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
Quick Facts
- 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)
