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
5'10
Age
33
Hometown
North Canton, OH
Education
Hoover High School Ohio State University & DeVry University (Keller Graduate School of Management)
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Skip and Kitty
- Sister to Katrina and Nathan
- Is pursuing her Master in Business Administration, specializing in Marketing, through DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management and its partnership with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- Her idol is Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus at the Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, where she brought people and animals together working as a Zookeeper and Education Interpreter!
Career Highlights
- 2019 ANOC World Beach Games - 10th (Doha, Qatar)
- 2019 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 1st
- 2019 Nor. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 1st
- 2018 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 2nd Place, Most Valuable Goalkeeper
- 2018 Pan American Beach Handball Championships - 6th (Oceanside, California)
- 2017 Pan American Championships (Indoor) - 5th (Argentina)
- 2015 Pan American Championships (Indoor) - 10th (Cuba)
- 2015 Pan American Championships Nor.Ca Qualifier (Indoor) - 3rd
- 2014 USA Team Handball Collegiate National Championships (Indoor) - 1st
World Championship Experience
- 2018 IHF Beach Handball World Championships - 14th (Kazan, Russia)
