Greg Yelavich

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). 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.

Greg Yelavich
MBE
Personal information
Full nameGregory Thomas Yelavich
Born (1957-03-08) 8 March 1957
Otahuhu, 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
1986 EdinburghFree Pistol
1986 EdinburghAir Pistol
1990 AucklandFree Pistol (Pairs)
1990 AucklandCenter-Fire Pistol (Pairs)
1994 VictoriaFree Pistol (Pairs)
2006 MelbourneCenter-Fire Pistol
2010 DelhiCenter-Fire Pistol (Pairs)
1986 EdinburghAir Pistol (Pairs)
1990 AucklandAir Pistol (Pairs)
1994 VictoriaCenter-Fire Pistol
1994 VictoriaAir Pistol
1998 Kuala LumpurAir Pistol

In 1990, Yelavich was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[2] In the 1995 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport.[3]

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. 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.
  3. "No. 53894". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1994. p. 34.


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