{"id":3179,"date":"2026-07-10T19:22:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtsf.org.uk\/?page_id=3179"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T18:22:44","slug":"welsh-sport-hall-of-fame-inductee-lord-swansea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wtsf.org.uk\/cy\/welsh-sport-hall-of-fame-inductee-lord-swansea\/","title":{"rendered":"Un o\u2019r Aelodau a Urddwyd i Neuadd Enwogion Chwaraeon Cymru \u2013 Yr Arglwydd Abertawe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arglwydd Abertawe, John Vivian, 4ydd Barwn Abertawe (1 Ionawr 1925 \u2013 27 Mehefin 2005)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Etifeddiaeth a Ffurfiwyd yn Bisley<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mae\u2019r Arglwydd Abertawe ymhlith y saethwyr reiffl gorau a gynhyrchwyd erioed gan Gymru. Dros bum degawd, daeth yn ffigur uchel ei barch yng Ngwersyll Bisley, cartref ysbrydol saethu targedau Prydain, ac yn ysbrydoliaeth i genedlaethau o saethwyr Cymru.<\/p>\n

O 1947 hyd at ddechrau'r 1980au, casglodd gasgliad rhyfeddol o fedalau a thlysau. Mae ei gyflawniadau'n cynnwys:<\/p>\n

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  • 13 ymddangosiad dros Brydain Fawr yng Ng\u00eam Kolapore fawreddog<\/li>\n
  • 8 taith dramor gyda thimau reiffl Prydain Fawr<\/li>\n
  • Dwy fuddugoliaeth yn Grand Aggregate yr NRA (1957, 1960)<\/li>\n
  • Dwy fuddugoliaeth yn y Match Rifle Aggregate (1971, 1974)<\/li>\n
  • Ail safle yng Ngwobr y Frenhines (1958, 1968)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Roedd ei wasanaeth i Gymru yr un mor nodedig. Yn Bisley, cynrychiolodd Gymru yn y G\u00eam Genedlaethol ar 37 achlysur rhwng 1947 a 1991, ac yng Ng\u00eam Mackinnon, yn erbyn timau rhyngwladol, 35 gwaith. Ychydig o saethwyr yn unrhyw le yn y byd sydd wedi cyfateb i hirhoedledd neu gysondeb o'r fath ar y lefel uchaf.<\/p>\n

    Amddiffynwr Di-baid Chwaraeon Saethu<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Y tu hwnt i'w record gystadleuol, roedd yr Arglwydd Swansea yn un o'r eiriolwyr mwyaf cadarn dros chwaraeon saethu yn y Deyrnas Unedig. Gwasanaethodd fel:<\/p>\n

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    • Cadeirydd Cyngor Chwaraeon Saethu Prydain<\/li>\n
    • Dirprwy Lywydd y Gymdeithas Reifflau Genedlaethol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Ar adeg pan oedd chwaraeon saethu yn wynebu pwysau gwleidyddol parhaus, ymladdodd yn ddiflino i ddiogelu traddodiadau, disgyblaethau a rhyddid saethu cystadleuol. Roedd ei areithiau yn Nh\u0177'r Arglwyddi yn nodedig am eu heglurder, eu hargyhoeddiad a'u dealltwriaeth ddofn o bwysigrwydd diwylliannol y gamp.<\/p>\n

      Mewn safbwynt egwyddorol, ymddiswyddodd fel chwip y Ceidwadwyr i eistedd fel aelod o\u2019r feinc groes, gan barhau i ddadlau dros chwaraeon saethu nes iddo gael ei ddiswyddo o\u2019r T\u0177 o dan ddiwygiadau 1999.<\/p>\n

      Aur Gemau'r Gymanwlad: Buddugoliaeth Gymreig<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Ymhlith ei gyflawniadau niferus, mae un yn disgleirio gyda balchder arbennig yng Nghymru: ei fedal aur yng Ngemau'r Gymanwlad 1966 (a elwid bryd hynny'n dal i gael eu hadnabod fel Gemau'r Ymerodraeth), a gynhaliwyd yn Kingston, Jamaica.<\/p>\n

      Fodd bynnag, daeth y seremoni fedalau yn chwedl.<\/p>\n

      Seremoni Ffarsaidd, ond Bythgofiadwy<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Mae'r Daily Express<\/em>\u2019Cipiodd Desmond Hacket y foment mewn adroddiad rhyfeddol o anhrefnus a gyhoeddwyd ar 10 Awst 1966. I grynhoi:<\/p>\n

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      • Cyrhaeddodd yr Arglwydd Abertawe mewn siaced ysgarlad drawiadol i dderbyn ei fedal.<\/li>\n
      • Cafodd ei gyhoeddi ar gam fel \u201cMr Lord, o Abertawe o Loegr.\u201d<\/li>\n
      • Codwyd Croes San Si\u00f4r a chwaraewyd Gwlad Gobaith a Gogoniant.<\/li>\n
      • Ffrwydrodd cefnogwyr Cymru, gan ganu \u201cCymru! Cymru! Cymru!\u201d<\/li>\n
      • Ailgychwynnwyd y seremoni, dim ond i'r band chwarae God Save the Queen yn lle'r anthem Gymreig.<\/li>\n
      • Yn y pen draw, cynhyrchodd trydydd ymgais Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, er rhyddhad pawb a oedd yn rhan o'r broses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Disgrifiodd Hacket urddas tawel yr Arglwydd Swansea drwy gydol y profiad, gan nodi ei fod wedi \u201ccerdded i ffwrdd yn hynaws ac mor ganmoladwy heb ei gyffwrdd\u201d ar \u00f4l y drydedd berfformiad olaf.<\/p>\n

        Mae'r bennod yn parhau i fod yn un o'r damweiniau mwyaf cofiadwy a hwyliog yn hanes chwaraeon Cymru.<\/p>\n

        Ysbrydoliaeth Barhaol<\/strong><\/h2>\n

        Ni ellir gorbwysleisio cyfraniadau\u2019r Arglwydd Abertawe i saethu yng Nghymru a Phrydain. Fel cystadleuydd, gweinyddwr, eiriolwr a llysgennad dros y gamp, lluniodd ei hoes fodern. Mae ei gyflawniadau\u2019n parhau i ysbrydoli saethwyr ledled Cymru a thu hwnt.<\/p>\n

        Chris Hockley, Ysgrifennydd<\/em> Cymdeithas Reifflau Cymru<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Arglwydd Abertawe, John Vivian, 4ydd Barwn Abertawe (1 Ionawr 1925 \u2013 27 Mehefin 2005) Etifeddiaeth a Ffurfiwyd yn Bisley Mae Arglwydd Abertawe ymhlith y saethiadau reiffl gorau a welodd Cymru erioed \u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-3179","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWelsh Sport Hall of Fame Inductee - Lord Swansea - WTSF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wtsf.org.uk\/cy\/welsh-sport-hall-of-fame-inductee-lord-swansea\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Welsh Sport Hall of Fame Inductee - 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