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NEWS RELEASE
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For Immediate Release Aug. 8, 2012 |
Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
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Latest medal for B.C. athlete brings warm congratulations
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is heartily congratulating two-time Olympic medallist wrestler Carol Huynh for winning another medal for Canada at the 2012 London Olympic Summer Games.
Huynh captured a bronze medal today with a victory in the women’s 48-kilogram freestyle over Senegal’s Isabelle Sambou. It was one of two bronze-medal matches in her weight category. The other saw American Clarissa Kyoko Mei Ling Chun defeat Ukraine’s Irini Merleni. Huynh lost the semifinal match earlier to Hitomi Obara of Japan. Obara went on to capture the gold by defeating Azerbaijan’s Mariya Stadnyk, who took silver.
Huynh, who was born and raised in Hazelton, now trains in Calgary. She was one of Canada’s big success stories at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games, winning one of Canada’s three gold medals.
Her bronze-medal win in London came on an exciting three-medal day for Canada. Adam van Koeverden won a silver earlier Wednesday in men’s kayak single 1,000-metres while Mark Oldershaw took bronze in men’s canoe single 1,000-metres. Both men are from Ontario. Huynh’s bronze marks Canada’s 14th medal of the Games and ninth bronze.
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Ida Chong, Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development –
“Athletes such as Carol Huynh fill all British Columbians with pride. She has trained long and hard for today’s victory and has won the second Olympic medal of her career – a challenging feat accomplished by very few. Her success is richly deserved. Congratulations Carol!”
Quick Facts:
· Born and raised in Hazelton
· Date of birth: Nov. 16, 1980
· Her 2008 gold medal was Canada’s first in women’s wrestling
· Height: 5’1”/154 cm; weight: 110 lbs./52 kg
· Coaches: Paul Ragusa, Leigh Vierling
· Won gold at Pan Am Games in 2007 (Rio de Janeiro) and 2011 (Guadalajara)
· Won bronze at 2010 World Championships
· Won gold at 2010 Commonwealth Games (Delhi)
Learn More:
Carol Huynh: www.carolhuynh.com
London 2012: http://www.london2012.com/wrestling/
Contact:
Jeff Rud
Communications Director
Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
250 953-3677
250-208-4028 (cell)
Connect with the Province of B.C. at: www.gov.bc.ca/connect
