Mark Hawkins (born 28 December 1985) is a

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handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

coach, currently head coach of Norwegian club

IK Våg Idrettsklubben Våg is a Norwegian sports club from Vågsbygd in Kristiansand. It has sections for association football, team handball, badminton and athletics. The club was founded on 12 January 1938, and the club colors are green and white. T ...

. He was born in Horsham, West Sussex. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he competed with the

Great Britain men's national handball team The Great Britain men's national handball team is the national handball team of Great Britain and is controlled by the British Handball Association which is jointly operated by the England Handball Association and the Scottish Handball Associati ...

in the men's tournament.

Playing career

Hawkins took up handball after deciding he was too short to play basketball. At club level, he played in Iceland with

Ungmennafélagið Afturelding Ungmennafélagið Afturelding, commonly known as Afturelding or UMFA, is an Icelandic multi-sports club from the town of Mosfellsbær located just north of the capital Reykjavík. The club was founded in 1909 and today is primarily known for its ...

at the time of his Olympic selection. From 2014 to 2016, he played for Ruislip Eagles. He represented Britain at the 2012 Olympics as well as in Euro qualifying, scoring against Italy. As of 2016, he had scored 135 goals in 60 matches at international level.

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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkins, Mark Living people 1985 births Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Great Britain British male handball players