Hinds attended Lamar University, where he was a member of the track team.[2]
Hinds was part of the 1980 Olympic team for Canada, but did not compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.[1][3] At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, he competed in the 400 metres finishing 24th.[1] He also was a member of the 4 x 400 m relay team (with Michael Sokolowski, Brian Saunders, and Tim Bethune) which set a Canadian record of 3:04.47 in their first heat, and finishing eighth overall,[4] with Hinds running his leg of the relay in 45.04 seconds.[5]
Hinds' brothers Sterling and Jerry were also members of the Canadian track team.[6]
^Dodds, tracy (29 October 1983). "UCLA, Washington in Showdown". Los Angeles Times. pp. SD.B12. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2011. His brother, Doug, made the 1980 Olympic team, but the boycott kept him home