Gregory Thomas Yelavich MBE (born 8 March 1957) is a New Zealand pistol shooter. As well as winning numerous national pistol titles, Yelavich has the distinction of having won more Commonwealth Games medals than any other New Zealander (12).[2] He was the New Zealand flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He has represented New Zealand at two Olympic Games — Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992.
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| Full name | Gregory Thomas Yelavich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 March 1957 Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Shooting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 1990, Yelavich was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[3] In the 1995 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport.[4]
Yelavich competes in International Shooting Sport Federation ISSF pistol shooting events.
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| Event | 1988 | 1992 |
| 50 metre pistol | 41st 535 |
37th 543 |
| 10 metre air pistol | — | 22nd 575 |
References
edit- ^ a b Greg Yelavich at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- ^ "Greg Yelavich". NZ Team. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 406. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "No. 53894". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 34.
External links
edit- Gregory Yelavich at the International Shooting Sport Federation
- Greg Yelavich at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Gregory Thomas Yelavich at Olympics.com
- Greg Yelavich at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Gregory Yelavich at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Gregory Yelavich at Melbourne2006.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 March 2007)
- ISSF National Title Holders - Pistol NZ list at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 December 2005)
