Greg Yelavich Explained

Greg Yelavich
Full Name:Gregory Thomas Yelavich
Birth Date:8 March 1957
Birth Place:Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Height:1.83 m
Weight:74 kg
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Shooting
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Gregory Thomas Yelavich (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).[1] He was the New Zealand flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He has represented New Zealand at two Olympic GamesSeoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992.

In 1990, Yelavich was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[2] In the 1995 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport.

Yelavich competes in International Shooting Sport Federation ISSF pistol shooting events.

Olympic results
Event19881992
50 metre pistol41st
535
37th
543
10 metre air pistol22nd
575

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greg Yelavich . NZ Team . New Zealand Olympic Committee . 6 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170415104118/https://www.olympic.org.nz/athletes/greg-yelavich/ . 15 April 2017 . English . live.
  2. Book: Taylor . Alister . Coddington . Deborah . Alister Taylor . Deborah Coddington . Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand . 1994 . New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa . Auckland . 0-908578-34-2 . 406.