Greg Yelavich

Greg Yelavich
MBE
Personal information
Full nameGregory Thomas Yelavich
Born (1957-03-08) 8 March 1957
Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportShooting
Medal record
Shooting
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Free Pistol
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Air Pistol
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Free Pistol (Pairs)
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Center-Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Free Pistol (Pairs)
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Center-Fire Pistol
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Center-Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh Air Pistol (Pairs)
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland Air Pistol (Pairs)
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Center-Fire Pistol
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Air Pistol
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Air Pistol

Gregory Thomas Yelavich MBE (born 8 March 1957) is a New Zealand pistol shooter. 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.

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.

Olympic results
Event 1988 1992
50 metre pistol 41st
535 		37th
543
10 metre air pistol — 22nd
575

References

  1. ^ a b Greg Yelavich at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
  2. ^ "Greg Yelavich". NZ Team. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 406. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  4. ^ "No. 53894". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 34.


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