- Carol Huynh
Carol Huynh (Pron-en|wɪn;cite news | url=http://www.globesports.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080816.wolymwin16/GSStory/beijing2008/home?cid=al_gam_mostview | accessdate=2008-08-20 | date=16 August 2008 | title=A three-medal outburst | first=James | last=Christie | publisher="
The Globe and Mail " ] born 16 November 1980) is a Canadian freestyle wrestler.cite web|url=http://www.olympic.ca/EN/media/2008mediacentre/Beijing2008/Carol_Huynh.html|title="Carol Huynh"|work=Canadian Olympic Committee ] Her mother, an ethnic Chinese, was born inVietnam ; her father was born in China but moved to Vietnam as a young child.cite news|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/Sports/Beijing2008/2008/08/16/6474621.html|title=Canada's golden girl|author=Terry Jones|publisher=Edmonton Sun|date=2008-08-16|accessdate=2008-08-17] [ [http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=b6700bba-a4eb-4910-ae8e-1b42ee060900 "Woman wrestler guarantees Canada its first medal"] "Vancouver Sun ". (accessed August 16, 2008) ] Born inBritish Columbia , her parents were refugees from Vietnam who settled in the town of Hazelton after being sponsored by the local United Church. [Gary Kingston "Carol Huynh: The Hope of Hazelton." "National Post." Saturday, August 16, 2008.] Coming from a wrestling family, where both of her sisters wrestled, she started wrestling at 15. Cariboo Press, [http://www.caaws.ca/f/archives/article.cfm?id=1774&search=Tir Carol Huynh is going for the gold in wrestling] , March 11, 2008 (accessed 17 Aug 2008) ] She started studies atSimon Fraser University in 1998 , then moved to theUniversity of Calgary in 2007. Television SRC, "Pekin 2008", 15 Aug 2008 broadcast ] Huynh married Dan Biggs, a social worker and former wrestler, in 2005. cite web|url=http://www.olympic.ca/Beijing2008/EN/669/Athletes.htm|title="Carol Huynh"|work=Canadian Olympic Committee ] She is coached byLeigh Vierling , husband of former multiple women's wrestling world championChristine Nordhagen . CBC Television "Olympic Morning" 16 Aug 2008 @ 6:15am EST ]She competed in the 48 kg weight class at the
2008 Summer Olympics , winning a gold medal. [cite news |title=Roll call: Canada's medal winners |url=http://sports.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/beijing2008/cp_cbc_beijing.aspx?feedname=cbc-sports-v3&showbyline=true&newsitemid=olympics-canada-medals&pagenumber=6 |work=Sympatico MSN |date=2008-08-23 |accessdate=2008-08-23] She is the second ever female medallist for Canada inOlympic wrestling , afterTonya Verbeek , the 2004 Athens freestyle silver medallist. Huynh was the first gold medalist in women's wrestling for Canada.Competition Record
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External links
* [http://www.carolhuynh.com/ Official website]
ee also
* CIS
* NAIA
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