Mark Hawkins (born 28 December 1985) is a British handball coach, currently head coach of Norwegian club IK Våg.[1] He was born in Horsham, West Sussex.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with the Great Britain men's national handball team in the men's tournament.[3]

Playing career

Hawkins took up handball after deciding he was too short to play basketball.[4] At club level, he played in Iceland with Ungmennafélagið Afturelding at the time of his Olympic selection.[5] From 2014 to 2016, he played for Ruislip Eagles.[6]

He represented Britain at the 2012 Olympics as well as in Euro qualifying, scoring against Italy.[7] As of 2016, he had scored 135 goals in 60 matches at international level.[8]

Coaching

Hawkins coached Britain's teams at youth level and eventually took the role of under 20 coach, as well as assistant manager for China women's team.[9]

Current Life

Mark Hawkins now works at Carshalton Boys Sports College as a PE Teacher.

References

  1. ↑ "IHF | Worldwide interest in England Handball webinars".
  2. ↑ Profile
  3. ↑ Profile Archived 2013-05-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ https://www.skysports.com/olympics/news/21857/7903379/high-hopes-for-handball
  5. ↑ "London 2012 handball: Meet the GB team who will go for gold next year". TheGuardian.com. 4 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "MARK ALAN HAWKINS - Career & Statistics | EHF".
  7. ↑ "GB handball men lose final match". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ "Hawkins to take up China coaching appointment - England Handball Association".
  9. ↑ "Hawkins to take up China coaching appointment - England Handball Association".
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