoughlin - Athletics: T35-38 4x100m relay
Liz Johnson - Swimming: SB6 100m breaststroke
Beverley Jones - Athletics: F37 discus
Rachel Morris - Handcycling: H1-3
Sara Head - Table tennis: Women's team Class 1-3
Meanwhile West Midlands swimmer, Ellie Simmonds, who trains in Swansea, came away with four medals, including two golds.
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