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
6'3
Age
28
Hometown
Cologne
Education
Gymnasium am Ölberg, Germany University of Cologne, Germany
Quick Facts
- Son of Joachim and Brita
- Brother of Karen, who is also playing for USA Team Handball
- Born in Boston and moved to Germany (Cologne) when he was five
- Got introduced to handball at 12 years old by his neighbor when he moved to Bonn in 2008
- Started out as a left wing player and became more of a super-utility player starting at all six field positions during his first two years of playing handball
- Split time as a field player and goalie for another two years until finally becoming a full-time goalie when he was 16 years old
- Currently a student at the University of Cologne and earning his Master’s degree in Marketing
- Hobbies include other sports such as basketball and baseball and reading books
- Is a huge Red Sox and Celtics fan.
Career Highlights
- 2019 KamaGames Tri-Nations Tournament – 1st (Gormanston, Ireland)
- 2019 Men’s North American and Caribbean Emerging Nations Championship - 2nd (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
- 2019 European University Championships - 2nd (Bydgoszcz, Poland)
- 2017 HVM Champion – Fifth Division, Germany
- 2016 Dronninglund Cup – 1st (Dronninglund, Denmark)
- 2011 Nidda Fraportcup – 2nd (Frankfurt, Germany)
