Douglas Hinds (born 15 April 1958) is a Canadian retired sprinter who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Hinds |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 15 April 1958 Toronto, Ontario |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Sprint |
| Event(s) | 400 m, 4 x 400 m relay |
Hinds attended Lamar University, where he was a member of the track team.[2]
Hinds was part of the 1980 Olympic team for Canada, but did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.[1][3] At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, he competed in the 400 metres finishing 24th.[1] He also was a member of the 4 x 400 m relay team (with Michael Sokolowski, Brian Saunders, and Tim Bethune) which set a Canadian record of 3:04.47 in their first heat, and finishing eighth overall,[4] with Hinds running his leg of the relay in 45.04 seconds.[5]
Hinds' brothers Sterling and Jerry were also members of the Canadian track team.[6]
References
External links
- Doug Hinds at World Athletics
- Doug Hinds at Athletics Canada
- Doug Hinds at Olympedia
- Douglas Hinds at Olympics.com
- Douglas Hinds at Team Canada
- Douglas Hinds at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)