Oceania Shooting Federation
 


2023 Oceania Continental Championships

30th October to 6th November 2023

Brisbane International Shooting Centre, Cadden Drive, Belmont, QLD
 

CLICK HERE to go the the 2023 Oceania Page for REPORTS and RESULTS

 

Rifle and Air Rifle Teams for the 2023 Oceania Championship in Brisbane:

50m Prone
MEN

TEAM 1
Martin Hunt
Ryan Booth (Jnr)
Owen Bennett

TEAM 2
John Booth
Shaun Jeffery (Jnr)
James Gray (Jnr)

INDIVIDUAL
Sean Moriarty (Jnr)

 

50m Prone
WOMEN

TEAM 1
Shania Harrison-Lee (Jnr)
Stephanie McNair (Jnr)
Denva Wren

TEAM 2
Piper Benbow (Jnr)
Janet Hunt
Jackie Lindsay

INDIVIDUAL
Caley McNair (Jnr)
Charlotte McKenzie (Jnr)

 

50m 3P
MEN

TEAM 1
Owen Bennett
Shaun Jeffery (Jnr)
 

50m 3P
WOMEN

TEAM 1
Stephanie McNair (Jnr)
Denva Wren
Piper Benbow (Jnr)

 

 

10m Air Rifle
MEN

TEAM 1
Owen Bennett
Shaun Jeffery (Jnr)
Sean Moriarty (Jnr)

10m Air Rifle
WOMEN

TEAM 1
Stephanie McNair (Jnr)
Piper Benbow (Jnr)
Issy Adams (Jnr)

 

 


 

Oceania Grand Prix 2021- Cancelled
 

This is to advise that on 30th June the OSF Executive decided that the OSF Championships for 2021 will not proceed.

This decision has not been taken lightly.  With the travel restrictions around the Covid-19 pandemic and the inability of many members to send teams to Australia for the event due to these restrictions the Championship is simply not viable.  We would like to acknowledge the work that has been put in by Shooting Australia and thank them for their support of this event.  The next OSF Championships is now planned for 2023.

NZSF would appreciate help with advertising this cancellation, so please pass this information on to anybody you feel may be interested.

Regards

Gavin Paton
Sport Development Manager
NZ Shooting Federation

 

The Commonwealth Shooting and Archery Championships to be held in Chandigarh, India, in January 2022
have also been cancelled due to Covid 19 concerns.

 


The 2021 Oceania event was tentatively planned to be held at the Belmont Range in Brisbane on 15th - 21st November 2021.

Confirmation of this event is not expected until 1 July 2021 at the earliest.
 

Team Selection will come from ranking list scores shot at TSNZ Designated Matches from October 2020 to March 2021,

however no Ranking Lists will be published until the event is confirmed to be going ahead.

 

Click here for Oceania 2021 Selection Criteria

Click here for NZSF General Selection Criteria

 

TSNZ Designated Matches:

50m Prone

Marlborough Champs - October 2020
Canterbury Champs - December 2020
North Island Champs - January 2021
Manawatu Champs - January 2021
Mana Champs - January 2021
National Outdoor Champs - February 2021
South Island Champs - March 2021
 

3P

Marlborough Champs - October 2020
Canterbury Champs - December 2020
North Island Champs - January 2021
Manawatu Champs - January 2021
Mana Champs - January 2021
National Outdoor Champs - February 2021
​South Island Champs - March 2021

 

Air Rifle

Auckland Air - October 2020
Mt Eden Air - October 2020
Blenheim Air - October 2020
Totara Rd Air - December 2020
Awapuni Air - December 2020
Manawatu Air - January 2021
National Air Champs - March 2021
 

 


Oceania 2019

Congratulations to the 2019 TSNZ Oceania Rifle Team who competed  at the Sydney International Shooting Centre
in events for 10m Air Rifle, 50m Prone and 3P on 1st - 9th November. 
Some great results!

 

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Air Rifle Men – Team Silver – Owen Bennett, Adrian Black, Shaun Jeffery

Air Rifle Women – A Team Bronze – Jess Burgess-Smith, Jessica Riddle, Sarah Reesby

50m Prone Men – Individual Gold, Martin Hunt / Individual Silver, Owen Bennet 
A Team Gold – Martin Hunt, Owen Bennett, Chris Harrison

50m Prone Women – Individual Gold, Sally Johnston / Individual Bronze and new Oceania Junior Record, Shania Harrison-Lee
 B Team Gold and new Oceania Team Record – Shania Harrison-Lee, Rachel McLaren, Kirsten Birrell
 A Team Silver – Sally Johnston, Denva Wren, Janet Hunt.

3P Men – Individual Bronze, Owen Bennett
Team Bronze – Owen Bennett, Adrian Black, Shaun Jeffery

3P Women – Individual Bronze and new Oceania Junior Record, Jess Burgess-Smith
Team Bronze – Jess Burgess-Smith, Sally Johnston, Denva Wren

 

 

 

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Men 50m Prone

 

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Men 50m Prone

 

 

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Women 50m Prone

 

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Women 50m Prone

 


 

Rifle and Air Rifle Teams for the Oceania Championship in November 2019 have now been confirmed by NZ Shooting Federation.  
Congratulations to the following shooters who will be travelling to Sydney to represent New Zealand at this event.

 

50m Prone
MEN

TEAM 1
Owen  Bennett
Martin Hunt
Chris Harrison

TEAM 2
Gavin Riddle
Jim Dann
David Green

TEAM 3
Robbie McNair
Shane Kingston
Shaun Jeffery

 

50m Prone
WOMEN

TEAM 1
Janet Hunt
Sally Johnston
Denva Wren

TEAM 2
Shania Harrison-Lee
Kirsten Birrell
Rachel McLaren

TEAM 3
Jess Burgess-Smith
Jackie Lindsay
Meaghan Reesby

 

50m 3P
MEN

TEAM 1
Owen Bennett
Shaun Jeffery
Adrian Black

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50m 3P
WOMEN

TEAM 1
Sally Johnston
Jess Burgess-Smith
Denva Wren

TEAM 2
Meaghan Reesby
Kate Campbell
Piper Benbow

 

 

 

 

10m Air Rifle
MEN

TEAM 1
Owen Bennett
Adrian Black
Shaun Jeffery

10m Air Rifle
WOMEN

TEAM 1
Jessica Riddle
Jess Burgess-Smith
Sarah Reesby

TEAM 2
Sarah Black
Meaghan Reesby
Kirsten Birrell

INDIVIDUAL
Kate Campbell
Piper Benbow

2019 Oceania Continental Championship is planned for Sydney, 1st - 9th November. 
There is still uncertainty over which events will be run, but information will be added here as it becomes available.

 

 

Click here for Oceania 2019 Selection Criteria

 

Ranking lists will be formulated from Designated Matches shot in the 2018-19 Outdoor and Air Rifle season,
so if you want to be in contention, make sure you go to as many of those matches as possible. 
Note that the matches listed in the NSZF Criteria are the 2016-17 dates.


 

 

 


The Oceania Shooting Federation (OSF) competition in Brisbane took on a whole new life in 2017

as it was combined with the Commonwealth Shooting Federation (CSF) test event and the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) Qualifying event.  This meant much larger entry numbers than usual, and shooters attending from a much wider range of countries.  Instead coming from mainly Australia and NZ, this event also drew world class entries from Singapore, Wales, Scotland, Jersey, Guernsey, England, India, Northern Ireland, Gibralter, South Africa, the Isle of Man, and Norfolk Island.  This new level of competition certainly made for an interesting event.

Many thanks to our Australian hosts who managed such a well-run event at the upgraded Jim Smith range in the Brisbane International Shooting Centre.  Thank you also to our NZ Team Manager, Garth Keighley, who did a fantastic job supporting everyone, especially those on their first overseas shooting trip.  And TSNZ would also like to extend a huge thank you to the NZ shooters who attended and to their families who supported them - this was the biggest contingent we have sent to an Oceania event for quite some time, and as the event is largely self-funded it relies upon our shooters being keen enough to make it a financial priority.   We look forward to you sharing your experiences with your fellow shooters, and hope you encourage them all to get involved for the next Oceania event.

The daily reports below were posted during the event, so are in reverse chronological order.

 

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2017 OCEANIA / YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES QUALIFYING EVENT

 

 

6 November

The last event in the 10-day YOG/Oceania/Commonwealth Shooting Fed event in Brisbane was the Men's 3P event.  WIth 40 shots in each of the Kneeling, Prone and Standing positions shot within 2 hours 45 minutes, this is another gruelling event, especially when shot in hot conditions.   Well done to the NZ A-Team who won the Oceania Silver medal, and to Owen Bennett for winning the Silver Individual Oceania medal and for making it through to the CSF Final.

 


 

5 November

Sunday was Women's 3P Match Day.  Shooting this event in the heat of Brisbane is very demanding, with 20 shots in each of the Kneeling, Prone and Standing positions shot within 1 hour 45 minutes,  so well done to everyone who still had the energy to put into this.  Congratulations to the Oceania Team for their Silver medal, and to Sally Johnston who took out the Bronze in the Individual competition.

 


 

4 November

The Women's Prone match saw some tricky conditions, with changeable winds along with mirage.  Well done to Sally Johnston, with a Gold Medal in the Oceania match (and only pipped to the Bronze in the Commonwealth match on countback), plus a Commonwealth Games MQS of 616.7.  The NZ A-Team took out the Silver in the Oceania match, and the B-Team won the Bronze.  While the C-Team was out of the medals, they did come in ahead of Australia's B-Team.  Note that Womens matches are decided on the equivalent of the Mens Qualification match, with no Finals being held.

 

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3rd November

No competition today for rifle shooters at the Jim Smith range in Brisbane, only practice and PET (Pre Event Training).  So here are a few pics of some of our shooters over the past few days instead.  Tomorrow is the Women's 50m Prone match, then PET for 3P.

 

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2nd November

Today's Men's 50m Prone match was a test of patience and nerves - the temperature was much more pleasant but this was offset by the squirrelly (new word of the day, meaning unpredictable or jumpy) winds.  Well done to Ryan Taylor who made it through to the Commonwealth Final, and then won the Silver medal in the Oceania Final.  The NZ A-Team also won Silver in the Oceania Competition.

 

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1st November

Day 2 saw the Women's Air Rifle Match.  Our 3 teams had some amazing competition in the match, with the top qualifier setting a Commonwealth record, and another Oceania record set in the Final of the Oceania match.  The NZ A-Team took out the Bronze Oceania medal, and it was good to see some shooters in the B/C teams who were very happy with their own performances.  The day was rounded out with PET for the Men's 50m and open training on the 50m range.

 

 

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 31st October

The first day of competition at the Commonwealth Shooting Federation (CSF) / Oceania Shooting Federation (OSF) event saw the Men's Air Rifle competition.  Temperatures were not quite as bad as yesterday, but it was still a strain in the Air Rifle range to cope with the heat.  The Teams event Gold Medal was taken out by Australia, with their team setting an Oceania record and Dane Sampson setting an Oceania and World record score in his Final, and the NZ A-Team won the Bronze.

PET (Pre Event Training) for the Womens Air Rifle followed, with their competition to be held the next day.

 

 

 

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30th October

Brisbane is treating us all to 35 degree temperatures and almost daily thunderstorms - even the locals are commenting on it, so it's not just us Kiwis who are finding it unusual.  Everyone has now landed and Garth is doing a great job of keeping us all informed and chasing up paperwork where needed.  

The Youth Olympic Games Qualifying event was over the weekend, and our 3 shooters did well providing competition to the Australian shooters.  They're shooting again in the Oceania event, so they'll be able to use that experience on their performances there too.

 

 

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Rifle and Air Rifle Teams for the Oceania / CSFC and YOG matches in October/November have now been confirmed by NZ Shooting Federation.  
Congratulations to the following shooters who will be travelling to Brisbane to represent their country at this event.

 

50m Prone
MEN

TEAM 1
Grant Taylor 
Ryan Taylor
Martin Hunt

TEAM 2
Rory McLeod
Owen Bennett
Ian Irvine

TEAM 3
David Green
Ross Lomas
David Grain

 

50m Prone
WOMEN

TEAM 1
Janet Hunt
Denva Wren
Sally Johnston

TEAM 2
Helen Freiman
Jess Burgess-Smith
Allison Archer

TEAM 3
Jackie Lindsay
Kirsten Birrell
Adrianne Sherwin

 

3P
MEN

TEAM 1
Owen Bennett
Ian Irvine
Rory McLeod

TEAM 2
Ian McFetridge
Jason Graham
Rod Hill

3P
WOMEN

TEAM 1
Sally Johnston
Denva Wren
Jess Burgess-Smith

 

 

 

 

10m Air Rifle
MEN

TEAM 1
Owen Bennett
Rory McLeod
Rod Hill

TEAM 2
Nick Dyde
Ian McFetridge
(John Ke - withdrawn)

TEAM 3 - JUNIOR
Wiko du Toit (+YOG)

10m Air Rifle
WOMEN

TEAM 1
Helen Freiman
Bronwyn Shields
Jess Burgess-Smith

TEAM 2
Kelly Burdon
Kirsten Birrell
Julie Wills

TEAM 3 - JUNIOR
Chalm Davey  (+YOG)
Jessica Riddle (+YOG)
Sarah Reesby

 

 


 


 

The Oceania Shooting Federation promotes and guides the sound development of shooting sport within the Oceania area and strenghtens the bonds of friendship between the shooting organisations, irrespective of political, racial, physical and religious differences.

The Oceania Shooting Federation is the continental member of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).  

Member countries are New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tuvalu, with Associate members New Caledonia, Norfolk Island and French Polynesia.

TSNZ shooters can compete as NZ representatives in the Oceania Championships which are held every 2 years.

 

 

The next Oceania Championship is to be held in 2017,
and the selection period for this has now closed.


Oceania 2017 is being held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Shooting Federation Champs  which is the trial event for the Commonwealth Games to be held there the following year.  

The NZSF Oceania 2017 document  outlines how selection is made. Events are 50m Prone, 3P and 10m Air Rifle, and competitors are selected from National Squad Ranking Lists, and in some cases shooters must also shoot an "MQS", or Minimum Qualifying Score to be eligible.  The Oceania Ranking List covered the selection period 1 August 2016 - 31 March 2017.

The Ranking Lists are made up of scores shot at particular matches in the TSNZ Calendar, these are called Designated Matches and are agreed in advance of the ranking period so all shooters will know which matches can add to their ranking.  The Designated Matches are listed on the TSNZ Outdoor 10 Year Plan and the 2016-17 Outdoor/Air/3P Plan.