Sterling Hinds
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| Born | 31 October 1961 Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint, football | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 4 x 100 m relay | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Washington Huskies | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Toronto Argonauts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sterling Hinds (born 31 October 1961) is a Canadian retired sprinter and football player. He won the bronze medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1984 Olympic Games, and played professional football with the Toronto Argonauts.
Hinds was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played ice hockey as a youth, rising to the level of Junior B.[1] He attended the University of Washington on a football scholarship where he was a tailback for the Washington Huskies, and also competed in track.[2] His most notable achievement with the Huskies was the 1982 Rose Bowl victory over the University of Iowa Hawkeyes.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Hinds won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 m relay together with teammates Ben Johnson, Tony Sharpe and Desai Williams in a time of 38.70 seconds.[3]
After his track days, Hinds signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.[4] He played 8 games in 1984 and 1985, before a knee injury ended his football career. He then got his real estate license and is now a realtor.[5][6]
Hinds' brothers Doug and Jerry were also members of the Canadian track team, with younger brother Stuart also being a Canadian national finalist.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Gastineau, Mike (2010). The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists. ReadHowYouWant.com. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4587-7974-8.
- ^ a b Daves, Jim; Porter, W. Thomas; Porter, Tom (2000). The Glory of Washington: The People and Events That Shaped Washington's Athletic Tradition. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-58261-221-8.
- ^ "Canadian relay teams swell track and field medal total". The Montreal Gazette. 13 August 1984. pp. C.3.
- ^ "Rams Acquire Veteran Dils". The Windsor Star. 19 September 1984. p. B5. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Bolender, Keith (22 April 1986). "Argo Stirling Hinds ready to play again". The Toronto Star. pp. W.16. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013.
With all his time off Hinds was able to get his real estate licence"
- ^ "Sterling Hinds". sterlinghinds.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Database Olympics
- Sterling Hinds at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Black Canadian sportsmen
- Black Canadian track and field athletes
- Canadian male sprinters
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Olympic bronze medalists for Canada
- Players of Canadian football from Ontario
- Track and field athletes from Toronto
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Washington Huskies men's track and field athletes
- Washington Huskies football players
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada
- Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Canadian sportsmen