Craig Miller | |
---|---|
Born | [1] Dunedin, New Zealand | 10 June 1985
Alma mater | Kavanagh College |
Professional wrestling career | |
Billed height | 173 cm (68 in) [2] |
Billed weight | 146 lb (66 kg) [1] |
Craig Miller (born 10 June 1985 in Dunedin) is a New Zealand wrestler.
He attended Kavanagh College, where he first began wrestling in 2002.
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]