Hilda Binns

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Hilda Binns
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1945-10-20) 20 October 1945 (age 76)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSwimming
Medal record
Athletics at the Summer Paralympics
Representing  Canada
Paralympics
Silver medal – second place 1972 Heidelberg Women's 60m wheelchair 3
Silver medal – second place 1972 Heidelberg Women's slalom 3
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Heidelberg Women's pentathlon 3
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv Women's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv Women's novices 60m wheelchair dash B

Hilda May Binns (née Torok; 20 October 1945) is a Canadian former Paralympic athlete who competed in athletics and swimming events.[1][2]

Biography[]

Binns was born in Hamilton, Ontario In 1945 and contracted polio in 1955.[3] Her father built her an exercise bike to help her rehabilitation.[4]

Binns won two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Paralympics, held in Tel Aviv.[5]

She was a founder of Steel City Wheelers, and involved with the Hamilton Post Polio Association and the Hamilton Handicapped Club.[6]

Hilda May Torok married fellow polio survivor and athlete David Binns by 1973.[4]

Honors[]

She was inducted into the Hamilton Gallery of Distinction in 2018,[6] and into the Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.[7] On 14 May 2021, Jovian asteroid 28958 Binns, discovered by astronomers with the LINEAR program in 2001, was named in her honor.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Binns, Hilda May". HPL. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Opinion | Scott Radley: How a falling-off bathing suit led to a spot in the hall of fame". The Hamilton Spectator. 16 October 2019. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Binns, Hilda May (1945–)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Retrieved 9 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "Wheelers Spin Gold". Times Colonist. 7 July 1973. p. 25. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hilda Wins More Gold for Canada". The Vancouver Sun. 12 November 1968. p. 30. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ a b "Hilda May Binns". Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Urciuoli, Anthony (24 July 2019). "Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame announces class of 2019". Global News. Retrieved 22 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021. (Bulletin #1)
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