Sterling Hinds

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| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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| sport = Sprint, football

| event = 100 m, 4 x 100 m relay

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Sterling Hinds (born 31 October 1961) is a Canadian retired sprinter and football player. He won the bronze medal in 4 x 100 m relay at the 1984 Olympic Games, and played professional football with the Toronto Argonauts.

Hinds was born in Toronto, Ontario. He played ice hockey as a youth, rising to the level of Junior B.{{cite book|last=Gastineau|first=Mike|title=The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7J3UMbsEs80C&pg=PA68|year=2010|publisher=ReadHowYouWant.com|isbn=978-1-4587-7974-8|page=68}} He attended the University of Washington on a football scholarship where he was a tailback for the Washington Huskies, and also competed in track.{{cite book|last1=Daves|first1=Jim|last2=Porter|first2=W. Thomas|last3=Porter|first3=Tom|title=The Glory of Washington: The People and Events That Shaped Washington's Athletic Tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MLk99eStMWIC&pg=PA228|year=2000|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|isbn=978-1-58261-221-8|page=228}} His most notable achievement with the Huskies was the 1982 Rose Bowl victory over the University of Iowa Hawkeyes.

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Hinds won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 m relay together with teammates Ben Johnson, Tony Sharpe and Desai Williams in a time of 38.70 seconds.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PokxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=naUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1096,109590&dq=sterling-hinds+olympics+relay+bronze&hl=en|title=Canadian relay teams swell track and field medal total|date=13 August 1984|work=The Montreal Gazette|pages=C.3}}

After his track days, Hinds signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wFk_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=FlMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3884,542005&dq=sterling-hinds+argos&hl=en|title=Rams Acquire Veteran Dils|date=19 September 1984|work=The Windsor Star|page=B5|accessdate=23 November 2011}} He played 8 games in 1984 and 1985, before a knee injury ended his football career. He then got his real estate license and is now a realtor.{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475079001.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+22%2C+1986&author=Keith+Bolender&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Argo+Stirling+Hinds+ready+to+play+again&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131145306/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/475079001.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+22,+1986&author=Keith+Bolender&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Argo+Stirling+Hinds+ready+to+play+again&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 January 2013|title=Argo Stirling Hinds ready to play again|last=Bolender|first=Keith|date=22 April 1986|work=The Toronto Star|pages=W.16|quote=With all his time off Hinds was able to get his real estate licence"}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sterlinghinds.com/agentprofile/profile.cfm |title=Sterling Hinds |work=sterlinghinds.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426011055/http://www.sterlinghinds.com/agentprofile/profile.cfm |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Hinds' brothers Doug and Jerry were also members of the Canadian track team, with younger brother Stuart also being a Canadian national finalist.