Greg Yelavich

Greg Yelavich

MBE

Personal information
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]
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Shooting
Medal record Shooting Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Free Pistol 1986 Edinburgh Air Pistol 1990 Auckland Free Pistol (Pairs) 1990 Auckland Center-Fire Pistol (Pairs) 1994 Victoria Free Pistol (Pairs) 2006 Melbourne Center-Fire Pistol 2010 Delhi Center-Fire Pistol (Pairs) 1986 Edinburgh Air Pistol (Pairs) 1990 Auckland Air Pistol (Pairs) 1994 Victoria Center-Fire Pistol 1994 Victoria Air Pistol 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. 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.

External links

• Gregory Yelavich at the International Shooting Sport Federation
• Greg Yelavich at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Gregory Thomas Yelavich at Olympics.com
• Greg Yelavich at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Gregory Yelavich at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Gregory Yelavich at Melbourne2006.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 March 2007)
• ISSF National Title Holders - Pistol NZ list at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 December 2005)