Mark Hawkins

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]

References
  1. https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/worldwide-interest-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. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/nov/04/london-2012-handball-gb
  6. https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/sAswLPv_uZGtFklP-_0lxw/mark-alan-hawkins/
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/handball/22883353
  8. https://www.englandhandball.com/news/hawkins-to-take-up-china-coaching-appointment
  9. https://www.englandhandball.com/news/hawkins-to-take-up-china-coaching-appointment
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