Carol Huynh

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Carol Huynh
Carol Huynh
Women's Wrestling
Competitor for Flag of Canada Canada
Olympic Games
Gold 2008 Beijing Women's Freestyle 48kg

Carol Huynh (pronounced /wɪn/;[1] born November 16, 1980) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler.[2] Her mother, an ethnic Chinese, was born in Vietnam; her father was born in China but moved to Vietnam as a young child.[3][4] Born in British Columbia, her parents were refugees from Vietnam who settled in the town of Hazelton after being sponsored by the local United Church.[5] Coming from a wrestling family, where both of her sisters wrestled, she started wrestling at 15. [6] She started studies at Simon Fraser University in 1998 [2], then moved to the University of Calgary in 2007.[7] Huynh married Dan Biggs, a social worker and former wrestler, in 2005. [8] She is coached by Leigh Vierling, husband of former multiple women's wrestling world champion Christine Nordhagen.[9]

She competed in the 48 kg weight class at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal.[10] She is the second ever female medallist for Canada in Olympic wrestling, after Tonya Verbeek, the 2004 Athens freestyle silver medallist.[7] Huynh was the first gold medalist in women's wrestling for Canada.

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[edit] Competition Record

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Competition Event Result Notes
2008 Summer Olympics 48kg Freestyle (female) Gold First Canadian to win a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
2008 Canada Cup withdrew The Canadian women's Olympic wrestling team were slated to compete, but withdrew to rest up for the Olympics. The Canada Cup is a mandatory event in non-Olympic years. [11]
2008 Canadian Olympic trials 48kg Freestyle (female) 1st Carol Huynh wins a spot on the Olympic team against Erica Sharp [12]
2007 FILA Senior World Championships 48kg Freestyle (female) 5th Carol Huynh lost the bronze medal match 3-4, 4-1, 1-1 to Mayelis Caripa-Castillo [2] [8] [13]
2007 Pan Am Gold [14] [2] [8]
2006 Canadian senior wrestling championships 48kg women Champion [15]
2006 CIS Champion [14]
2006 FILA Senior World Championships 5th [2] [8]
2006 World Cup 48kg Freestyle (female) Silver [2]
2006 Canada Cup 2nd [15]
2006 Golden Grand Prix 1st [2]
2006 Kiev International 1st [15]
2005 Canadian senior wrestling championships 48kg women Champion [16]
2005 FILA Senior World Championships 48kg Freestyle (female) Bronze [2] [8]
2005 Universiade Gold (University World Championships) [2] [8]
World Cup 2004 48kg Freestyle (female) Bronze
2004 Canadian Olympic trials 2nd Carol Huynh was an alternate for the wrestling contingent at the 2004 Olympics. She had finished second to Lyndsay Belisle. At the time, she was ranked #1 at 48kg in NAIA and CIS rankings. [8] [17] [18] [19]
2003 Canadian senior wrestling championships Champion [19]
2003 World Cup 44kg Bronze [2] [8]
2002 Canadian senior wrestling championships Champion [19]
2002 NAIA 48kg women Champion Carol Huynh was also the tournament MVP, and came out of it ranked #1 in CIS and NAIA rankings. [20]
2002 FILA Senior World Championships 44kg Freestyle (female) 5th [2] [8]
2001 FILA Senior World Championships 46kg Freestyle (female) Silver [2] [8]
2000 FILA Senior World Championships 46kg Freestyle (female) Bronze [2] [8]
2000 Junior Worlds 46kg (female) 9th [2] [8]
1999 Junior Worlds 46kg (female) 7th [2] [8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Christie, James (16 August 2008). "A three-medal outburst", The Globe and Mail. Retrieved on 2008-08-20. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o ""Carol Huynh"". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  3. ^ Terry Jones (2008-08-16). "Canada's golden girl", Edmonton Sun. Retrieved on 2008-08-17. 
  4. ^ "Woman wrestler guarantees Canada its first medal" Vancouver Sun. (accessed August 16, 2008)
  5. ^ Gary Kingston "Carol Huynh: The Hope of Hazelton." National Post. Saturday, August 16, 2008.
  6. ^ Cariboo Press, Carol Huynh is going for the gold in wrestling, March 11, 2008 (accessed 17 Aug 2008)
  7. ^ a b Television SRC, Pekin 2008, 15 Aug 2008 broadcast
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m ""Carol Huynh"". Canadian Olympic Committee.
  9. ^ CBC Television Olympic Morning 16 Aug 2008 @ 6:15am EST
  10. ^ "Roll call: Canada's medal winners", Sympatico MSN (2008-08-23). Retrieved on 2008-08-23. 
  11. ^ CBC Olympics, Olympians not in action at Canada Cup Tuesday, August 5, 2008 (accessed 17 Aug 2008)
  12. ^ Brock UniversityVerbeek and Azarbayjani capture gold at Olympic Trials Shawn Whiteley December 17, 2007 (accessed 17 Aug 2008)
  13. ^ Associated Press, Canada's Huynh loses out on world wrestling bronze, September 21, 2007 (accessed 17 Aug 2008)
  14. ^ a b TSN Sports Centre 16 Aug 2008 - 2:00am EST edition
  15. ^ a b c Canadian Olympic Committee, 2007 Pan Am Profiles
  16. ^ Macari and Verbeek Win 2005 Senior Nationals May 15, 2005 (accessed 17 Aug 2008)
  17. ^ Simon Frasier University Athletics news, Eight Clan athletes to compete in Beijing (accessed 17 Aug 2008)
  18. ^ Simon Frasier University Magazine, Our Next World Champion? May 2003 (accessed 17 Aug 2008)
  19. ^ a b c Canadian Sport News Online Sport Performance Weekly (accessed 17 Aug 2008)
  20. ^ Vancouver Sun, Nothing can stop her now, Dan Stinson, Wednesday, February 05, 2003 (accessed 17 Aug 2008)

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[edit] See also

Preceded by
Irini Merleni (UKR)		 Olympic Champion
Wrestling
48kg Freestyle - Women
2008		 Succeeded by
current
Preceded by
'		 2008 Olympic medalist
48kg Freestyle Wrestling
Women
GOLD		 Succeeded by
Chiharu Icho (JPN)
Silver
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