Oliver Hynd

Oliver Hynd MBE

Hynd with his Disabled Sportsperson of the Year award in February 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994
Education Ashfield School
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country  United Kingdom
Sport swimming
Disability class S8/SM8/SB8
Club Nova Centurion Swim Club, Mansfield
Coached by Glenn Smith
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 3 1 1
World Championships 4 0 2
European Championships 6 4 0
Commonwealth Games 1 0 0
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
2012 London SM8 200 m individual medley
2012 London S8 400 m freestyle
2012 London S8 100 m backstroke
2016 Rio de Janeiro S8 400 m freestyle
2016 Rio de Janeiro SM8 200 m individual medley
IPC World Championships
2013 Montreal 200 m medley SM8
2013 Montreal 400 m freestyle S8
2015 Glasgow 200 m medley SM8
2015 Glasgow 400 m freestyle S8
2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S8
2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S8
European Championships
2011 Berlin 200 m individual medley S8
2011 Berlin 400 m freestyle S8
2014 Eindhoven 400M freestyle S8
2014 Eindhoven 200M medley SM8
2016 Funchal 400m freestyle S8
2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke – S8
2016 Funchal 200 m ind. medley SM8
2014 Eindhoven 4x100m medley 34pts
2016 Funchal 100m freestyle S8
2016 Funchal 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow 200 m medley SM8

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] He repeated the feat in his closing event, winning gold and setting a new world record in the 200 m individual medley SM8.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ollie Hynd wins Disabled Sportsperson of the Year at Nottinghamshire Sports Awards Chad (local newspaper), 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015
  2. ↑ GRO reference: November 1994, Register Number A16D, District and SubDistrict 6871A, Entry Number 119
  3. ↑ "Oliver Hynd". Channel 4. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Mother's pride for swimming sons Sam and Oliver Hynd". BBC News Online. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Paralympics 2012: Oliver Hynd wins sixth GB swimming gold". Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60367. p. 25. 29 December 2012.
  8. ↑ Cabinet Office
  9. ↑ "Men's 400m Freestyle — S8". Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Men's 200m Individual Medley — SM8 Final". Rio 2016. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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