John Hastie (19 March 1938 – 4 October 2021) was a New Zealand shooter and gunsmith. He competed at two Commonwealth Games, and won the Ballinger Belt in 1982.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1938 Hastings, New Zealand |
| Died | 4 October 2021 (aged 83) Wellington, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Shooting |
| Club | Okawa Rifle Club Hawke's Bay Rifle Club |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Ballinger Belt winner (1982) |
Biography
editBorn in Hastings on 19 March 1938, Hastie grew up shooting rabbits on a Hawke's Bay sheep station.[1][2] In 1966, he began long-range target shooting at the Okawa Rifle Club, where he was mentored by Maurie Gordon.[1]
Hastie competed for New Zealand in full-bore rifle shooting at the 1978 and 1982 Commonwealth Games. On both occasions he finished 19th in the open full-bore individual events, and in 1982 he was sixth, with John Whiteman, in the open full-bore pairs.[3] Hastie was New Zealand shooting team manager at both the 1990 and 1994 Commonwealth Games.[1]
In 1982, Hastie won the Ballinger Belt at the New Zealand rifle shooting championships, representing the Okawa Rifle Club.[4]
Between 1976 and 2007, Hastie was a member of many New Zealand teams at the Palma Match team events and world long-range championships, either a shooter, coach or gunsmith. With Tony Halberg, he built the rifles that the New Zealand team used to place third at the 1999 world championship at Bloemfontein.[1]
Hastie was a life member of the Hawke's Bay Rifle Club and the National Rifle Association of New Zealand.[1] He died in Wellington on 4 October 2021.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Crowe, Daryl (October 2021). "RIP – John Hastie". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Death search: registration number 2021/28575". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ John Hastie at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- ^ "Ballinger Belt". National Rifle Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "John Hastie obituary". Dominion Post. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.