A Potted History of the Association

The formation of the Association
The Commonwealth Games Association of Jersey was formed in 1957, being the initiative of Mr. Ken Webb

Games attended since the formation of the Association in 1957.

1958 - Cardiff, Wales British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1962 - Perth, Australia
1966 - Kingston, Jamaica
1970 - Edinburgh, Scotland British Commonwealth Games
1974 - Christchurch, New Zealand
1978 - Edmonton, Canada
1982 - Brisbane, Australia Commonwealth Games
1986 - Edinburgh, Scotland
1990 - Auckland, New Zealand
1994 - Victoria, Canada - a Team of 19 competitors in 3 sports
1998 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – a Team of 20 competitors
2002 - Manchester, England - a Jersey Team of 25 competitors covering 8 sports
2006 - Melbourne, Australia - 35 competitors plus 16 support staff involving 7 sports

Key Officers of the Association during its life.

President

1957 – 1966 Mike Troy
1966 – 1978 Torty Hubert
1978 – 1999 Bill Marett
1999 – 2003 Cliff Mallett
2003 - Martin Hebden

Secretary

1957 - 1974 Ken Webb
1974 – 2003 Gordon Wright
2003 - Alan Cross

Honorary Life Members (known as Life Vice Presidents prior to December 2003)

Ken Webb (Founder Member who died in 1990)
Eldred Holmes (Died in 2003)
Torty Hubert (Founder member of the Association and elected as LVP in 1979)
Bill Marett (Elected as LVP in 1999)

Jersey medallists

Bert Turmel – Boxing – Welterweight Division (67kg) - Bronze medal in Perth in 1962

John Sillitoe – Boxing – Bantamweight Div (54kg) - Bronze medal in Edinburgh in 1986

Colin Mallett – Fullbore shooter – Gold medal in Queen’s Prize Individual event and Bronze Medal with father Cliff in Queen’s Prize Pairs event – Auckland 1990

Cliff Mallett – Fullbore shooter – Bronze medal in Pairs event with son Colin in 1990