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 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).^[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)