Maria Huntington
Huntington in 2020
Personal information
Born (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Finland
SportAthletics
EventHeptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Heptathlon: 6,339 pts (2019)

Maria Huntington (born 13 March 1997) is a Finnish track and field athlete, specialising in heptathlon. She is coached by Matti Liimatainen.

Early life

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

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.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Finland
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

  1. ↑ Pusa, Ari (9 August 2018). "Maria Huntington selvisi urheilupomojen karmeasta mokasta säikähdyksellä – Voisi edustaa EM-kisoissa myös synnyinmaataan Britanniaa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Huntington joutui keskeyttämään ottelunsa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  4. ↑ admin. "Maria Huntington took 17th place and complained about the lack of performance – Sport". Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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