THE Welsh stars of Glasgow 2014 were the big winners at tonight’s Wales Sport Awards in Cardiff with cycling ace Geraint Thomas claiming the top prize.

Thomas was crowned BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year for 2014 after his gold medal in the Commonwealth Games road race and bronze in the time trial.

Rhythmic gymnastics star and Wales’ golden girl Frankie Jones, who won a gold and five silvers in Scotland, was runner-up ahead of mountain bike world champion Manon Carpenter in third.

The team of the year went to Team Wales for their record breaking Commonwealth Games medal total of 36, which put them ahead of all the home nations – as well as Australia and New Zealand – on the medals per capita table.

And Jo Coombs picked up coach of the year award after leading the Team Wales rhythmic gymnastics squad to an unprecedented eight medals in Glasgow in July and August.

Meanwhile snooker legend Terry Griffiths was given the lifetime achievement (elite) award, while the equivalent community honour was given to Swansea boxing stalwart Terry Grey.

Taffs Well RFC’s Donna Marshall was named volunteer of the year, while the young volunteer of the year award went to Bridgend’s Rhys Young.

Rhyl FC Academy coach Niall McGuinness took the young coach of the year prize and the Carwyn James sportsman of the year prize was was given to David Omoregie.

The 19 year-old 110m hurdler won bronze at the World Junior Championships in July 2014 in a time of 13.35 seconds.

And 18-year-old Commwealth Games rhythmic gymnast Laura Halford won the Carwyn James sportswoman of the year after taking the British senior title and winning three Commonwealth Games medals.

Paul Jenkins coached the British Invictus Games wheelchair rugby team to gold alongside his work with the South Wales Priates club – earning him the crown of top coach to disabled people Newtown’s Bill Marlow won the BBC Cymru Wales unsung hero award and triathlon coach Royden Healey won the community coach of the year prize.

Chair of Sport Wales, Professor Laura McAllister said: “Every year we strive to achieve more as a nation in sport, and winners at the Wales Sport Awards highlight that we have stepped up another level.

“At both the elite and grassroots level we are seeing unprecedented success in terms of medals and the numbers of people taking part in sport.

“Our next challenge is to support more and more individuals to have the same impact as our Awards winners. It’s the only way we’ll continue the positive momemtum in Welsh sport.”

For more information visit walessportawards.org.uk