Gregory Thomas Yelavich (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

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medals than any other New Zealander (12). He was the New Zealand flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the

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. He has represented New Zealand at two

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— Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992. In 1990, Yelavich was awarded the

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. In the

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, he was appointed a

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, for services to sport. Yelavich competes in

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ISSF pistol shooting events.

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* * * * * * * 1957 births Living people New Zealand male sport shooters Commonwealth Games gold medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games silver medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in shooting Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Shooters at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Shooters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Olympic shooters for New Zealand Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sport shooters from Auckland New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire New Zealand people of Croatian descent Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-sportshooting-bio-stub