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#
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Height
5'11
Age
26
Hometown
Aachen
Education
Gymnasium am Oelberg, Germany RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Quick Facts
- Daughter of Joachim and Brita
- Sister of Hendrik, who is also playing for USA Team Handball
- Was born in Boston and moved to Germany (Cologne) when she was two years old
- Got introduced to handball at the age of 12 through her brother and fell in love with it as well
- Quickly decided to become a pivot, after finding that left/right back was not for her, despite people telling her that with her height she should not be a pivot
- After graduating from high school, she moved to Aachen to study medicine
- Decided to take a break from handball to settle in, but very quickly realized she could not do without it
- Hobbies include other sports such as skiing, traveling, reading books and photography.
