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
32
Hometown
Salt Lake City, UT
Education
Kearns High School Salt Lake Community College & University of Utah
Quick Facts
- Hails from Saigon, a big city in Southern Vietnam
- Immigrated to the United States when he was 16 years old
- Was very active as a child and played multiple sports until he discovered handball at 12 years old
- Played for the District 3 Handball Club / Ho Chi Minh City Handball Club and the Vietnam Youth National Team
- Continued playing handball in the United States and made the U.S. Youth National Team
- Transitioned to playing beach handball in 2015
- Loves anything with dark chocolate
- Is a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan
- Go-to pre-competition food is rice.
Career Highlights
- 2020 Copa Internacional de Balonmano Playa Volcán - 1st
- 2019 Nor. Ca Beach Handball Championships - 1st
- 2019 California Cup - 3rd
- 2018 Pan American Beach Handball Championships - 3rd (Goalkeeper Coach)
- 2018 Taça Kika Invitational (João Pessoa, Brazil) - Quarter-Finals
- 2018 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 3rd
- 2016 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 1st, Most Valuable Goalkeeper
- 2015 So. Cal Beach Handball Championships - 1st
- 2009 Vietnam National Championships - 1st
- 2007 Vietnam Clubs National Championships - 2nd
World Championship Experience
- 2018 IHF Beach Handball World Championships - 12th (Kazan, Russia) (Goalkeeper Coach)
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