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#
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Height
6’1
Age
26
Hometown
Norwalk, CT
Education
Hopkins School College of William and Mary / Drexel University
Quick Facts
- Is a Connecticut native
- Played soccer and competed in track growing up, racing in age group and high school national competitions
- Ran Division I track at William and Mary while studying finance
- Discovered team handball in college and later was selected to the U.S. Junior Men’s National Team at age 18
- Participated in Pan American competition and there received the advice to try playing overseas
- Left William and Mary to begin playing in Germany, joining the academy of VFL Lubeck Schwartau
- One year later, was transferred to ASE Doukas of the Greek Handball Premier
- Made his U.S. Senior Men’s National Team debut in 2019 at age 21
- Currently continuing his education through Drexel University in Philadelphia, while living and playing in Athens, Greece.
Career Highlights
- 2019 KamaGames Tri-Nations Tournament – 1st (Gormanston, Ireland)
- 2019 IHF Trophy Intercontinental Championships – 3rd (Pristina, Kosovo)
- 2018 IHF Trophy Continental Championships – 1st (West Dundee, Illinois)
- 2018 IHF Trophy Zonal Championships – 1st (West Dundee, Illinois)
- 2017 Pan American Junior Championships – 4th (Asuncion, Paraguay)
World Championship Experience
- 2019 IHF Men’s Junior World Championship - 22nd (Vigo, Spain)
