Sterling Hinds Explained

Sterling Hinds
Birth Date:1961 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Country:Canada
Sport:Sprint, football
Event:100 m, 4 x 100 m relay
Collegeteam: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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Gastineau, Mike. The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists. 2010. ReadHowYouWant.com. 978-1-4587-7974-8. 68.
  2. Book: Daves. Jim. Porter. W. Thomas. Porter. Tom. The Glory of Washington: The People and Events That Shaped Washington's Athletic Tradition. 2000. Sports Publishing LLC. 978-1-58261-221-8. 228.
  3. News: Canadian relay teams swell track and field medal total. 13 August 1984. The Montreal Gazette. C.3.
  4. News: Rams Acquire Veteran Dils. 19 September 1984. The Windsor Star. B5. 23 November 2011.
  5. News: Argo Stirling Hinds ready to play again. https://archive.today/20130131145306/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475079001.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+22,+1986&author=Keith+Bolender&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Argo+Stirling+Hinds+ready+to+play+again&pqatl=google. dead. 31 January 2013. Bolender. Keith. 22 April 1986. The Toronto Star. W.16. With all his time off Hinds was able to get his real estate licence".
  6. Web site: Sterling Hinds . sterlinghinds.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426011055/http://www.sterlinghinds.com/agentprofile/profile.cfm . 26 April 2012 . dead .