Two Decades Later, Gary ‘Hangtime’ Hines Is Still Chasing His Olympic Handball Dream
The 39-year-old Hines and the U.S. team are gunning for an Olympic berth at this month’s Pan American Games.
Athlete Bio#
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Height
6'0
Age
33
Hometown
Palo Alto, CA
Education
Palo Alto High School University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Quick Facts
- Son of Anca and Michael
- Got engaged to Missy Sponagle on Dec 15, 2019
- Was named UCLA's 2013 Club Sports Athlete of the Year – Tier III
- Earned 2nd place at the 2013 International Quidditch Association's World Cup
- Won 1st place at the 2014 International Quidditch Association's Global Games
- Finished in 3rd place at the 2015 U.S. Quidditch Cup VIII.
Career Highlights
- 2020 Copa Internacional de Balonmano Playa Volcán - 1st
- 2019 ANOC World Beach Games - 11th (Doha, Qatar)
- 2019 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 1st, MVP
- 2019 Nor. Ca Beach Handball Championships - 1st
- 2019 PGNiG Summer Superliga Płock - 2nd (Poland)
- 2018 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 1st
- 2018 Pan American Beach Handball Championships - 3rd
- 2017 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 5th
World Championship Experience
- 2018 IHF Beach Handball World Championships - 12th (Kazan, Russia)
