Facts: - sport: sprint - event: 400 m , 4 x 400 m relay - country: canada - birth date: 15 april 1958 - fullname: douglas hinds - name: doug hinds - nationality: canadian - birth place: toronto , ontario Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of doug hinds .
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douglas hinds -lrb- born 15 april 1958 -rrb- is a retired canadian sprinter who competed at the 1984 summer olympics in the 400 metres and .hinds ' attended lamar university where he was a member of the track team .hinds was part of the 1980 olympic team for canada , but did not compete due to the 1980 summer olympics boycott .at the 1984 olympics in los angeles , he competed in the 400 metres finishing 24th .he also was a member of the 4 x 400 m relay team -lrb- with michael sokolowski , bryan saunders , and tim bethune -rrb- which set a canadian record of 3:04.47 in their first heat , and finishing eighth overall , with hinds running his leg of the relay in 45.04 seconds .hinds ' brothers sterling , and jerry were also members of the canadian track team .