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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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://packnews.wsd.net/marybai-huking-bronze-medalist/ |title=Marybai Huking: Bronze medalist |last=Jones |first=Brookelyn |date=January 30, 2017 |website=Pack News ([[Fremont High School (Utah)|Fremont High School]]) |accessdate=January 22, 2020}}</ref> She was adopted from [[China]] when she was two years old, and raised in [[Salt Lake City]].<ref name=usa/>
'''Marybai Huking''' (born November 11, 1996) is an American [[goalball]] player who won a bronze medal at the [[2016 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://packnews.wsd.net/marybai-huking-bronze-medalist/ |title=Marybai Huking: Bronze medalist |last=Jones |first=Brookelyn |date=January 30, 2017 |website=Pack News ([[Fremont High School (Utah)|Fremont High School]]) |accessdate=January 22, 2020}}</ref> She was adopted from [[China]] when she was two years old, and raised in [[Salt Lake City]].<ref name=usa/>


==Early life==
She was born with [[albinism]] and classified as legally blind.<ref name=usa/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.net/sports/fremont-high-alum-marybai-huking-wins-bronze-in-goalball-at/article_396806c5-3ba0-52f7-a0a6-62e0f2d9e60c.html |title=Fremont High alum Marybai Huking wins bronze in goalball at Rio Paralympics |last=Staff |first=MAKENZIE KOCH/Standard-Examiner |website=Standard-Examiner |language=en |access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref><ref name=usaba>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usaba.org/rio-bound-marybai-huking-womens-goalball/ |title=Rio-Bound: Marybai Huking – Women's Goalball - United States Association of Blind Athletes |language=en-US |access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref>
Born on 11 November 1996 with [[albinism]] and classified as legally blind.<ref name=usa/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.net/sports/fremont-high-alum-marybai-huking-wins-bronze-in-goalball-at/article_396806c5-3ba0-52f7-a0a6-62e0f2d9e60c.html |title=Fremont High alum Marybai Huking wins bronze in goalball at Rio Paralympics |last=Staff |first=MAKENZIE KOCH/Standard-Examiner |website=Standard-Examiner |language=en |access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref><ref name=usaba>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usaba.org/rio-bound-marybai-huking-womens-goalball/ |title=Rio-Bound: Marybai Huking – Women's Goalball - United States Association of Blind Athletes |language=en-US |access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref>

==Career==
In 2010, Utah Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired introduced Marybai to goalball.

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.<ref name="r857">{{cite web | title=Marybai Huking | website=Utah Sports Commission | date=3 Mar 2022 | url=https://utahsportscommission.com/honorees/marybai-huking/ | access-date=12 Jun 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:27, 12 June 2024

Marybai Huking
Huking at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Personal information
Born (1996-11-11) November 11, 1996 (age 27)
Yingtan,[1] Jiangxi, China
EducationPortland State University
University of Utah[2]
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[3]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)[3]
Sport
SportWomen's goalball
Disability classB2[4]
Medal record
Representing  United States
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Espoo Team
Parapan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team

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.

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.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Marybai Huking". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Rio-Bound: Marybai Huking – Women's Goalball - United States Association of Blind Athletes". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Marybai Huking". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved January 28, 2020.[dead link]
  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. ^ "Marybai Huking". Utah Sports Commission. March 3, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2024.


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