Welcome to the Welsh Orienteering Association's Hall of Fame. This page honors individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, skill, and commitment to the sport of orienteering in Wales.
Welsh Champions:
Category | Name | Club |
|---|---|---|
Francis Mansfield | SN | |
Pablo Nunez | SWOC | |
Robin Irwin | SBOC | |
Joshua Owen | SOS | |
Freddie Lake | SBOC | |
William Reynolds | SBOC | |
Michael Corrales | ERYRI | |
Rhys Manning | SWOC | |
Matthew Fortes | ERYRI | |
Marc Owen | SOS | |
Ian Jones | ERYRI | |
Phil Scarf | EPOC | |
Mark Saunders | BOK | |
Mike Kay | SBOC | |
Brian Hughes | HOC | |
Hana Powell | WAOC | |
Megan Jones | ERYRI | |
Grace Hughes | ERYRI | |
Evie Hughes | ERYRI | |
Anwen Hockley | ERYRI | |
Anna Drinkwater | ERYRI | |
Cerys Manning | MDOC | |
Jenny Williamson | ERYRI | |
Bethan Irwin | SBOC | |
Jenny Heming | ERYRI | |
Diane Jacks | WRE | |
Kate O’Sullivan | SBOC | |
Alice Bedwell | BOK | |
Anne Darlington | ERYRI | |
Jill Manning | SWOC |
Welsh Orienteers of the Year:
2024 - Freddie Lake (SBOC)
2023 - Robin Irwin (SBOC)
2022 - Megan Carter-Davies (SBOC)
2018 - Tom Wood (ERYRI)
2017 - Ben Mitchell (SBOC)
2016 - Megan Carter-Davies (MWOC)
2015 - Kris Jones (SBOC)
2014 - Kris Jones (SBOC)
2013 - Katie Reynolds (SBOC)
2012 - Jean Lochhead (LOC)
2011 - Alice Bedwell (BOK)
2011 - Megan Carter-Davies (POW)
2010 - Kris Jones (SBOC)
2009 - Anwen Darlington (ERYRI)
2008 - Kris Jones (SBOC)
2007 - Liz Campbell
2005 - Cerys Manning (SWOC)
2004 - Jill Manning (SWOC)
2003 - Cerys Manning (SWOC)
Volunteers of the Year:
2024 - Jenny Williamson (ERYRI)
2023 - Kerina Lake (SBOC)
2022 - Robert Griffiths (MWOC)
2018 - Jim Wood (ERYRI)
2017 - Nick Silk (SWOC)
2016 - Roger Stein (SBOC)
2015 - Terry Smith (MWOC)
2014 - Niall Reynolds (SBOC) and Nigel Ferrand (SWOC)
2013 - Peter Ribbans (SWOC)
2012 - David Brodie (POW)
2011 - Robert Griffiths (POW)
2010 - Robert Griffiths (POW)
2009 - Roger Stein (SBOC)
2008 - Judith Powell (SWOC)
2007 - Kate Balmond (SWOC)
2006 - Alice Bedwell and Mark Saunders
2005 - Peter Seward (SB0C)
International Achievements:
2022 - Megan Carter-Davies (SBOC) became Sprint Orienteering World Champion at the 2022 World Orienteering Championships in Denmark. This made her only the third British athlete to become World Champion in an individual discipline, after Yvette Hague and Jamie Stevenson, and she is the first Welsh athlete to achieve this.
Short Distance Open Champion:
2005 - Rhodri Buffet M18 (SWOC)
2006 - Peter Hodkinson M16 (NOC)
2007 - Rhodri Buffet M20 (SWOC)
2008 - Ella Bowles W50 (DEVON)
2009 - Gill Manning W60 (SWOC)
2010 - Inara Gipsle W55 (TVOC)
2011 - Peter Bray M18 (SN)
2012 - Kris Jones M21 (SBOC)
2013 - -- (event not staged)
2014 - -- (trophy not awarded)
2015 - -- (event not staged)
2016 - -- (event not staged)
2017 - Margaret Reynolds W55 (SBOC)