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.
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Athlete Bio#
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Height
6'3
Age
23
Hometown
Nacka
Education
Nacka Gymnasium Luleå Tekniska Universitet
Personal
Grew up playing handball in Sweden...First tried out the sport because one of his cousins (Carin Stromberg) is a member of the Swedish Women's Team...Is the oldest child of three...Currently studying Aerospace Engineering in Luleå, Sweden...Hobbies outside of handball include basketball, golf and watching football (the Green Bay Packers hold a very special place in his heart).Career Highlights
- 2020 Sauerland Cup - Exhibition Matches vs. Domagen, HSV Solingen-Gräfrath, TUS Niederpleis, Soester & Hamburg (Menden, Germany)
- 2020 Sauerland Cup - International Friendly vs. Luxembourg (Menden, Germany)
- 2019 Kama Games Tri-Nations Tournament - 1st (Dublin, Ireland)
- 2019 IHF Trophy Inter-Continental Phase - 3rd (Pristina, Kosovo)
World Championship Experience
- 2019 IHF Men’s Junior World Championship - 22nd (Vigo, Spain)
