Greg Yelavich

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.

Greg Yelavich
MBE
Personal information
Full nameGregory Thomas Yelavich
Born (1957-03-08) 8 March 1957
Otahuhu, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportShooting
Medal record
Shooting
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1986 EdinburghFree Pistol
Gold medal – first place1986 EdinburghAir Pistol
Silver medal – second place1990 AucklandFree Pistol (Pairs)
Silver medal – second place1990 AucklandCenter-Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Silver medal – second place1994 VictoriaFree Pistol (Pairs)
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneCenter-Fire Pistol
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiCenter-Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Bronze medal – third place1986 EdinburghAir Pistol (Pairs)
Bronze medal – third place1990 AucklandAir Pistol (Pairs)
Bronze medal – third place1994 VictoriaCenter-Fire Pistol
Bronze medal – third place1994 VictoriaAir Pistol
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala LumpurAir Pistol

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.

Olympic results
Event 1988 1992
50 metre pistol 41st
535		 37th
543
10 metre air pistol — 22nd
575

References
  1. Greg Yelavich at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  2. "Greg Yelavich". NZ Team. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. "No. 53894". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 34.


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