Gary Hines (handballer)
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| Born |
March 21, 1984 Atlanta, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Back, wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | HSC Bad Neustadt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Georgia HC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | DJK Waldbüttelbrunn | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2010– | HSC Bad Neustadt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003– | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gary Hines (born March 21, 1984, in Atlanta) is an American handball player who plays professionally in Germany.
Career
[edit]He began to play handball with 14 years in Atlanta because he was too short for basketball.[1] Between 2009 and 2010 he played for DJK Waldbüttelbrunn in the Bayernliga.[2] 2010 he moved to HSC Bad Neustadt and has played in the 3. Liga since.[3]
National Team
[edit]He scored 12 goals in his first international game for Team USA. The next day there was an article "The Hangtime Hines Show" which resulted in his nickname "Hangtime Hines".[1]
Private life
[edit]His mother had drug and drink problems and never told his father that he has a son.
Between the age of 7 and 14 he grew up in foster care.
From the age of 14 he lived with one family.[1]
Ninja Warrior
[edit]Hines competed at the Ninja Warrior Germany 2016, 2017 and 2018. 2016 and 2017 he reached the final. 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 he reached the semifinal. In 2022 he competed in American Ninja Warrior.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Ninja Warrior Gary Hines: Why U.S. handball needs a revolution – and LeBron James". Olympic Channel. 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ "Gary Hines". USA Team Handball. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ^ mak (2010-07-19). "US-Nationalspieler Gary Hines geht nach Bad Neustadt" [United States national player Gary Hines go to Bad Neustadt]. handball world (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Atlanta
- American male handball players
- American expatriates in Germany
- Perimeter College at Georgia State University alumni
- Handball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Handball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Handball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Handball players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in handball
- American handball biography stubs