Hilda_Binns

Hilda Binns

Hilda Binns

Canadian Paralympic athlete and swimmer

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]

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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.[7]

Hilda May Torok married fellow polio survivor and athlete David Binns by 1973.[5]

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 named in her honor.[9]

References

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    "Hilda Binns Longmate Obituary (1945 - 2022) - Dundas, ON - the Hamilton Spectator". Legacy.com.
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    "Binns, Hilda May". HPL. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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    "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.
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    "Binns, Hilda May (1945–)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
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    "Wheelers Spin Gold". Times Colonist. 7 July 1973. p. 25. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. [6]
    "Hilda Wins More Gold for Canada". The Vancouver Sun. 12 November 1968. p. 30. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Hilda May Binns". Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. [8]
    Urciuoli, Anthony (24 July 2019). "Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame announces class of 2019". Global News. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. [9]
    "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021. (Bulletin #1)
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