Gregory Thomas Yelavich MBE (born 8 March 1957) is a competitive pistol shooter from Auckland, New Zealand. 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)
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