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.

Background

The Federation acts as an umbrella, with clubs and participants affiliating via four associations: * National Rifle Association of New Zealand (Fullbore Rifle) *

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* Target Shooting New Zealand (Smallbore and Air Rifle) On behalf of those organisations, the Federation serves as the representative to

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, the New Zealand Olympic Committee and the International Shooting Sport Federation.

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. Pistol shooter Greg Yelavich is New Zealand's most medalled Commonwealth Games athlete, having won 12 medals between 1986 and 2010.

1980 Summer Paralympic Games

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

1984 Summer Paralympic Games

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

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

* Desmond Coe, Bronze − Men's Trap * Tania Corrigan, Bronze − Women's 10M Air Pistol *

Sally Johnston Sally Johnston (born Invercargill, New Zealand) is a competitive sport shooter from New Zealand. She started shooting in 1983 with her first international competition in 1995 at the Oceania Championships in Auckland. Johnston placed ei ...

, Bronze − Women's 50M Prone Rifle * Tania Corrigan and

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 4 ...

, Silver − Women's 10M Air Pistol (Pairs); Silver - Women's 25M Sport Pistol (Pairs) *

Stephen Petterson 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 s ...

, 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

2004 Summer Paralympic Games

* Michael Johnson, Gold - R4 10m Air Rifle

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

* Teresa Borrell and

Nadine Stanton Nadine Stanton (born 11 September 1975 in Hamilton, New Zealand) is a shooting competitor for New Zealand. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won a gold team medal in the Double Trap (Pairs) event partnering Teresa Borrell, and a silv ...

, Bronze − Women's Trap (Pairs) *

Graeme Ede Graeme Ede (born 7 February 1960 in Southbridge, New Zealand) is a shooting competitor for New Zealand. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal in the Shooting - Trap event. He previously competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Ga ...

, 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

2008 Summer Paralympic Games The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was f ...

* Michael Johnson, Bronze - R4 10m Air Rifle

2012 Summer Paralympic Games The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...

* Michael Johnson, Bronze - R4 10m Air Rifle

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

, Gold − Women's 50M Prone Rifle

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

Natalie Rooney Natalie Ellen Rooney (born 1 June 1988) is a New Zealand sport shooter, competing primarily in trap shooting events. Rooney is from Waimate in South Canterbury. Her father is Gary Rooney, a prominent businessman involved in earthmoving and irri ...

, Silver − Women's Trap

References

External links

{{Sports governing bodies in New Zealand Sports governing bodies in New Zealand Rifle associations Shooting sports organizations National members of the Oceania Shooting Federation Shooting sports in New Zealand