Sterling Hinds

Sterling Hinds
Personal information
Born (1961-10-31) 31 October 1961
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSprint, football
Event(s)
100 m, 4 × 100 m relay
College teamWashington Huskies
TeamToronto Argonauts
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles 4 × 100 m relay
Universiade
1983 Edmonton 4 × 100 m relay

Sterling Hinds (born 31 October 1961) is a Canadian retired sprinter and football player. He won the bronze medal in 4 × 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 × 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

  1. ^ Gastineau, Mike (2010). The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists. ReadHowYouWant.com. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4587-7974-8.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Canadian relay teams swell track and field medal total". The Montreal Gazette. 13 August 1984. pp. C.3.
  4. ^ "Rams Acquire Veteran Dils". The Windsor Star. 19 September 1984. p. B5. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  5. ^ Bolender, Keith (22 April 1986). "Argo Stirling Hinds ready to play again". The Toronto Star. pp. W.16. With all his time off Hinds was able to get his real estate licence"{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ "Sterling Hinds". sterlinghinds.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
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