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
5'8
Age
31
Hometown
Kiel
Education
IHAA-Aarhus Handball Academy, 2013
Personal
Started playing handball at the age of seven with the local German club TSV Ismaning...Played on various regional All-Star teams, including Bavarian All-Stars...Began competing for the Team USA Youth National Team in 2009...After moving to the United States in 2010 for high school, she made the U.S. Senior Women’s National Team...Later in 2010, she decided to move to Bjerringbro, Denmark, where she played for Bjerringbro FH...After competing in the 2011 Pan American Games as a member of Team USA, she stayed in the U.S., living with her grandparents in Copperas Cove, TX...Moved to Aarhus, Denmark and played for a 1st Division Club – after her last successful youth league season with SK Aarhus, she moved to Kiel, Germany...She took up the offer from TSV Nord Harrislee to play in the newly promoted to the 2nd Div. team...Currently plays for TSV Nord Harrislee in the German 2nd Division.Career Highlights
- Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (Team - Women)
- Pan American Games, Guadalajara, 2011 (Team - Women)
