Marybai Huking
_(cropped).jpg) Huking at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 11, 1996 Yingtan,[1] Jiangxi, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Portland State University University of Utah[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Women's goalball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | B2[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marybai Huking (born November 11, 1996) is an American goalball player who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[5] She was adopted from China when she was two years old, and raised in Salt Lake City.[1]
Early life
Born on 11 November 1996 with albinism and classified as legally blind.[1][6][2]
Career
In 2010, Utah Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired introduced Marybai to goalball.[7]
At the 2020 Summer Games, she made 101 blocks in 72 minutes of her duration of playing. She is also a two-time Paralympic medalist, winning bronze in Rio and silver in Tokyo.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Marybai Huking". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ a b "Rio-Bound: Marybai Huking – Women's Goalball - United States Association of Blind Athletes". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Marybai Huking". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved January 28, 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "Goalball Women Quarterfinal Start List" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. September 14, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ Jones, Brookelyn (January 30, 2017). "Marybai Huking: Bronze medalist". Pack News (Fremont High School). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ Staff, MAKENZIE KOCH/Standard-Examiner. "Fremont High alum Marybai Huking wins bronze in goalball at Rio Paralympics". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Dominy, Lucy (August 18, 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Huking swaps ice for goalball". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ "Marybai Huking". Utah Sports Commission. March 3, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
External links
- Marybai Huking at Team USA (archived)
- Marybai Huking at the International Paralympic Committee
- Marybai Huking at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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