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.
Eric Finch
Athlete Bio#
Height
6'4
Age
33
Hometown
Ann Arbor, MI
Education
Pioneer High School Auburn University
Personal
Majored in Wireless Engineering Hardware at Auburn University…Graduated in 2015 after learning about the sport by joining the Auburn Club team and men’s residency program…Competed with both the indoor and beach handball teams in 2019…Now focuses his athletic efforts on the beach team while working in the tech industry in Austin, Texas…Spends his free time training, reading, and roasting specialty coffee.Career Highlights
- 2019 ANOC World Beach Games - 11th (Doha, Qatar)
- 2019 Elite National Championships - 4th
- 2019 North American and Caribbean Handball Confederation Emerging Nations Tournament - 2nd (Dominican Republic)
- 2019 Mexican Vulcán Cup - 3rd
- 2018 North American and Caribbean Handball Confederation Championships - 5th
- 2018 California Cup - 2nd
- 2017 Carolina Blue Cup - 2nd
- 2017 Elite National Championships - 5th
- 2017 California Cup - 1st
- 2016 Open National Championships - 2nd, Most Valuable Goalie
