Ian Ballinger

Ian Ballinger
Personal information
Born 21 October 1925
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Died 24 December 2008 (aged 83)
Christchurch, New Zealand

Ian Roy Ballinger (21 October 1925 – 24 December 2008) was a New Zealand shooter who won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Ballinger competed at three consecutive Olympic Games (1968, 1972 and 1976) and two Commonwealth Games (1974 and 1978) in the 50m Rifle - prone event.[1]

He was awarded the Lonsdale Cup by the New Zealand Olympic Committee in 1968, and the following year he won the Ballinger Belt at the New Zealand rifle shooting championships.[2]

References

  1. "Ian Roy Ballinger: medal made Kiwi a household name". Dominion Post. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. "Ian Ballinger". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2015.