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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Height
5'8
Age
35
Hometown
Raleigh, NC
Education
St. David's School University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (B.A. '12) & University of Paris-Diderot (M.S. '17)
Quick Facts
- Born in Boston, MA and moved to North Carolina at the age of seven
- Has four brothers and one sister
- Is bilingual in English/French and is working on her third and fourth languages (Spanish and Arabic)
- First discovered handball at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she studied International Relations
- Took a semester off school to attend the Idrætshøjskolen Handball Academy in Aarhus, Denmark
- Spent 1.5 years in the Auburn Residency Program
- Moved to a suburb of Paris, France and signed a semi-pro contract with Aulnay Handball
- Earned a Master's of Science in Sociology at the University of Paris-Diderot
- Currently works for an NGO in the Paris area
- Lover of hip-hop and science-fiction
- Is a passionate foodie.
Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Team - Women)
