Craig John Monk (born 23 May 1967 in Stratford, New Zealand) is a competitive sailor who won a bronze medal in the Finn class at the 1992 Olympic Games in

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. Monk also competed at the

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after narrowly beating future America's Cup skipper Dean Barker for selection to the New Zealand team. He finished 13th. Monk has since been extensively involved in America's Cup racing. He was recruited as a grinder by

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for the successful challenge in

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and the subsequent defence in

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. He moved to One World for the

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. Monk was the sailing team manager of

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from 2003 until the

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, and was a grinder for Artemis Racing in the

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. He won a silver medal in the 2009 Star World Championships alongside

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1967 births Living people New Zealand male sailors (sport) Team New Zealand sailors Olympic bronze medalists for New Zealand Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Finn Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Finn Olympic sailors for New Zealand Olympic medalists in sailing Artemis Racing sailors Sportspeople from Stratford, New Zealand Star class sailors Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Oracle Racing sailors 1995 America's Cup sailors 2000 America's Cup sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors 2013 America's Cup sailors Extreme Sailing Series sailors {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub