Douglas ‘Doug Hinds is the founder of Hinds Athletics, an inductee into the Cardinal Hall of Fame, and former senior manager of payment card services who rose to prominence as a former sprinter at Lamar University, Texas; and later for being one of the Canadian team members of the 1980 Olympic and later a finalist at the 1984 Olympic games where he competed at the 400 metres and 4 x 400 m relay games.
Doug Hinds Is 66 years old
Douglas Hinds was born on 15 April 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
His personal life has been a thing of interest but since he has chosen the part of keeping his privacy on the low, his childhood, parents and siblings remain a mystery.
Regardless, he attended Lamar University in Texas where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science with a major in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics.
He Was Inducted Into The Cardinal Hall Of Honour of Lamar University
At Lamar University where Hinds attended, he participated in track and field activities where he made himself known as a champion from 1978 to 1982.
His efforts mainly in 400 metres couldn’t let him go unnoticed especially because there were many histories he made at the college until he was finally inducted into the 1996 Cardinal Hall of Honour.
His Awards and Honours At Lamar University
- He is an inductee into the 1996 Cardinal Hall of Fame
- He was a 4-time Southland Conference champion in the 400-metre dash (1978, 1979, 1980, 1982).
- He set the Southland Conference record of 46.02 in the 400 metres game at the NCAA Championships (1982)
- The retired sprinter held the top 5 400-metre times in Lamar University’s history.
- Doug Hinds helped the Cardinals to finish in the 8-place of the 1,600-metre relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (1979)
- He led the Cardinals to finish at the 10th-place of 1,600-metre relay at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (1982)
- Hinds contributed towards helping LU set records as a member of the sprint medley relay.
- 12x awardee of all-conference honours in outdoor track
- He was an indoor all-conference in 1980 in the 60-yard dash and 4×800 relay.
- Doug Hinds became a Canadian Indoor 400-metre national champion
He Was An Olympic Games Finalist
Doug Hinds while a college student qualified to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics for Canada. However, this did not come to fruition following the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.
In 1984, Hinds again qualified for another Summer Olympics game that was held in Los Angeles. In the Olympics, he competed in the 400 metres where he finished 24th.
He further competed in a 4 x 400 m relay alongside Michael Sokolowski, Brian Saunders and Time Bethune. Together, they set a record of 3:04.47 in their first heat and ended as the 8-place overall.
Apart from the Olympics, he also represented Canada at the 1989 Pan Am games at St. Juan, Puerto Rico
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Where Is Doug Hinds Now?
Since the 1984 Summer Olympics, very little has been heard of the professional career of Hinds as a sprinter.
In August 1998, he became a Manager of credit cards, lending, and investment products support team and production DBA support team at the Bank of Montreal, Toronto, Canada. He retired in 2019 at the age of 61
In November 2019, he founded the Hinds Athletics where he works with young athletes towards helping them to get athletic scholarships.
Net Worth Of Doug Hinds
The former Canadian sprinter lived many years of his life as an athlete. He also spent 21 years of his late years working with a bank. In addition, he founded the Hinds Athletes. Although it is certain he may have acquired a good wealth in the years from all his careers, it remains uncertain how much exactly he may have engrossed. As such it is difficult to state exactly how much Doug Hinds net worth is.
2 Of His Brothers Were Members Of The Canadian Track Team
Sterling Hinds Was An Olympic Bronze Medalist, Ice Hockey Player And Professional American Football Player
He was a bronze medalist at the 1984 4 x 100 m relay at the Olympic Games. He also played ice hockey and was also an American football player who played for the Toronto Argonauts before retiring due to a knee injury.
Jerry Hinds Was A An O.F.F.S.A Champion and Canadia Interscholastic Record Holder
Jerry Hinds although does not claim this same fame as Doug, this, however, does not mean that the Hinds brother did not make an impact as an athlete. In 1978, he became the Canadian Interscholastic record holder alongside Peter Harder and 2 others.
Quick Interesting Facts About Doug Hinds
- He has skills in software development and enterprise architecture
- He is one of the most celebrated black Candian sprinters
- His brother Sterling after retiring from football became a realtor
Complete profile of Doug Hinds
| Doug Hinds | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Douglas Hinds |
| Date of Birth | 15 April 1958 |
| Age | 66 years |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Birth place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Ethnicity | NA |
| Education | Lamar University |
| Profession | Retired Sprinter |
| Father | NA |
| Mother | NA |
| Siblings | NA |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Spouse/Partner | NA |
| Girlfriend | NA |
| Religion | NA |
| Estimated Net Worth: | NA |
| Source of net worth | Sprinting career |
| Height | NA |
| Weight | NA |
| Eye color | Black |
| Hair color | Brown Grey(present) |
| Social media | NA |
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