| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1938-03-19)19 March 1938 Hastings, New Zealand |
| Died | 4 October 2021(2021-10-04) (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) |
John Hastie (19 March 1938 – 4 October 2021) was a New Zealandshooter andgunsmith. He competed at twoCommonwealth Games, and won theBallinger Belt in 1982.
Born inHastings on 19 March 1938, Hastie grew up shooting rabbits on aHawke's Bay sheep station.[1][2] In 1966, he began long-range target shooting at the Okawa Rifle Club, where he was mentored byMaurie Gordon.[1]
Hastie competed for New Zealand in full-bore rifle shooting at the1978 and1982 Commonwealth Games. On both occasions he finished 19th in the open full-bore individual events, and in 1982 he was sixth, withJohn Whiteman, in the open full-bore pairs.[3] Hastie was New Zealand shooting team manager at both the1990 and1994 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 thePalma 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 atBloemfontein.[1]
Hastie was a life member of the Hawke's Bay Rifle Club and the National Rifle Association of New Zealand.[1] He died inWellington on 4 October 2021.[1][5]