(1980-11-16) 16 November 1980 (age 43) Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
Height
154 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight
52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport
Wrestling
Event
Freestyle
Club
Dinos Wrestling Club[1]
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
2008 Beijing
48 kg
2012 London
48 kg
World Championships
2001 Sofia
46 kg
2000 Sofia
46 kg
2005 Budapest
48 kg
2010 Moscow
48 kg
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi
48 kg
Pan American Games
2007 Rio de Janeiro
48 kg
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]
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^Christie, James (16 August 2008). "A three-medal outburst". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
^"Carol Huynh". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
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