Stephen Petterson

Stephen Kelly Petterson MNZM (born 2 August 1957) is a competitive rifle shooter from New Zealand.

Stephen Petterson
MNZM

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Kelly Petterson
Born	(1957-08-02) 2 August 1957 Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Shooting
Medal record 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

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]

References

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.

Awards
Preceded by Brenda Lawson	Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee 1994	Succeeded by Chris White