Craig Miller (born 10 June 1985 in

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) is a New Zealand

wrestler Wrestling is a series of combat sports involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into martial arts, combat sport ...

Early years

He attended

Kavanagh College , motto_translation = With Her As Our Guide , type = State-integrated secondary , established = 1989; years ago (antecedent secondary schools: 1871, 1876, 1878, 1897 and 1976) , streetaddress ...

, where he first began wrestling in 2002.

Wrestling career

He competed at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

for

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

freestyle wrestling Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling ...

where he placed 7 out of 16 competitors in the 65kg division. He then retired from freestyle wrestling to concentrate on

Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling (Euro English) or French wrestling (in Russia until 1948) is a style of wrestling that is practiced worldwide. Greco-Roman wrestling was included in the first mod ...

. He competed in the African & Oceania Olympic qualifying in Algeria in April 2016, losing in a semi final to Australian

Vinod Kumar Dahiya Vinod Kumar Dahiya (born 7 August 1986), also known as Vinod Kumar, is an Indian-Australian Greco-Roman & freestyle Wrestler a competes in the 66 kg category. Life and career Dahiya was born on 7 August 1986 in the Indian village of Khan ...

. On 19 July 2016 he was added to the New Zealand team for the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

after Dahiya was suspended for doping violations. He was due to compete in the men's 66 kg division, but received a knee injury during training in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

and withdrew before the competition started.

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* 1985 births Living people Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for New Zealand New Zealand male sport wrestlers New Zealand sportsmen Wrestlers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Dunedin People educated at Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand {{NewZealand-wrestling-bio-stub