Mark Hawkins

British handball player

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 UMF 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

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