Maria Huntington
 Huntington in 2020 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1997 |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Heptathlon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best |
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Maria Huntington (born 13 March 1997) is a Finnish track and field athlete, specialising in heptathlon. She is coached by Matti Liimatainen.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Huntington was born to a Finnish mother and an English father. She moved to Finland from England with her family when she was five years old. Huntington holds dual citizenship of Finland and the United Kingdom.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Huntington represented Finland in 2018 European Athletics Championships in heptathlon and finished 19th with a result of 5,731 points.[2] She competed in the 2019 World Championships in Doha, where she withdrew from the heptathlon after the first day.[3] In August 2021, Huntington finished in the 17th place in the hepathlon at the Tokyo Olympics with 6,135 points.[4]
Huntington's heptathlon personal best is 6,339 points, achieved in Lappeenranta in August 2019.
In her podcast Timeout she announced her retirement due to pregnancy in January 2024.[5]
Competition record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 13th | 5214 pts |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | DNF | |
| 2017 | European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 22nd | 5327 pts |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 19th | 5731 pts |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | DNF | DNF |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | DNF | DNF | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th | 6135 pts |
References
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- Finnish heptathletes
- Living people
- 1997 births
- English people of Finnish descent
- Finnish people of English descent
- Finnish Athletics Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Finland
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Finland
- 21st-century Finnish sportswomen