Greg Yelavich
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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 | (1957-03-08) 8 March 1957 (age 67) 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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