Craig Monk

{{short description|New Zealand sailor}}

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Craig John Monk (born 23 May 1967 in Stratford, New Zealand){{cite web |title=Craig Monk |url= https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63045 |publisher=Olympedia |access-date=8 August 2021}} is a competitive sailor who won a bronze medal in the Finn class at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Monk also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta after narrowly beating future America's Cup skipper Dean Barker for selection to the New Zealand team. He finished 13th.{{cite web|url= https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/craig-monk|title=Craig Monk – New Zealand Olympic Team|date=9 February 2016|website=Olympic.org.nz|access-date=30 June 2017}}

Monk has since been extensively involved in America's Cup racing. He was recruited as a grinder by Russell Coutts for the successful challenge in 1995 and the subsequent defence in 2000. He moved to One World for the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup. Monk was the sailing team manager of BMW Oracle Racing from 2003 until the 2007 America's Cup, and was a grinder for Artemis Racing in the 34th America's Cup.{{cite web|url= https://www.celebrityspeakers.co.nz/craig-monk/ |title=Craig Monk ... two-time America's Cup winner with Team New Zealand. | Celebrity Speakers New Zealand |website=Celebrityspeakers.co.nz |access-date=30 June 2017}}{{cite web|url= https://www.newsroom.co.nz/@sportsroom/2017/05/23/30242/americas-cup-preview |title=Sizing-up Team NZ's rivals|date=24 May 2017|website=Newsroom.co.nz|access-date=30 June 2017}} He won a silver medal in the 2009 Star World Championships alongside Hamish Pepper.