Hilton Woods

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Hilton Woods
Personal information
Born (1968-09-10) 10 September 1968 (age 55)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Netherlands Antilles
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis 50m freestyle

Hilton Woods (born 10 September 1968) is a swimmer who represented the Netherlands Antilles. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. [1] He won a bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle at the 1987 Pan American Games.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hilton Woods Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2017.