Hilda Binns

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]

Hilda Binns
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born(1945-10-20)20 October 1945
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
DiedAugust 4, 2022(2022-08-04) (aged 76)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSwimming
Medal record
Athletics
Representing  Canada
Summer Paralympics
Silver medal – second place1972 HeidelbergWomen's 60m wheelchair 3
Silver medal – second place1972 HeidelbergWomen's slalom 3
Bronze medal – third place1972 HeidelbergWomen's pentathlon 3
Gold medal – first place1968 Tel AvivWomen's 25m freestyle class 2 incomplete
Gold medal – first place1968 Tel AvivWomen's novices 60m wheelchair dash B

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
  1. "Hilda Binns Longmate Obituary (1945 - 2022) - Dundas, ON - the Hamilton Spectator". Legacy.com.
  2. "Binns, Hilda May". HPL. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "Binns, Hilda May (1945–)". Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. "Wheelers Spin Gold". Times Colonist. 7 July 1973. p. 25. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Hilda Wins More Gold for Canada". The Vancouver Sun. 12 November 1968. p. 30. Retrieved 22 July 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hilda May Binns". Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  8. Urciuoli, Anthony (24 July 2019). "Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame announces class of 2019". Global News. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  9. "WGSBN Bulletin Archive". Working Group Small Body Nomenclature. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021. (Bulletin #1)
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