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.
Career Huntington represented Finland in 2018 European Athletics Championships in heptathlon and finished 19th with a result of 5,731 points. She competed in the 2019 World Championships in Doha, where she withdrew from the heptathlon after the first day. In August 2021, Huntington finished in the 17th place in the hepathlon at the Tokyo Olympics with 6,135 points.
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.
Competition record Representing 2015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden13th5214 pts2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2017European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland22nd5327 pts2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany19th5731 pts2019European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, SwedenDNFWorld ChampionshipsDoha, QatarDNF2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th6135 pts
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