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
6'4
Age
26
Hometown
Drøbak
Education
Hilliard Davidson High School / Frogn Videregående Skole
Personal
Played soccer and handball growing up in Norway before he chose to focus on handball full time...Moved to the United States in 2016 with his family and graduated from Davidson High School in 2017 with two varsity letters...Started his USA Team Handball career in 2017 with the Men's Junior National Team in the Pan American Championship...Began playing for the club Grand Poitiers in central France during the summer of 2018...Recently made a move back to Norway at the beginning of 2020 to the current club of Herulf Moss...Sister, Sanna, is also a handball player and plays for the U.S. Women's National Team...Wants to study physical therapy in the future.Career Highlights
- 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)
