Paul Sinton-Hewitt

Paul Sinton-Hewitt
CBE
Born
Peter Paul Sinton-Hewitt

1960 (age 63–64)
Zimbabwe
Known forparkrun
AwardsAlbert Medal (Royal Society of Arts)

Peter Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE (born 1960) is the founder of parkrun.[1]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "for services to Grassroots Sport Participation" in the 2014 Birthday Honours,[2] and was selected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2016.[3] In December 2019, he was awarded the Albert Medal by the Royal Society of Arts for building a global participation movement.[4]

  1. ^ Andy Waterman (27 November 2014). "The parkrun Story – Paul Sinton-Hewitt". Strava Stories. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Birthday Honours lists 2014". Honours. Government of the United Kingdom: HM Government. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Ashoka Fellow Paul Sinton-Hewitt". Ashoka UK & Ireland. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ RSA. "A Social Movement for the Common Good - RSA". www.thersa.org. Retrieved 4 June 2020.