New Zealand Shooting Federation Explained

New Zealand Shooting Federation
Abbrev:	NZSF, New Zealand Shooting
Sport:	Shooting Sports
Jurisdiction:	New Zealand
Aff:	Sport New Zealand
Headquarters:	Papakura
President:	E. Pirie
Vicepresident:	R. Morgan
Url:	nzshootingfed.org.nz/
Countryflag:	New Zealand

The New Zealand Shooting Federation (NZSF) is the governing body for Target Shooting Sports in New Zealand. It holds responsibility for selecting and developing national teams for World Championships, as well as the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.^[1]

Background

The Federation acts as an umbrella, with clubs and participants affiliating via four associations:

• National Rifle Association of New Zealand (Fullbore Rifle)
• New Zealand Clay Target Association
• Pistol New Zealand
• Target Shooting New Zealand (Smallbore and Air Rifle)

On behalf of those organisations, the Federation serves as the representative to Sport New Zealand, Paralympics New Zealand, the New Zealand Olympic Committee and the International Shooting Sport Federation.^{[2] [3]}

Performance at Competition

Shooting has been one of New Zealand's most successful sports at the Commonwealth Games. At the 1998 Games in Kuala Luumpur, shooting was the highest performing New Zealand sport, winning eight medals including one gold.^[4] Pistol shooter Greg Yelavich is New Zealand's most medalled Commonwealth Games athlete, having won 12 medals between 1986 and 2010.^[5]

• Dave Tarrant, Bronze - Mixed Air Pistol 2-5

• Alison Smith, Bronze - Women's Air Rifle Integrated

• Desmond Coe, Bronze − Men's Trap
• Tania Corrigan, Bronze − Women's 10M Air Pistol
• Sally Johnston, Bronze − Women's 50M Prone Rifle
• Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees, Silver − Women's 10M Air Pistol (Pairs); Silver - Women's 25M Sport Pistol (Pairs)
• Stephen Petterson, Gold − Men's 50M Rifle Prone
• Jason Wakeling and Alan Earle − Silver, Men's 25M Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)
• Greg Yelavich, Bronze − Men's 10M Air Pistol

• Michael Johnson, Gold - R4 10m Air Rifle

• Teresa Borrell and Nadine Stanton, Bronze − Women's Trap (Pairs)
• Graeme Ede, Gold − Men's Trap
• Juliet Etherington, Silver − Women's 50M Prone Rifle
• Juliet Etherington and Kathryn Mead, Bronze − Women's 50M Prone Rifle (Pairs)
• Gregory Yelavich, Silver − Men's 25M Centre Fire Pistol

• Michael Johnson, Bronze - R4 10m Air Rifle

• Michael Johnson, Bronze - R4 10m Air Rifle

• Sally Johnston, Gold − Women's 50M Prone Rifle^[6]

• Natalie Rooney, Silver − Women's Trap ^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us . New Zealand Shooting Federation . 20 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220305131852/https://nzshootingfed.org.nz/aboutus.php . 5 March 2022.
2. Web site: ISSF Member Federations . International Shooting Sport Federation . 5 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627172609/https://www.issf-sports.org/theissf/organisation/member_federations.ashx . 27 June 2022 . English . live.
3. Web site: Members - Para sport Members . 2024-01-12 . Paralympics New Zealand . en-NZ.
4. Web site: Games: Petterson heads large shooting team . New Zealand Herald . NZME Publishing . 6 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006143239/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/games-petterson-heads-large-shooting-team/S4K43KJK6KXZZ7DTK2VURH25VI/ . 6 October 2022 . English . 18 April 2002 . live.
5. 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.
6. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Johnston hits target with gold medal . New Zealand Herald . NZME Publishing . 5 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140729062725/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11300575 . 29 July 2014 . 28 July 2014 . live.
7. News: Rio Olympics 2016: Kiwi shooter Natalie Rooney takes silver . 8 August 2016 . . 8 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160808165942/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/olympics/news/article.cfm?c_id=502&objectid=11689110 . 8 August 2016 . live.