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
6'4"
Age
24
Hometown
Seal Beach, CA
Education
St. John Bosco High School University of Oregon
Quick Facts
- Son of Jeremy and Tara
- Brother of Katelyn
- discovered an interest in handball on television during the 2016 Olympics and searched out the Los Angeles Handball Club who were holding a beach handball tournament near his home the following weekend, the annual So. Cal Beach Handball Championships. Got involved with the Men’s Jr. National Team shortly after, and eventually became captain
- Is an avid sports fan. St. John Bosco High School class of 2018 graduate and student athlete. University of Oregon June 2022 graduate with B.S.in Business Administration - Sports Business degree and Media Studies minor.
Career Highlights
- 2022 USA Team Handball Men’s Beach Athlete of the Year Finalist
- IHF Beach Handball Global Tour in Rio De Janeiro Brazil (September 2022 - United States vs. Brazil friendly exhibition games nationally televised)
- 2022 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships (August 2022) – 1st Place/Team Captain & Tournament MVP
- 2022 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships (United States vs. Mexico friendly exhibition game)
- The World Games 2022, Birmingham Alabama (July 2022 - IOC sanctioned event) – 4th Place; led the team in scoring with 76 points in 6 games.
- 2022 World Beach Handball Championships, Heraklion Greece (June 2022) – 12th Place; led the team in scoring with 110 points and 26 assists in 9 games; ranked 10th top scorer in the tournament.
- Egyptian Handball Federation Invitational (United States vs. Egypt friendly exhibition games)
- North American & Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) Championships, Acapulco Mexico (April 2022 - IHF sanctioned and qualifying event for the World Championship) – 1st Place; led the team in scoring with 80 points in 5 games.
- EHF European Clubs Champions Cup Tournament, Palermo Sicily (October 2021)
- Arena 1000 Handball Tour Orihuela Tournament, Alicante Spain (June 2021)
- Torneo Internacional de Espana Las Palmas de Grand Canaria Tournament (June 2021) – 5th Place
- 2021 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships (August 2021)- 1st Place/Team Captain & Tournament MVP
- 2019 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships (United States vs. Mexico scrimmage)
- 2019 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 4th
- 2019 Nor. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 1st (United States vs. Trinidad & Tobago scrimmage)
- 2018 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 2nd
- 2017 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 7th
- 2017 USA Beach Handball Jr. Men’s National Team Player (Captain)
- 2016 USA Beach Handball Jr. Men’s National Team Player (Captain)
