Jocelyn Lees

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Jocelyn Lees
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Women's Shooting
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Victoria 10m air pistol (pairs)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 10m air pistol (pairs)
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur 25m pistol (pairs)
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester 25m pistol
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Manchester 25m pistol (pairs)

Jocelyn Lees (born 19 November 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a shooting competitor for New Zealand.

Life

Lees was the first NZ female to win a quota and attend an Olympics. She attended the 1992 Barcelona Olympics where she came 42nd.

She won her first Commonwealth Games medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, gaining a silver in the women's 10 metre air pistol (pairs) partnering Gerd Barkman. [1] At the 1998 Commonwealth Games partnering Tania Corrigan she won two silver medals; one in the 10 metre air pistol (pairs) and one in the 25 metre pistol (pairs) event. Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won two bronze medals; one in the women's 25 metre pistol event, and another in the 25 metre pistol (pairs) event again alongside Tania Corrigan. [2]

References

  1. "Gerd Barkman | New Zealand Olympic Team". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website