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David Fink – Pro Bio

Age: 8/2/1977

Height: 5’11

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Strong hand: Left

Home Club: Amerifit

Favorite athlete: Pete Sampras, Roger Federer

Favorite pre-match music: none

Best/favorite shot: fly kill

Current Race 4 Eight Ranking: #8

Highest Race 4 Eight Ranking: #2 (January 2014)

Best Race 4 Eight Finish: 3rd (7 semifinal appearances)

Strengths: aggressiveness from everywhere on the court, serve, fly kill, experience

Summary: David Fink has played in the second most Race 4 Eight stops of any player in the history of the tour and owns seven semifinal appearances in Race 4 Eight events. Known for his fiery on-court persona, Fink puts his heart on the line for every point in every match. Fink is perhaps better known for his broadcasting duties on ESPN3, but make no mistake, Fink comes to every tournament prepared to make his mark, as evidenced by Race 4 Eight wins against Ortiz, Lenning, Peixoto, and McCarthy and reaching #2 on the R48 Power Rankings in 2014. Fink serves as the WPH Development Director, organizing more than 800 junior handball clinics per year while also serving as the WPH Senior Writer, lead color analyst for all WPH broadcasts, and Master WPH Instructor

DV: David Vincent formed the World Players of Handball in 2005 and ushered live handball viewing into our living rooms for the first time. Since its inception, the World Players of Handball has broadcast over 1,500 matches live. Dave Vincent serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for virtually all matches, combining his unique perspective and personality with a lifetime of handball experience. DV brings 25 years of broadcast radio experience (in Oregon and California) to World Players of Handball & ESPN broadcasts and provides professionalism and wit to the amazing game of handball. DV also serves as the Executive Director of the World Player of Handball at the WPH headquarters in Tucson, AZ, working daily to grow the game of handball through innovation.
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