Craig Miller (wrestler)

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Craig Miller
Born (1985-06-10) 10 June 1985 (age 38) [1]
Dunedin, New Zealand
Alma mater Kavanagh College
Professional wrestling career
Billed height173 cm (68 in) [2]
Billed weight146 lb (66 kg) [1]

Craig Miller (born 10 June 1985 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand wrestler.

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Early years

He attended Kavanagh College, where he first began wrestling in 2002.

Wrestling career

He competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games for New Zealand in freestyle wrestling where he placed 7 out of 16 competitors in the 65kg division. [2]

He then retired from freestyle wrestling to concentrate on Greco-Roman wrestling. [2] He competed in the African & Oceania Olympic qualifying in Algeria in April 2016, losing in a semi final to Australian Vinod Kumar Dahiya. [3]

On 19 July 2016 he was added to the New Zealand team for the 2016 Summer Olympics after Dahiya was suspended for doping violations. [4] He was due to compete in the men's 66 kg division, but received a knee injury during training in Rio de Janeiro and withdrew before the competition started. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Craig Miller". Olympic Wrestling Committee. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Craig Miller - New Zealand Olympic Team". 9 February 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. "Kiwi Craig Miller fills Rio wrestling vacancy". Newshub. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. "Doping ban boosts NZ wrestler". 18 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. "NZ wrestler pulls out of Rio". Radio New Zealand . 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.