Marybai Huking

Marybai Huking
Huking at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996
Yingtan,[1] Jiangxi, China
Home townSalt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
EducationPortland State University
University of Utah[2]
Height5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)[3]
Weight123 lb (56 kg)[3]
Sport
Country United States
SportGoalball
B2[4]
Medal record
Women's goalball
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 EspooTeam
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam

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 November 11, 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

  1. 1 2 3 "Marybai Huking". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Rio-Bound: Marybai Huking – Women's Goalball - United States Association of Blind Athletes". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Marybai Huking". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Goalball Women Quarterfinal Start List" (PDF). 2016 Summer Paralympics. September 14, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ↑ Jones, Brookelyn (January 30, 2017). "Marybai Huking: Bronze medalist". Pack News (Fremont High School). Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ Staff, MAKENZIE KOCH/Standard-Examiner. "Fremont High alum Marybai Huking wins bronze in goalball at Rio Paralympics". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ Dominy, Lucy (August 18, 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Huking swaps ice for goalball". IBSA International Blind Sports Federation. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Marybai Huking". Utah Sports Commission. March 3, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2024.


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