BirthSeptember 221992

Philip Hindes

Philip Hindes, English track cyclist

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Tuesday, September 22 199234 years ago
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20th century · 1990s
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Philip Hindes

At a glance

Born 1992-09-22.

Known as: track cyclist and sport cyclist. Citizenship: United Kingdom and Germany.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Philip Hindes MBE is a British former track cyclist, specialising in sprints. He holds dual nationality, having been born in Germany to a British father. Having initially competed for Germany at a junior level, in 2010 he switched to the British Cycling programme. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the Men's team sprint, and again at the 2016 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the Men's team sprint.

Early life

Early life Hindes was born in Krefeld , Germany . [ 1 ] His father served with the British Army in Germany where he met Hindes' German mother. [ 2 ] He attended Heinrich Heine Gymnasium, a specialist sports school in Kaiserslautern , where he was coached by Frank Zeigler. [ 3 ] Hindes represented his region, North Rhine-Westphalia in rowing, following his brother into the sport. [ 4 ] ^ "Philip Hindes: Team GB" . British Olympic Association . Retrieved 15 July 2012 .

Path and career

Awards / honours: Member of the Order of the British Empire.

Career Hindes began cycling in 2008 at the age of 15 in road racing events but switched to sprinting after two seasons. [ 1 ] He represented Germany at the Junior World Track Championships in 2010, placing third in the team sprint and fourth in the individual sprint. Later that year Hindes moved to the United Kingdom and joined British Cycling's Olympic Academy Programme. [ 1 ]

Why this date

Philip Hindes appears on our September 22 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.

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September 22 1992 — 34 years ago, on a Tuesday.

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