Stephen Petterson

Stephen Petterson
MNZM
Personal information
Full nameStephen Kelly Petterson
Born (1957-08-02) 2 August 1957 (age 67)
Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportShooting
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Men's shooting
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 50m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 50m Rifle Prone
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 50m Rifle Prone (Pairs)
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur 50m Rifle Prone
Silver medal – second place 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 appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to smallbore rifle shooting.[2]

  1. ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  2. ^ "New Year honours list 1999". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 31 August 2019.