European Handball Federation: Difference between revisions
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| [[EHF European Cup]]
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| [[Women’s EHF Champions League]]
| [[Women’s EHF Champions League]]
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vipers Kristiansand]] (2021–22)
| {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Vipers Kristiansand]] ()
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| [[Women’s EHF European League]]
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| {{flagicon|DEN|}} [[Ikast Håndbold]] (2022–23)
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Voluntary association
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
History[edit]
EHF was founded on 17 November 1991 in Berlin, Germany, although the first EHF Congress convened on 5 June 1992 and assigned EHF’s headquarters to Vienna, Austria from 1 September that year.
In 2012 the EHF Office celebrated 20 years since it first opened its doors.[1] In the subsequent years, the number of member countries has expanded from the initial 29 to its current number of 50, after Kosovo was granted full membership at the EHF Congress in Dublin, Ireland in September 2014.[2] The EHF represents its members in the development of the sport both in terms of grassroots talent, as well as commercial growth. EHF-organised events such as the Men’s and Women’s European Handball Championships and the EHF Champions League represent major revenue contributors, while initiatives such as beach handball and handball at school expand the attraction of the sport.
After-effects of Russian invasion of Ukraine[edit]
After Russia launched the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Handball Federation in February 2022 suspended Russia and Belarus both in competitions for national teams and on club level.[3][4] It suspended the national teams of Russia and Belarus as well as Russian and Belarusian clubs competing in European handball competitions.[5] Referees, officials, and commission members from Russia and Belarus will not be called upon for future activities.[5] And new organisers will be sought for the YAC 16 EHF Beach Handball EURO and the Qualifier Tournaments for the Beach Handball EURO 2023, which were to be held in Moscow.[5] In addition, it refused to allow competitions to be held in Russia or Belarus.[3] The Russian Handball Federation failed in its appeal against the decision to exclude Russia’s teams from continental competition, which was rejected by the European Handball Federation Court of Handball.[3]
Presidents[edit]
| S. No. | Name | Tenure |
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| 1 |  Staffan Holmqvist |
17 November 1991 – 18 December 2004 |
| 2 |  Tor Lian |
18 December 2004 – 22 June 2012 |
| 3 |  Jean Brihault |
22 June 2012 – 17 November 2016 |
| 4 |  Michael Wiederer |
17 November 2016 – present |
Secretary Generals[edit]
| S. No. | Name | Tenure | |
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| 1 | Michael Wiederer |
1 September 1992 – 17 November 2016 | |
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Post vacant from 17 November 2016 to 1 August 2017
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| 2 | Martin Hausleitner |
1 August 2017 – present | |
EHF Executive Committee[edit]
Following is the EHF Executive Committee for the term 2021 – 2025.
Competitions[edit]
Results History:[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
- European championships
- Multi-sports events
- Men’s club competitions
- Women’s club competitions
Current title holders[edit]
Handball[edit]
Beach handball[edit]
Wheelchair handball[edit]
Club[edit]
Affiliated Members[edit]
EHF European Championships[edit]
The European Men’s Handball Championship and European Women’s Handball Championship are the flagship national team events of the European Handball Federation and rank amongst the leading indoor sports events on the international sports market. First played in 1994, the EHF EUROs have taken place in host nations across the continent on a biennial basis, with the men’s event held in January and the women’s in December.
The Men’s EHF EURO 2012, held in Serbia, attracted a cumulative global TV audience of 1.47 billion, and was transmitted by 75 broadcasters in more than 200 territories. A record 302,688 spectators also followed the event live in five venues across the countries.
The Men’s EHF EURO 2014 in Denmark has set a new attendance record with 316,000 spectators.
The Women’s EHF EURO 2014 in Hungary and Croatia achieved a cumulative audience of 723 million,…
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