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New Zealand At The 1994 Commonwealth Games
New Zealand (abbreviated NZL) sent a team of 134 competitors and 57 officials to the 1994 Commonwealth Games, which were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Brian Fowler, and at the closing ceremony was Stephen Petterson. New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the first British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario. Selection is the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic Committee. Medals New Zealand was eighth in the medal table in 1994. Gold Cycling: : Mark Rendell — Men's Road Race Lawn Bowls: : Katie Portas — Women's Singles Visually Impaired Shooting: : Lindsay Arthur and Stephen Petterson — Men's 50m Rifle Prone (Pairs) : Stephen Petterson — Men's 50m Rifle Prone Swimming: : Danyon Loader — Men's 200m Butterfly Silver Athletics: : Beatrice Faumuina — Women's Discus : Kirsten Hellier — Women's Javelin : Courtney Ireland — Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Olympic Committee
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (before 1994, The ''New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association'') is both the National Olympic Committee and the Commonwealth Games Association in New Zealand responsible for selecting athletes to represent New Zealand in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games. While a founder member of the International Olympic Committee, New Zealand did not send its own team to compete until the Games of the VI Olympiad (Antwerp 1920), though at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics New Zealand and Australia competed as "Australasia". New Zealand has sent a team to every Summer Olympic Games since 1920, though only a token team of four went to the 1980 Summer Olympics at Moscow due to the boycott. New Zealand first competed at the Winter Olympics in 1952, but did not compete in the 1956 or 1964 Winter Olympics. New Zealand has sent a team to every Commonwealth Games since the first in 1930, which was held in Canada and then ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirsten Hellier
Kirsten Louise Hellier (née Smith; born 6 October 1969 in Tokoroa) is a former javelin thrower, who represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth and the Olympic Games. She set her personal best (62.52 metres) in 1994 with the old javelin type. Hellier was the coach of World Champion shot putter Valerie Adams from 1998 until 2010. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games Hellier won the silver medal in the women's javelin with a throw of 60.40 m. She placed 8th at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the same event. Hellier competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics where she placed 17th overall in qualifying with a throw of 59.34 m. Hellier currently works at Macleans College as a sports co-coordinator. Her father Lionel Smith was a hurdler at the 1950 British Empire Games. Hellier won the Halberg Awards Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2008. In the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hellier was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Steel (swimmer)
John Meredith Steel (born 27 October 1972 in Auckland) is a former freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. Steel won two silver medals (4 × 100 m Freestyle and 4 × 200 m Freestyle) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Four years earlier Steel captured the bronze medal with the Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay Team at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in his hometown of Auckland. Steel now works for Air NZ as a flight attendant. Despite being from New Zealand he won the 1990 'Open' ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title. See also * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men) This is the complete list of men's Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming from 1930 to 2022. Current program 50 metre freestyle 100 metre freestyle 200 metre freestyle 400 metre freestyle 1500 metre freestyle 50 metre backstroke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trent Bray
Trent Anthony Bray (born 1 September 1973, in Auckland) is a former freestyle swimmer and surf lifesaver from New Zealand, who competed at two consecutive Summer Olympics. He also won three gold medals and three bronze at the 1998 World Surf Lifesaving Championships Olympic Games * 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. 200m Freestyle (26th), 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay - Men (9th), 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay - Men (11th) * 1996 in Atlanta, United States. - 200m Freestyle (20th), 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay - Men (9th), 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay - Men (9th) World championships * Silver Medal - 200m freestyle at the 1993 World Short-Course Championships Palma, Majorca, Spain. This was a new New Zealand and Commonwealth record. World ranking: 2 * Gold Medal - 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1995 World Short-Course Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bray's time of 48.55 seconds was a New Zealand record time and the relay total time was an NZ record and the 4th fastest time ever recorded at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Smith (sport Shooter)
Geoffrey Smith may refer to: * Geoffrey C. Smith (politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives, 1999–2006 *Geoffrey C. Smith (sculptor) (born 1961), American sculptor and photographer * Geoffrey Johnson-Smith (1924–2010), Conservative politician in the United Kingdom *Geoffrey L. Smith (born 1955), scientist specialising in vaccinia virus poxvirus research *Geoffrey Smith (admiral) (born 1950), Australian Deputy Chief of Navy, 1999–2000 *Geoffrey Smith (filmmaker), maker of documentaries including ''The English Surgeon'' and ''Presumed Guilty'' *Geoffrey Smith (gardener) (1928–2009), English gardener, author, broadcaster *Geoffrey Smith (radio presenter) (born 1943), British based American radio presenter and writer *Geoffrey Smith (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1960s for Great Britain and for York *Geoffrey Smith (bishop), Anglican Archbishop of Adelaide from 2017 *Geoffrey Stuart Smith, Anglican bishop in North Kerala See also *Geoff Smith (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Yelavich
Gregory Thomas Yelavich (born 8 March 1957) is a Shooting sports, 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). 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 — 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona 1992. In 1990, Yelavich was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In the 1995 New Year Honours (New Zealand), 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 ISSF shooting events#Pistol events, pistol shooting events. References External links * * * * * * * 1957 births Living people New Zealand male sport shooters Commonwealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Lawton
Julian Lawton is a shooting competitor for New Zealand. At the 1990 Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the 10m air pistol pairs with Greg Yelavich and also competed in the 10m air pistol, coming 8th. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ... he won a silver medal in the 50m free pistol with, and competed in the 10m air pistol, coming 19th; the 10m air pistol pairs with ...., coming 7th and the 50m free pistol, coming .... External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand male sport shooters Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Shooters at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Thomson (sport Shooter)
Brian Thomson (born 1 September 1957 in Tokoroa) is a sport shooter from New Zealand. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ... in the men's skeet event, in which he tied for 47th place. References 1957 births Living people Skeet shooters New Zealand male sport shooters Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters of New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Shooters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Jukes
Geoffrey Jukes (born 21 November 1950 in Winton) is a New Zealand sport shooter. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ... in the men's skeet event, in which he tied for 19th place. References 1950 births Living people Skeet shooters New Zealand male sport shooters Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters of New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Shooters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocelyn Lees
Jocelyn Lees (born 19 November 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a shooting competitor for New Zealand. Lees was the first NZ female to win a quota and attend an Olympics. She attended the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where she came 42nd. She won her first Commonwealth Games medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, gaining a silver in the women's 10 metre air pistol (pairs) partnering Gerd Barkman. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games partnering Tania Corrigan she won two silver medals; one in the 10 metre air pistol (pairs) and one in the 25 metre pistol (pairs) event. Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won two bronze medals; one in the women's 25 metre pistol 25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ... event, and another in the 25 metre pistol (pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerd Barkman
Gerd Barkman is a shooting competitor for New Zealand. At the 1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ... she won a silver medal in the 10m air pistol pairs with Jocelyn Lees. She also competed in the 10m air pistol, coming 4th; the 25m sport pistol, coming 7th; and the 25m sport pistol pairs, coming 4th. External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand female sport shooters Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Shooters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Ulmer
Sarah Elizabeth Ulmer (born 14 March 1976) is a former Olympic cyclist. She is the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold medal, which she won in the 3km individual pursuit at the 2004 Athens Olympics setting a world record. After the 2004 Olympics, she held the Olympic, Commonwealth and World Championship Pursuit titles, and the records for those events. Biography Ulmer was born in Auckland, where she studied at the Diocesan School for Girls. Her grandfather Ron Ulmer was a track cyclist for New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games. Her father Gary was a national road and track champion. Individual pursuit races In 1994 she won the World Junior Championship and placed second at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Canada with a time of 3 minutes 51 seconds. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics she was seventh after qualifying 6th with 3m 43s. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur she won the gold medal with 3m 41.7s. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
