New Zealand Shooting Federation

New Zealand Shooting Federation
Official website
Sport	Shooting Sports
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Abbreviation	NZSF, New Zealand Shooting
Affiliation	Sport New Zealand
Headquarters	Papakura
President	E. Pirie
Vice president(s)	R. Morgan
nzshootingfed.org.nz

The New Zealand Shooting Federation (NZSF) is the governing body for Target Shooting Sports in New Zealand. It holds responsibility for selecting and developing national teams for World Championships, as well as the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.^[1]

Background

The Federation acts as an umbrella, with clubs and participants affiliating via four associations:

National Rifle Association of New Zealand (Fullbore Rifle)
New Zealand Clay Target Association
Pistol New Zealand
Target Shooting New Zealand (Smallbore and Air Rifle)

On behalf of those organisations, the Federation serves as the representative to Sport New Zealand, Paralympics New Zealand, the New Zealand Olympic Committee and the International Shooting Sport Federation.^[2]^[3]

Performance at Competition

Shooting has been one of New Zealand's most successful sports at the Commonwealth Games. At the 1998 Games in Kuala Luumpur, shooting was the highest performing New Zealand sport, winning eight medals including one gold.^[4] Pistol shooter Greg Yelavich is New Zealand's most medalled Commonwealth Games athlete, having won 12 medals between 1986 and 2010.^[5]

1980 Summer Paralympic Games

Dave Tarrant, Bronze - Mixed Air Pistol 2-5

1984 Summer Paralympic Games

Alison Smith, Bronze - Women's Air Rifle Integrated

1998 Commonwealth Games

Desmond Coe, Bronze − Men's Trap
Tania Corrigan, Bronze − Women's 10M Air Pistol
Sally Johnston, Bronze − Women's 50M Prone Rifle
Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees, Silver − Women's 10M Air Pistol (Pairs); Silver - Women's 25M Sport Pistol (Pairs)
Stephen Petterson, Gold − Men's 50M Rifle Prone
Jason Wakeling and Alan Earle − Silver, Men's 25M Rapid Fire Pistol (Pairs)
Greg Yelavich, Bronze − Men's 10M Air Pistol

2004 Summer Paralympic Games

Michael Johnson, Gold - R4 10m Air Rifle

2006 Commonwealth Games

Teresa Borrell and Nadine Stanton, Bronze − Women's Trap (Pairs)
Graeme Ede, Gold − Men's Trap
Juliet Etherington, Silver − Women's 50M Prone Rifle
Juliet Etherington and Kathryn Mead, Bronze − Women's 50M Prone Rifle (Pairs)
Gregory Yelavich, Silver − Men's 25M Centre Fire Pistol

2008 Summer Paralympic Games

Michael Johnson, Bronze - R4 10m Air Rifle

2012 Summer Paralympic Games

Michael Johnson, Bronze - R4 10m Air Rifle

2014 Commonwealth Games

Sally Johnston, Gold − Women's 50M Prone Rifle^[6]

2016 Summer Olympics

Natalie Rooney, Silver − Women's Trap ^[7]

References

^ "About Us". New Zealand Shooting Federation. New Zealand Shooting Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ "ISSF Member Federations". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ "Members - Para sport Members". Paralympics New Zealand. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
^ "Games: Petterson heads large shooting team". New Zealand Herald. NZME Publishing. 18 April 2002. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ "Greg Yelavich". NZ Team. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ "Commonwealth Games: Johnston hits target with gold medal". New Zealand Herald. NZME Publishing. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Kiwi shooter Natalie Rooney takes silver". The New Zealand Herald. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.