Hilda Binns Explained

Hilda Binns
Birth Date:	1945 10, df=yes
Birth Place:	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Country:	Canada
Sport:	Swimming

Hilda May Binns (née Torok, later Longmate ; October 20, 1945–August 4, 2022 ^[1]) was a Canadian Paralympic athlete who competed in athletics and swimming events.^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Binns was born in Hamilton, Ontario In 1945 and contracted polio in 1955.^[4] Her father built her an exercise bike to help her rehabilitation.^[5]

Binns won two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Paralympics, held in Tel Aviv.^[6]

She was a founder of Steel City Wheelers, and involved with the Hamilton Post Polio Association and the Hamilton Handicapped Club.

Hilda May Torok married fellow polio survivor and athlete David Binns by 1973.

Honors

She was inducted into the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction in 2018,^[7] and into the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.^[8] On 14 May 2021, Jovian asteroid 28958 Binns, discovered by astronomers with the LINEAR program in 2001, was .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hilda Binns Longmate Obituary (1945 - 2022) - Dundas, ON - the Hamilton Spectator . .
2. Web site: Binns, Hilda May. 2021-04-09. HPL. en.
3. News: 2019-10-16. Opinion Scott Radley: How a falling-off bathing suit led to a spot in the hall of fame. en. The Hamilton Spectator. 2021-04-09. 1189-9417.
4. Web site: Binns, Hilda May (1945–). 2021-04-09. Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages.
5. News: 1973-07-07. Wheelers Spin Gold. 25. Times Colonist. 2021-07-22. Newspapers.com.
6. News: 1968-11-12. Hilda Wins More Gold for Canada. 30. The Vancouver Sun. 2021-07-22. Newspapers.com.
7. Web site: Hilda May Binns. 2021-07-22. Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame. en-US.
8. Web site: Urciuoli. Anthony. July 24, 2019. Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame announces class of 2019. 2021-07-22. Global News. en-US.