The Welsh athletes bringing home medals from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

ParaGB team have come away from Tokyo with 124 medals in total. Credit: PA Images

The Tokyo 2020 Games has come to an end, with Team GB finishing as runners-up on the overall medal table for the second Paralympics in a row.

The team amassed an impressive 41 gold, 38 silver and 45 bronze medals and Welsh athletes certainly played their part.

From Georgia Wilson's double bronze in the equestrian to David Smith's boccia gold, Wales was represented proudly.

Looking back at all those medal wins, Welsh athletes were responsible for a total of 14 medals.


  • Gold

Jim Roberts captained GB's wheelchair rugby team, leading them to their first ever gold Paralympics win. Credit: PA Images

Jim Roberts was first to kick off Wales' gold successes as he led the GB team to a historic win over the US in the wheelchair rugby.

The British side beat the Americans 54-49 to claim their first ever Paralympic gold in the sport, with Roberts scoring 24 tries.

The man from Welshpool played rugby as a child but began playing wheelchair rugby in 2010. At the Rio Games, Roberts and the team came in fifth place.

A few days later it was David Smith's turn to top the podium as he won gold in the BC1 individual boccia event. Beating Malaysia's Chew Wei Lun 4-2 meant Smith became the UK's most successful boccia player ever.

After retaining his title from Rio, Smith rounded off his Tokyo experience as the flag bearer for GB at the closing ceremony.

There were more golds to follow for our Welsh stars as the penultimate day of the games saw both Laura Sugar and Aled Sion Davies beat off the competition in their respective events.

Laura Sugar won gold in the KL3 canoe sprint, earning her first ever Paralympic medal. The 30-year-old competed in athletics at the Rio Paralympic Games and only turned to para canoeing in 2018.

For Aled Sion Davies it was a familiar return to the top spot as he defended his shot put Paralympics title. Davies now has three Paralympic gold medals to his name and one bronze.

The Welshman has been unbeaten on the major tournament stage for the past nine years across shot put and discuss events.


  • Silver

Paul Karabardak was one of two Welsh athletes to win two medals at this year's Paralympics. Credit: PA Images

The first silver won by a Welsh athlete was in the cycling. James Ball achieved second spot in the 1,000m time trial. It was a first Paralympic medal for the 30-year-old from Torfaen, who has won a collection of medals at the Para-cycling Track World Championships since 2016.

Two more silvers followed on September 3, one for Beth Munro in the Taekowndo and another for Paul Karabardak in the table tennis - who had already won a bronze medal in Tokyo.

Previously a netball player and javelin thrower, Munro only took-up Taekwondo in 2019 but went on to claim gold at the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification tournament in Bulgaria.

Swansea's Paul Karabardak competed alongside Will Bayley in the Class 6-7 team table tennis event to take the silver medal. The duo lost out in the final to China 2-0.


  • Bronze

Making his Paralympics debut, Harri Jenkins won a bronze medal in the T33 men's 100m. Credit: PA Images

Georgia Wilson was the first Welsh athlete to win a medal at the Tokyo Games with her bronze in the dressage individual Grade II event. Not happy with just one, she secured another bronze four days later in the freestyle.

After only being selected for ParaGB last minute, Wilson told ITV News her village are very excited and her family and dad are "really proud". Her local community have planned a celebration party for her upon her return home.

Tom Matthews and Paul Karabardak were next to add to our bronze tally, both winning in table tennis events. For Matthews, this was his first Paralympics competition.

The athletics field and track saw another three bronze wins for Welsh athletes. Harri Jenkins finished third in the T33 men's 100m. The 25-year-old from Neath has previously taken medals on the international tournament stage but this was his first Paralympic appearance.

It was Olivia Breen's third Paralympic games but her first time on the podium. Breen even broke a Paralympic record and set a new personal best in the T38 long jump.



Hollie Arnold hoped to retain her gold in the javelin, after winning at the Rio 2016 Games.

Despite leading most of the way, Arnold finally came away with a bronze as it came down to the final round throws. New Zealand's Holly Robinson became the new Paralympic javelin champion.