Born in Cardiff and a member of Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club, Hinton has been blind since having cancer of the retina aged four which resulted in her losing her sight.

[3] Hinton has been selected to compete in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, her sixth games.

[4] She was chosen as captain of the women's athletics squad for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.

[5] Hinton participated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the T11/T12 100m, qualifying for the final with a run of 13.79 seconds with her guide Stefan Hughes.

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