Career
She competed in the 1992 Summer Paralympics winning a silver medal in the 400m B1, a silver medal in the 200m B1 and a bronze medal in the 100m B1. She is the 800 metres world record holder in her class with a time of 2mins:17.66secs. Hinton has been selected to compete in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, her sixth games.
She was chosen as captain of the women"s athletics squad for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.