Craig Challen

Australian veterinary surgeon and technical diver
Person Human Q5180814

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1965
Country of citizenship
Australia[5]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Academic degree
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine[15]
Family name
Challen[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Craig Challen en Craig Challen SC OAM en Craig Jonathan Challen ar كريج تشالين zh 克雷格·查倫
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Amazon author ID
B0821G231N
Freebase ID
/m/0gj91lw
IMDb ID
nm12943056
X (Twitter) username
craigchallen

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Summary

Craig Challen was born in 1965[1]. He worked as a veterinarian[2], cave diver[3], and writer[4].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include cave diving[6] and veterinary surgery[7], a medical specialty[21].

Recognition

Awards received include Star of Courage[9], a courage award[22], in Australia[23], founded in 1975[24]; Australian of the Year[10], an award[25], in Australia[26], founded in 1960[27]; Medal of the Order of Australia[11], a grade of an order[28], in Australia[29]; Western Australian of the Year Awards[12], an award[30], in Australia[31], founded in 1973[32]; and Order of the Direkgunabhorn[13], an order of chivalry[33], in Thailand[34], founded in 1991[35].

FAQs

What did Craig Challen do for work?

Craig Challen worked as veterinarian[2], cave diver[3], and writer[4].

Where did Craig Challen go to school?

Craig Challen was educated at Eastern Hills Senior High School[8].

What awards did Craig Challen receive?

Honors received include Star of Courage[9], Australian of the Year[10], Medal of the Order of Australia[11], and Western Australian of the Year Awards[12].

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  14. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 9w ago · Alpacaaviator · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Eastern Hills Senior High School, Murdoch University
    IMDb ID → nm12943056
    Given name → Craig, Jonathan
    Participant in → Tham Luang cave rescue
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Date of birth: 1965"
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