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New Zealand Shooting Federation

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New Zealand Shooting Federation
SportShooting Sports
JurisdictionNew Zealand
AbbreviationNZSF, New Zealand Shooting
AffiliationSport New Zealand
HeadquartersPapakura
PresidentE. Pirie
Vice president(s)R. Morgan
Official website
nzshootingfed.org.nz
New Zealand

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

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

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

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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]


References

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  1. ^ "About Us". New Zealand Shooting Federation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "ISSF Member Federations". International Shooting Sport Federation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Members - Para sport Members". Paralympics New Zealand. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Greg Yelavich". NZ Team. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
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