Oliver Hynd
Oliver William Hynd MBE, known as Ollie,[1] (born 27 October 1994 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire)[2] is a British swimmer. He competes in the Paralympics as a class 8 swimmer, having neuromuscular myopathy and associated limb deformities.[3]
Hynd made his international debut at the 2011 IPC European Championships where he won the 200 m individual medley, setting a new European record.[4] In the 400 m freestyle, he finished in second place just behind older brother Sam.[5]
Hynd won a gold medal in SM8 200m individual medley at Paralympics 2012.[6]
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[7][8]
In 2015, Hynd was awarded the Disabled Sportsperson of the Year accolade at the Nottinghamshire Sports Awards for the second year in a row.[1]
At the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games in 2016, Hynd won the gold medal in his opening event, the 400 m freestyle S8, beating the world record in the final, held on 8 September.[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b Ollie Hynd wins Disabled Sportsperson of the Year at Nottinghamshire Sports Awards Chad (local newspaper), 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015
- ^ GRO reference: November 1994, Register Number A16D, District and SubDistrict 6871A, Entry Number 119
- ^ "Oliver Hynd". Channel 4. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Kelly, Tom (29 August 2012). "Brothers who grew up to be their own biggest rivals: Sam and Oliver Hynd to go head to head for gold in 400m swimming freestyle". Daily Mail. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Mother's pride for swimming sons Sam and Oliver Hynd". BBC News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Paralympics 2012: Oliver Hynd wins sixth GB swimming gold". Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (invalid
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- ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle - S8". Retrieved 2016-09-08.
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- People from Ashfield
- Living people
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- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Paralympic swimmers of Great Britain
- Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain
- Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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- S8-classified Paralympic swimmers
- Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics