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
5’7
Age
44
Hometown
Anaheim, CA
Education
Mater Dei High School California State University, Dominguez Hills & California State University, Long Beach
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Jan and Jack
- Has two older brothers, Jack Jr. and Eric
- Earned her Masters Degree in Physical Therapy from CSULB
- Earned 1st Team All Region, All Conference honors in 2003 for CSUDH Women’s Softball
- 2003 CCAA Conference Champion with CSUDH Women’s Softball
- 1998 CIF Division I Softball Champion.
Career Highlights
- 2019 ANOC World Beach Games - 10th (Doha, Qatar)
- 2019 North American & Caribbean Handball Confederation (NORCA) Championships - 1st (Trinidad & Tobago)
- 2019 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 2nd
- 2019 Paros Beach Handball Tournament - 3rd (Paros, Greece)
- 2018 Pan American Beach Handball Championships - 5th (Oceanside, California)
World Championship Experience
- 2018 IHF Beach Handball World Championships - 14th (Kazan, Russia)
