Hilda Binns

Hilda May Binns (née Torok, later Longmate; October 20, 1945 – August 4, 2022 [1]) was a Canadian Paralympic athlete who competed in athletics and swimming events.

[2][3] Binns was born in Hamilton, Ontario In 1945 and contracted polio in 1955.

[5] Binns won two gold medals at the 1968 Summer Paralympics, held in Tel Aviv.

[7] Hilda May Torok married fellow polio survivor and athlete David Binns by 1973.

[8] On 14 May 2021, Jovian asteroid 28958 Binns, discovered by astronomers with the LINEAR program in 2001, was named in her honor.