In 2005, Huang entered the national youth team and in 2006, entered the national team. In 2009, Huang won the third place in the synchronized swimming double free-routine at the
11th National Games in
Shandong. Huang competed in the
women's team event at the
2008 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze medal. She followed up this success in the
women's duet (with
Liu Ou) and
women's team events at the
2012 Summer Olympics where she won a bronze and silver medal respectively. At the
2016 Summer Olympics, she won two silver medals, one in the duet (with
Sun Wenyan) and one in the team event. ==References==