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Oliver Hynd MBE
Hynd with his Disabled Sportsperson of the Year award in February 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29)
EducationAshfield School
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country United Kingdom
Sportswimming
Disability classS8/SM8/SB8
ClubNova Centurion Swim Club, Mansfield
Coached byGlenn Smith
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 4 0 2
European Championships 3 2 0
Commonwealth Games 1 0 0
Men's swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London SM8 200 m individual medley
Silver medal – second place 2012 London S8 400 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London S8 100 m backstroke
IPC World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 200 m medley SM8
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 400 m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 200 m medley SM8
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 400 m freestyle S8
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S8
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke S8
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Berlin 200 m individual medley S8
Silver medal – second place 2011 Berlin 400 m freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 400M freestyle S8
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 200M medley SM8
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eindhoven 4x100m medley 34pts
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Paralympics 2012: Oliver Hynd wins sixth GB swimming gold". Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  7. ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 29 December 2012.
  8. ^ [1] Cabinet Office

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