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
6'5
Age
29
Hometown
Neuss
Education
Norbert Gymnasium Knechtsteden Cologne University
Personal
Played baseball, tennis and soccer growing up…Spent two years living in the U.S. (San Francisco)…Has been living in Germany over 17 years again…Went to high school in the area of Cologne, Germany…Graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BA) at the University of Cologne…Has been playing for TSV Bayer Dormagen since 2010…Hobbies include having two shots of espresso every morning, playing tennis and golf…Has a younger brother, Ian, who he plays on the national team with…Enjoys traveling to spend time with the family (family lives in Switzerland, Germany and U.S.) during holidays and summer…Living with his beautiful girlfriend Pia in Cologne.Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Santiago, 2023 (Team - Men)
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Team - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2023 – 20th (Team - Men)
- Years of participation: Team - Men 2023
- Top finish: 20th – 2023 (Team - Men)
