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
5’9
Age
39
Hometown
San Clemente, CA
Education
Trabuco Hills High School Humboldt State University, California State Long Beach
Personal
Daughter of Jim and Julie…Stepfather’s name is Frank…Has one brother, Devon…Has one dog, Westley Doodle…Discovered handball while watching the 2012 Olympic Games, signed up for a local beach tournament…Began playing indoor handball with the Los Angeles Team Handball Club…Played college soccer at Humboldt State and was team captain from 2004 to 2007…Earned first-team all-conference honors from 2003-2006 and first-team all-region honors in 2006.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 Championships - 2nd, Most Valuable Goalie
- 2018 So. Cal Beach Championships - 1st
- 2018 Pan American Beach Handball Championships - 6th (Oceanside, California)
- 2017 So. Cal Beach Championships - 2nd, Most Valuable Goalie
- 2015 Gulf Shores Invitational - 1st, Most Valuable Goalie
- 2015 Pan American Championships (Indoor) - 10th (Cuba)
- 2015 Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship (Indoor) - 3rd
World Championship Experience
- 2018 IHF Beach Handball World Championships - 14th (Kazan, Russia) (injured list, Team USA medical staff/physical therapist)
