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
Personal
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)
