Stephen Petterson Explained

Stephen Petterson
Birth Date:2 August 1957
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Full Name:Stephen Kelly Petterson
Sport:Shooting
Country:New Zealand
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Stephen Kelly Petterson (born 2 August 1957) is a competitive rifle shooter from New Zealand.

Petterson was born in Auckland in 1957. A veteran of four Olympic Games and five Commonwealth Games, he has won a total of four gold medals and a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.[1] He was the flag bearer for New Zealand at the closing ceremony of the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

In the 1999 New Year Honours, Petterson was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to smallbore rifle shooting.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.commonwealthgames.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=19&id=3780 Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  2. Web site: New Year honours list 1999 . 31 December 1998 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet . 31 August 2019.