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Tracey Hinton

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Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T11
Guide
Steffan Hughes

Further personal information

Residence
Cardiff, WAL
Languages
English

Sport specific information

When and where did you begin this sport?
She took up athletics in 1988 at age 18 at Cardiff Athletics Club in Wales.
Why this sport?
She played many sports at school but decided to focus on athletics after she was chosen to represent Great Britain as a junior.
Club / Team
Cardiff Athletics Club: Wales
Name of coach
Paula Dunn [national], GBR; Darrell Maynard[personal], from 2006, GBR

International debut

Year
1992
Competing for
Great Britain
Location
Barcelona

General interest

Memorable sporting achievement
Representing Great Britain for more than 20 years. (lloydstsblondon2012.co.uk, 18 Jul 2012)
Injuries
She sustained an Achilles injury in late 2004 which ruled her out of competition for almost two years. (paralympics.org.uk, 22 Jan 2010)
Awards and honours
She was made a member of Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in June 2013. (cardiffaac.org, 16 Jun 2013)
Impairment
She lost her sight at age four due to cancer of the retina. (paralympics.org.uk, 22 Jan 2010)
Other information
LEADER
She was captain of Great Britain's athletics team at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (cardiffaac.org, 16 Jun 2013)

Results

Unit Date Rank
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m T12 Heat 1 2
Women's 100 m T11 Heat 3 2
Women's 100 m T11 Final B 2
Women's 200 m T11 Heat 1 2
Women's 200 m T11 Final A 4
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 800 m T12 Heat 3 3
Women's 400 m T12 Final A 3
Women's 400 m T12 Heat 1 1
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m T12 Heat 3 1
Women's 400 m T12 Heat 2 3
Women's 400 m T12 Final B 9999
Women's 800 m T12 Heat 1 1
Women's 800 m T12 Final Round 4
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 400 m T12 Heat 4 2
Women's 400 m T12 Heat 1 3
Women's 400 m T12 Final A 3
Women's 800 m T12 Heat 1 2
Women's 800 m T12 Final Round 2
Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games (Barcelona, Spain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m B1 Semifinal 3
Women's 100 m B1 Final Round 3
Women's 200 m B1 Heat 2 2
Women's 200 m B1 Final Round 2
Women's 400 m B1 Heat 1 1
Women's 400 m B1 Final Round 2
Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games (Atlanta, United States of America)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 100 m T10 Heat 2 3
Women's 100 m T10 Final Round 6
Women's 200 m T10 Heat 1 3
Women's 400 m T10 Heat 1 3
Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games (Sydney, Australia)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 800 m T12 Final Round 2
Women's 800 m T12 Heat 1 2
Women's 400 m T11 Final Round 3
Women's 400 m T11 Heat 1 2
Women's 200 m T11 Final Round 3
Women's 200 m T11 Heat 2 2
2011 IPC Athletics World Championships (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m T11 Heat 2 2011-01-22 2
Women's 200 m T11 Final 2011-01-23 3
Women's 100 m T11 Heat 1 2011-01-24 1
Women's 100 m T11 Final 2011-01-25 4
Women's 400 m T11 Heat 3 2011-01-25 1
Women's 400 m T11 Final 2011-01-26 2
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Women's 200 m T11 Heat 4 2012-09-01 3
Women's 200 m T11 Heat 2 2012-09-02 3
Women's 100 m T11 Heat 2 2012-09-04 3