Carol Huynh

Carol Huynh
Huynh in 2009
Personal information
Born (1980-11-16) 16 November 1980 (age 44)
Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubDinos Wrestling Club[1]
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 48 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Sofia 46 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sofia 46 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Budapest 48 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow 48 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi 48 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Rio de Janeiro 48 kg
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara 48 kg

Carol Huynh (/ˈwɪn/;[2] born 16 November 1980) is a retired Canadian freestyle wrestler.[3] Huynh was the first gold medalist for Canada in women's wrestling and the first gold medallist for the country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is also the 2010 Commonwealth Games and two-time Pan American Games champion. She has also achieved success at the world championships where Huynh has totaled one silver and three bronze medals. Huynh is also an eleven time national champion.[1] Following the 2012 Olympics, Huynh retired from competition and started coaching the University of Calgary Dinos wrestling team.[1] Huynh was elected to the United World Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013.[1] In early 2015 she was selected as a United World Wrestling Super 8 Ambassador for the global campaign focusing on the development of women in wrestling and has also served as the Chair of the United World Wrestling Athletes Commission from 2013 to 2017.[1] As of 2020 she is the current coach of Wrestling Canada's Next Gen team based in Calgary.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference COCprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Christie, James (16 August 2008). "A three-medal outburst". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Carol Huynh". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2008.