Service Awards

Life membership of Welsh Athletics is reserved for individuals who have given long and exceptional service to athletics in Wales either at regional, national or national schools' level. At any one time, the number of Life Members is restricted to a maximum of ten.

The award of this honour is determined by the Service Awards Panel and confirmed by the membership at the AGM.

Created by the Welsh AAA in 1952, this award is open to individuals either for active athletes to mark special performance achievement or for service at regional, district schools, or at national level for Welsh Schools or Welsh Athletics Ltd.

For the award to be made to an athlete, the individual will normally have either competed for Wales or Great Britain & Northern Ireland in a minimum of six major Games or Championships and gained a medal on at least two occasions at those major fixtures or have broken a European, Commonwealth or World record.

For the award to be made for service EITHER, a minimum of twenty-five years active contribution must have been completed at county, regional, district schools or national levels, OR, having already received the Meritorious Award, that award holder has completed a minimum of a further ten years active contribution at club, regional, district schools or national levels.

The Award of Honour is determined by the Service Awards Panel and confirmed by the membership at the AGM.

Created by the Welsh AAA in 1954. This award is open to either active athletes to mark special achievement, or for service at club, regional, school, district schools, university or at national level for Welsh Schools or Welsh Athletics Ltd.

For the award to be made to an athlete, the individual will normally have competed for Wales or Great Britain & Northern Ireland in a minimum of four major Games or Championships. For the award to be made for service, a minimum of fifteen years of active contribution must have been completed.

The Meritorious Award is determined by the Service Awards Panel and confirmed by the membership at the AGM.

This award is open to athletes who have competed for Welsh Athletics at senior level who do not meet the criteria to be included in the Welsh Athletics Hall of Fame but have given outstanding service as an athlete to our sport.

These include:
• Athletes who have competed in at least two major championships, this will apply to all athletics disciplines.
• Athletes who have won at least ten Senior Welsh Championships in any of the recognised athletics disciplines.
• Consideration may also be given to an outstanding contribution given by an athlete to club, regional and national representation over an extended period of time.
• Selection for this award will not preclude an athlete being considered for the Hall of Fame at a later date.

This Award was introduced at the 2018 AGM.