Stephen Petterson
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Representing New Zealand | ||
Men's shooting | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
1990 Auckland | 50m Rifle Prone (Pairs) | |
1994 Victoria | 50m Rifle Prone | |
1994 Victoria | 50m Rifle Prone (Pairs) | |
1998 Kuala Lumpur | 50m Rifle Prone | |
1990 Auckland | 50m Rifle Prone |
Stephen Kelly Petterson, MNZM (born 2 August 1957) is a competitive rifle shooter from New Zealand.
Petterson was born in Auckland in 1957. A veteran of four Olympic Games and five Commonwealth Games, he has won a total of four gold medals and a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.[1] He was the flag bearer for New Zealand at the closing ceremony of the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
In the 1999 New Year Honours, Petterson was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM), for "services to smallbore rifle shooting".[2]
References
- ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- ^ "New Year Honours List 1999". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
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- Shooters at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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