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'
Age
37
Hometown
Minden
Education
University of Bielefeld, Master of Education 2011
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USA Team Handball Career
- 2018: NACHC Championships, 5th place
- 2018: Pan American Games Qualifier, 1st Place
- 2018: European Tour (Italy, Germany, Hungary)
- 2011: Pan American Games (Mexico City, Mexico), 8th Place
- 2011: Pan American Games Qualifier, 1st Place
- 2010: Named to the National Team Player Pool
Individual Team Handball
- 2017: Playing for TSV Hahlen 4th Division
- 2016: NYC Handball, 2nd Place US Nationals
- 2013: Oberligameister 2013
- 2013-2015: 3. Bundesliga TSV Hahlen
- 2010: German Beachhandall Champion
- 2010: Named to the USA Senior National Team
- 2007: Oberliga TSV Hahlen
- 2006: A-Mächen Vize- Westfalenmeister
Other
2015 - 2017 : Athletic Director of German International School, New York
Personal:
Julia has played handball since the age of ten.
Sayer played her youth career in the Oberliga with TVE Röcke. She has played for TSV Hahlen since 2017. She joined the US Women’s National team in 2010 when she was living in New York City and competed at the Pan American Games. She took a quad off, and returned to the national team in 2018 helping the women qualify for the Pan American Games. She works as a school teacher and enjoys traveling in her free time.
Last Updated July 7, 2019
Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Team - Women)
- Pan American Games, Guadalajara, 2011 (Team - Women)
