About Dyfrig Rees
Lived 1923 – 2025 (aged 102). Dyfrig Rees was an athletics competitor.
Dyfrig Rees (13 July 1923 – 22 October 2025) was a track and field athlete from Wales, who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography Rees was a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers and in March 1957, he finished behind Norman Horrell during the 1957 Welsh cross-country championships.
In 1957 Rees was a Welsh international.
Rees represented the 1958 Welsh team at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, where he participated in one event; the marathon race.
At the time of the Games, Rees was a factory machinist from Cwmbran but living in Coventry and was listed as a former Welsh marathon champion.
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Who was Dyfrig Rees?
Welsh athlete
When was Dyfrig Rees born?
Dyfrig Rees was born on 13 July 1923.
When did Dyfrig Rees die?
Dyfrig Rees died on 22 October 2025.
What was Dyfrig Rees's occupation?
Dyfrig Rees was an athletics competitor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dyfrig Rees. https://biography.guide/dyfrig-rees/
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