| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Non-starter | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Albert Thomas "Alec"•Wales | |
| Used name | Alec•Wales | |
| Born | 4 December 1916 in Stepney, England |  GBR |
| Died | 1975 in Wrexham, Wales | GBR |
| Affiliations | Regent Street Polytechnic GC — Westminster, England | GBR |
| NOC | Great Britain | GBR |
In 1937, Alec Wales of the Northampton Polytechnic Institute (London) ended Arthur Whitford’s nine-year reign as British gymnastics champion. Wales was runner-up the following year and third in 1939, when Whitford won his record 10th title. That year, Wales was also a member of the Northampton team that won the British men’s team title. He won a second team title with the Swansea YMCA team in 1948. After ending his active career, Wales became a gymnastics coach.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | GBR |
Alec Wales | |||
| All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic) | 83 | |||||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain | 12 | ||||
| Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic) | 87 | |||||
| Vault, Men (Olympic) | 116 | |||||
| Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic) | 67 | |||||
| Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic) | 86 | |||||
| Rings, Men (Olympic) | 71 | |||||
| Pommel Horse, Men (Olympic) | 39 | |||||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) | GBR |
Alec Wales | |||
| All-Around, Individual, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| Team, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain |
