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
6'3
Age
26
Hometown
Wiesbaden
Education
Heinrich von Brentano Schule Schultze Delitzsch Schule
Personal
Started playing handball in Germany when he was seven years old...Won several championships at SG Wallau Massenheim, where he played up until the age of 15...Moved to Wiesbaden where he played in the German Youth Bundesliga for four years...Took his first steps towards becoming a professional handball player when he moved to Dotzheim...Signed his first professional contract with Elverum Håndball...Outside of handball, recently completed his training as an insurance salesman.Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Team - Men)
- World Junior Championship, 2019 (Team - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 20th (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 2023
- Top finish: 20th – 2023 (Team - Men)
