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
Hometown
Playa Del Rey, CA
Education
El Segundo High School University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
Quick Facts
- Family lives in Santiago, Chile
- Works as a firefighter/paramedic
- is a Los Angeles Lakers fan.
Career Highlights
- 2019 North American & Caribbean Handball Confederation (NORCA) Championships - 1st (Trinidad & Tobago)
- 2019 PGNiG Summer Superliga Płock - 2nd, Best Defender (Poland)
- 2019 Copa Internacional de Balonmano Playa Volcán - 3rd, Best Defender
- 2018 Pan American Beach Handball Championships - 3rd
- 2016 Pan American Beach Handball Championships - 1st
World Championship Experience
- 2018 IHF Beach Handball World Championships - 12th (Kazan, Russia)
- 2016 IHF Beach Handball World Championships – 11th (Budapest, Hungary)
