Carol Huynh

Coaching and leadership In 2013, after retiring from competitive wrestling and being inducted to the FILA (renamed in 2014 as United World Wrestling) Hall of Fame, she was appointed as a chairwoman to the international wrestling federation. On 8 December 2015, Huynh was named Canada's assistant chef de mission for Rio Olympics. She was awarded the Order of Sport, marking her induction into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Since 2015 and as of December 2020, Huynh has served as Wrestling Canada's Next Gen coach based out of Calgary. They settled in the town of New Hazelton, British Columbia, after being sponsored by the local United Church. Coming from a wrestling family, where both of her sisters wrestled, she started wrestling at 15. She started studies at Simon Fraser University in 1998, Huynh married Dan Biggs, a social worker and former wrestler, in 2005. She was coached by Paul Ragusa, former National team member and Olympian, as well as Leigh Vierling, ex-husband of former World Champion Christine Nordhagen.

Competitive record

Competition Event Result Notes 1999 Junior Worlds 46 kg (female) 7th 2002 Canadian senior wrestling championships Champion World Cup 2004 48 kg Freestyle (female) Bronze 2005 Summer Universiade Gold (University World Championships) 2006 Kiev International 1st 2007 Pan Am 48 kg Freestyle (female) Gold 2007 FILA Senior World Championships 48 kg Freestyle (female) 5th Carol Huynh lost the bronze medal match 3–4, 4–1, 1–1 to Mayelis Caripa-Castillo 2008 Canadian Olympic trials 48 kg Freestyle (female) 1st Carol Huynh wins a spot on the Olympic team against Erica Sharp 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. 2008 Summer Olympics 48 kg Freestyle (female) Gold First Canadian to win a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. 2010 Commonwealth games 48 kg Freestyle (female) Gold 2011 Pan Am 48 kg Freestyle (female) Gold 2012 Summer Olympics 48 kg Freestyle (female) Bronze