Carol Huynh

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  Olympic champion wrestler Carol Huynh should get used to the spotlight
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  Carol Huynh, her gold medal from wrestling at the Beijing Games draped around her neck and hanging close to her heart, got a taste of what lies ahead early Monday afternoon when she received a small, but boisterous welcome at Calgary International Airport.
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  "I'm tired and excited to be back home," said the 27-year-old Huynh, a graduate of Simon Fraser University and member of the University of Calgary Wrestling Club.
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  If Huynh left for the Summer Olympics in relative obscurity and as a virtual unknown, then she returned as a hero and a role model.Her victory over defending and three-time world champion Chiharu Icho of Japan in the 48-kilogram weight division on Day 8 kick-started Canada's medal drive and triggered a flood of emotions by not only Huynh, but by a nation hungering to cheer a champion.

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  Carol has a sweet tooth; she loves the strawberry cheesequake blizzard from DQ Carol is a bit of a night owl Carol once fell asleep during an exam; she learned that getting less study time and more sleep is a lesser evil than more studying and little sleep! Carol has great stamina when it comes to shopping; one of her favourite stores to shop at is Winners because it's the thrill of the hunt and the bargains that she really enjoys!

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  Carol Huynh - Olympic Champion

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  Carol Huynh is going for the gold
  
  Cariboo Press - After more than a decade of dedication to wrestling, Hazelton's Carol Huynh's hard work is paying off as she prepares to represent Canada at the Beijing Olympics this summer.Making her Olympic debut in China is a double blessing for the young Canadian."My whole family is planning on going and I think it has kind of a special meaning for my parents because it's in China and they're from China," she said."My parents are really supportive and they are really excited."She has also been to China several times so she knows what to expect.
  
  Carol Huynh in redHuynh, who was the first of her siblings born in Hazelton, started her career in wrestling following her sister's footsteps."Both of my sisters wrestled and I started when I was 15," Huynh said.
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  While her parents have always been supportive of Huynh, until recently she didn't think they had seen her wrestle except on television."But my mom told me that when I was in high school sometimes they would sneak in and watch me," she said.
  
  After high school, she carried on both her training and her education at Simon Fraser University graduating with a BA in Psychology.Last year Huynh and her husband of two and a half years Dan Biggs moved back to his hometown of Calgary.
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  Huynh said that she has adjusted well and has settled in to a solid training program."I haven't been training much differently," she said."I train six days a week and take Sundays off.I start with my trainer in the gym, wrestle all afternoon and sometimes make time for massages and chiropractor appointments.I eat everything in moderation and I am not super strict with my diet, I have a sweet tooth but my husband and I eat really healthy."
  
  With only 16 spots for wrestlers at the Olympics, Huynh said it's an advantage to have competed at so many world competitions where she finished fifth and third recently."I already know more than half of the wrestlers and I have competed against a lot of them," she said.
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  In addition to aiming for the podium, Huynh said she is excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the whole Olympic experience.""Being in the village, being around all these amazing athletes that are competing for the title of being the best, the opening ceremonies, all I can say is wow I can't wait," she said.

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  Chiharu Icho went on to be defeated in her final by Carol Huynh of Canada.
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  Canada was finally guaranteed a first medal at the 2008 Olympics this morning after wrestler Carol Huynh of tiny Hazelton in west central B.C. won three consecutive matches in the women's 48 kg class to advance to the gold medal match.
  
  Huynh, the daughter of refugees from Vietnam who were placed in the mostly native village nearly three decades ago by the United Church, was to face Chiharu Icho of Japan in a match to take place after The Vancouver Sun's deadline.
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  "Wow, I feel absolutely amazing and really excited," said a beaming Huynh as she towelled off sweat in the interview area following a solid semifinal win.
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  Huynh, 27, said it felt "really special" to know she had secured the first medal for a Canadian team that was starting to feel the pressure after being shut out in the pool and everywhere else through the first seven days of the Games.
  
  "I know that we've got more coming, but it's nice to be the first one," said the bubbly, effervescent Huynh.
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  Huynh, whose dad was born in China before moving to Vietnam at age three, started wrestling in high school, encouraged by an older sister and a coach who made the sport one of the most popular in the community of 1,500.
  
  She went to SFU where she wrestled collegiately and continued training on the Burnaby Mountain campus until 2007 when she decided she needed a change of scenery and training partners and relocated to Calgary, the hometown of her husband.
  
  Huynh's parents had not seen her wrestle in person since they snuck in the back door of the high school gym a decade ago to catch her a couple of times.
  
  They were in the stands at the China Agricultural University gym today with three of Huynh's siblings and her husband.
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  Carol Huynh wins the gold (Photo credit: Xinhua)Photo Gallery>>
  
  (BEIJING, August 16) -- Wrestler Carol Huynh took Canada's first Beijing gold, and forced Icho Chiharu of Japan to her second straight silver, in the Women's Freestyle Wrestling 48 kilogram weight class final on August 16.
  
  Huynh won the first period 4-0 with a three-point takedown.
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  Huynh became the first Canadian female wrestler to win an Olympic gold medal.
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  On the other hand, this is the best senior result for 27-year-old Huynh, who only won two senior championships before this tournament: the 2006 Golden Grand Prix and the 2007 Pan-American Games.
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  B.C.'s Carol Huynh has advanced to the gold-medal match of the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling competition, and is guaranteed to win at least a silver medal for Canada.
  
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  BEIJING - Carol Huynh of Hazelton, B.C., wrestling in front of parents for the first time since she competed in high school a decade ago, has advanced to the gold medal match in the women's 48 kg class at the 2008 Olympics.
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  Huynh, 27, said it felt "really special" to know she was going to get the first medal for a Canadian team that was starting to feel the pressure after being shut out in the pool and everywhere else through the first week.
  
  "I know that we've got more coming, but it's nice to be the first one."
  
  Huynh won three matches to get into the gold medal bout, beating Mariya Stadnik of Azerbijian and then Kim Hyung-Joo of Korea before dispatching Bakatyuk, who had beaten here in straight rounds (2-1, 3-1) back in January at a World Cup.
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  They were placed in Hazelton, a primarily native community in west central B.C. where Huynh was born and grew up.
  
  She started wrestling in high school, encouraged by an older sister.She later went to SFU, where she wrestled collegiately and continued training on the Burnaby Mountain campus before moving to Calgary a year ago.
  
  Hunyh said it was amazing to look up and see her parents, her husband and three of her siblings.
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  AP Photo: Canada's Carol Huynh celebrates her gold medal victory over Chiharu Icho from Japan in the ...
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  BEIJING - Canada's Carol Huynh, a frequent world placewinner but never a champion, has upset 2004 silver medalist Chiharu Icho of Japan to win the Olympic women's wrestling 48-kilogram gold medal.
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  Huynh is Canada's first gold-medalist in the Beijing Olympics.
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  (Corrects that Huynh is Canada's first gold-medalist of Beijing Games.)
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  BEIJING - Carol Huynh, a frequent world place-winner but never a champion, upset 2004 silver medalist Chiharu Icho of Japan to win the Olympic women's wrestling 48-kilogram gold medal on Saturday.
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  The 27-year-old Huynh, who finished fifth or higher four times in the world championships since 2002 but never won, is Canada's first gold medalist in the Beijing Olympics.
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  "Wow, I feel absolutely amazing," Huynh said.
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  Huynh also is Canada's first Olympic wrestling champion.Wrestling has been a medal sport since the first Olympics in 1896.
  
  Huynh, clutching her champion's red roses, burst into tears on the medal stand as soon as "O Canada" began playing, and she didn't break out a big smile until the last verse.
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  Huynh pushed the smaller Icho all over the mat in a match that was more one-sided than the score indicated.Not being mentioned among the favorites admittedly lessened the pressure on Huynh and, instead, gave her motivation.
  
  "I wanted to go out there and show them what I'm made of," said Huynh, who wrestles for the University of Calgary wrestling club.
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  Carol Huynh of Canada earlier won the gold at 48 kg.
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  Carol Huynh of Canada earlier won the gold at 48 kg.
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  This time in Beijing, Icho strode over Merleni in the quarterfinals but was thrashed by darkhorse Carol Huynh of Canada in the final.
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  Huynh, 28, won Canada the first gold at the Beijing Olympics, which is also its first-ever wrestling Olympic gold for her country.Huynh overwhelmed Icho with a comfortable victory of two bouts, which sent hundreds of Icho's fans to silence.
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  Huynh threw her arms in the air, dropping her face into her hands after the win and running into her coaches' arms.She later grabbed a Canadian flag from a fan on the stand.Her coach hoisted her onto his shoulders and carried her out of the gym.
  
  "It feels pretty special," said Huynh."I know we have more to come, but it's nice to be the first one.I was a little nervous and heavy on my feet, but I just kept wrestling."
  
  Icho admitted that Huynh was too strong for her to defeat.
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  Verbeek's win came moments after Carol Huynh, of Hazelton, B.C., earned Canada a gold medal in the 48-kilogram freestyle weight class.
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  Wrestling Day 6 Review: Carol Huynh spoils the Japanese partyUpdated: 2008-08-16 20:43:28
  
  BEIJING, August 16) -- Canada's Carol Huynh won the Women's Freestyle 48 kilogram gold medal on August 16 in a surprising defeat over competition favorite Icho Chiharu of Japan, shattering Japan's hope of winning two Wrestling gold medals in one day.
  
  This was Icho's second Olympic defeat, having also taken silver in Athens.She has won two World Cup titles and two World Championship titles in the past three years but was unable to bring this gold medal home.
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  Wrestling Day 6 Review: Carol Huynh spoils the Japanese party
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  Carol Huynh (2nd L), Icho Chiharu (1st L), Mariya Stadnik (2nd R) and Irini Merlini (Photo credit: Li Gang/Xinhua)
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  For Huynh, the gold medal meant her best senior achievement, Canada's first gold medal in Beijing and Canada's first ever Women's Wrestling Olympic gold medal.
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  Wrestling Day 6 Review: Carol Huynh spoils the Japanese party
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  BEIJING -- First, Carol Huynh blew kisses to her family.
  
  They were easy to pick out among the crowd the China Agricultural University Gymnasium, what with the red-and-white hand-made "Go Carol" T-shirts they were all wearing.
  
  Then Huynh waved in every direction as she ascended the podium, her smile a permanent beam of white light.Then the tears came and they kept coming, but the smile never wavered.
  
  Carol Huynh (Canada) sheds tears during the playing of the Canadian national anthem after defeating Chiharu Icho (Japan) to win the gold medal in the Women's Freestyle 48 kg. Wrestling competition at the Beijing Olympic Games August 16, 2008.
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  Carol Huynh (Canada) sheds tears during the playing of the Canadian national anthem after defeating Chiharu Icho (Japan) to win the gold medal in the Women's Freestyle 48 kg.
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  Finally, as O Canada was played, Huynh lost the battle to contain herself and was overcome with emotion.
  
  Why not?
  
  She was an Olympic champi

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  Carol Huynh , Wrestling - Leigh Vierling
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  Justine Bouchard Win's World University Wrestling Championships, Carol Huynh ready for Beijing.
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  Carol Huynh, Martine DuGrenier, and Ohenewa Akuffo, all of whom are currently on our Beijing Olympic team.
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  Four years ago Carol Huynh attended the Athens Olympic Games as a training partner for the Canadian Olympic Team.She had won the national championships all three years leading up to Athens Olympic Trials and even been in the gold medal match at the worlds in the time.She was defeated at the Olympic Trials by teammate Lyndsay Belisle.
  
  Carol was forced to experience the Athens Olympics as a part of the support team rather than an actual competitor.

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