David Fagan

Sir David Alexander Fagan KNZM (born 1961) is a New Zealand sheep shearer, who has won the New Zealand Golden Shears contest a record 16 times.[1]

For the footballer, see David Fagan (footballer).

Fagan (right) in 2016, at his investiture as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, by the governor-general, Sir Jerry Mateparae

From Te Kuiti, Fagan has set 10 world records, and won five world, six world team, and 16 national titles, making him New Zealand's most successful competition sheep shearer.[2][3]

Honours

In 1990, Fagan was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[4] In the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to shearing.[5] He was promoted to Officer of the same order in the 2007 Queen’s Birthday Honours,[6] and further promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to shearing, in the 2016 New Year Honours.[7]

References
  1. Harper, Rebecca (9 March 2009). "Fagan cuts way to record 16th shearing title". Waikato Times. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. Rattue, Chris (9 June 2007). "Star Profile: David Fagan". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  3. "NZ shearers bounce back in UK". nzherald.co.nz. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  4. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 137. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  5. "Queen's Birthday honours list 1999 (including Niue)". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 7 June 1999. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  7. "New Year honours list 2016". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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