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#
Height
6'2
Age
31
Hometown
Pontevedra
Education
IES Sánchez Cantón Universidad de Vigo
Quick Facts
- Started playing tennis, basketball and handball at a young age
- Soon dedicated himself to handball
- He was part of the Galician Selection in several occasions at the age of 13, 15 and 17, winning the silver medal in the Spanish Championship in 2009
- Graduated in Industrial Engineering in Universidad de Vigo, spent an internship in Paris for a few months working in a laboratory
- Hobbies include cycling, gastronomy and spending time with friends and family at the beach during summer holidays
- Also likes to be immersed in nature – every summer, plants an ecological garden to stock up on natural products.
Career Highlights
- 2020: 1st player to score the first goal in the history of Club Balonmano Cisne for Liga Asobal
- 2019: División de Honor Plata Champion with Club Balonmano Cisne. Promotion to the highest division of Spanish Handball (Liga Asobal)
- 2015: Selected to represent Galician Team Handball at the senior level
- 2015: Play-off for promotion to División de Honor Plata Champion (Club Cisne Balonmano)
- 2015: Primera Nacional Champion (Club Cisne Balonmano)
