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.
Marilyn Elder
Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
37
Hometown
Garden Ridge
Education
Texas State University ('12)
College: Texas State University ('12)
Current Club: Dynamo HC; San Antonio Bashers BHC
Position: Pivot
Height: 5'8"
Hometown: Garden Ridge, TX
Current Residence: Auburn, AL
USA Team Handball Career
2015: Last Chance Pan American Games Qualifier, 2nd place
2014: Winter Classic, USA Red Team, 5th place
2014: American Open Beach Handball Championships, 1st place
2013: Pan American Championships, 8th place
2013: Named to Senior Women's National Team
2013: Pan American Beach Handball Championships, 8th place
2012: Pan American Beach Handball Championships, 5th place
2012: Named to Senior Women's National Beach Handball Team
Individual Team Handball Career
2013: LATHC 7th Annual Beach Handball Tournament, 2nd place
2013: ChicaGO Inter Beach BASH Tournament, 7th place
2013: USATH Open National Championships, 2nd place
2013: LATHC "Big Four" Tournament, 2nd place
2012: LATHC 6th Annual Beach Handball Tournament, 2nd place
2012: USATH Open National Championships, 5th place
2012: SF CalHeat "Big Four" Tournament, 1st place, Most Valuable Player
2012: Founder, president, and captain of San Antonio Beach Handball Club
2012: San Antonio Beach Handball BASH, 2nd place
2010: Founder, president, and captain of Texas State University HC
Other
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Personal
Marilyn discovered the sport of handball while watching the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and quickly fell in love with the sport. She went on to become the founder of an indoor handball club while attending Texas State University and a beach handball club in San Antonio after she graduated in 2012.
Last updated: March 22, 2015
