Gregory Thomas Yelavich (born 8 March 1957) is a
competitive pistol shooter from
Auckland
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, New Zealand. As well as winning numerous national pistol titles, Yelavich has the distinction of having won more
Commonwealth Games
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medals than any other New Zealander (12). He was the New Zealand flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the
2006 Commonwealth Games
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. He has represented New Zealand at two
Olympic Games
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—
Seoul 1988
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and
Barcelona 1992
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
.
In 1990, Yelavich was awarded the
New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to approximately 3,000 people.
Background
The New Zea ...
. In the
1995 New Year Honours
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, he was appointed a
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
, for services to sport.
Yelavich competes in
International Shooting Sport Federation
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is the governing body of the Olympic shooting events in rifle, pistol and shotgun (clay target) disciplines, and of several non-Olympic shooting sport events. ISSF's activities include regula ...
ISSF
pistol shooting events.
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1957 births
Living people
New Zealand male sport shooters
Commonwealth Games medallists in shooting
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
Shooters at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Olympic shooters for New Zealand
Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Auckland
New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire
New Zealand people of Croatian descent
Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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