Dan Repacholi

Daniel Repacholi
Repacholi c. 2022
Member of the
Australian Parliament
for Hunter
Assumed office
21 May 2022
Preceded byJoel Fitzgibbon
Personal details
Born (1982-05-15) 15 May 1982 (age 42)
Carlton, Victoria
Political partyLabor (since 2021)
OccupationCoal miner,[1] small business owner,[2] Politician
Sports career
National teamAustralia
Height202 cm (6 ft 8 in)[3]
Weight130 kg (287 lb)[3]
SportSport shooting
Coached byVladimir Galiabovitch
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's shooting
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne 50m pistol pairs
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 10m air pistol
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 50m pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne 10m air pistol pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi 10m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow 50m pistol

Daniel Repacholi (born 15 May 1982) is an Australian sport shooter and politician who has competed at four Olympic Games.[4] He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was elected as a member for the New South Wales seat of Hunter in the 2022 election following the retirement of Joel Fitzgibbon.[5][2]

Repacholi is a former coalminer[1][6] and runs a small engineering business with 60 employees[2][6] in the Hunter Valley. He is a member of the Cessnock Hall of Fame, having been inducted in May 2020 for services to sport.[7][1]

  1. ^ a b c "Miners aim for a shooter in Hunter". 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Labor candidate for Hunter Daniel Repacholi on why he is running for Federal Parliament". 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Daniel Repacholi". Athlete profile. Gold Coast 2018. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ Olympic results
  5. ^ "Climate, leadership, jobs: Albo lays out Labor's battle plan". 14 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Labor captain's pick for Hunter followed sexually suggestive, gun-toting Instagram profiles". 22 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Daniel Repacholi Sports Shooter".