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IHF
Summer Olympic federation (ASOIF)
International Handball Federation
International sports governing body organizing team handball
1946founded
1sports & disciplines
102member associations recorded
7world championships
AbbreviationIHF
Founded1946
HeadquartersBasel
CountrySwitzerland
Olympic movementSummer Olympic federation (ASOIF)
SportsHandball
Official websitewww.ihf.info
Events
World championships organised
| Championship | Sport | First held | Every | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Men's Handball Championship | Handball | 1938 | 2 yr | 32 |
| World Women's Handball Championship | Handball | 1957 | 2 yr | 31 |
| World Men's Handball Championship Group C until 1990 | Handball | 1976 | — | 8 |
| World Men's Handball Championship Group B until 1992 | Handball | 1977 | — | 8 |
| Beach Handball World Championships | Beach handball | 2004 | — | 13 |
| IHF Men's U17 Handball World Championship | Handball | — | — | 1 |
| IHF Women's U16 Handball World Championship | Handball | — | — | 1 |
Editions — seasons or tournaments recorded as separate entries in Wikidata.Nothing found — try another filter.
Membership
Members
National and regional associations recorded as members of IHF, by country.
104
104 members
| Member | Country | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan Handball Federation | Afghanistan | national |
| Federata Shqiptare e Hendbollit | Albania | national |
| Algerian Handball Federation | Algeria | national |
| Federació Andorrana d'Handbol | Andorra | national |
| Antigua and Barbuda Handball Association | Antigua and Barbuda | national |
| Armenian Handball Federation | Armenia | national |
| Australian Handball Federation | Australia | national |
| Austrian Handball Federation | Austria | national |
| Handball Federation of Belarus | Belarus | national |
| Bhutan Handball Federation | Bhutan | national |
| Handball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | national |
| Brunei Darussalam Handball Federation | Brunei | national |
| Bulgarian Handball Federation | Bulgaria | national |
| Cambodian Handball Federation | Cambodia | national |
| Chilean Handball Federation | Chile | national |
| South and Central America Handball Confederation | Chile | international |
| Croatian Handball Federation | Croatia | national |
| Cyprus Handball Federation | Cyprus | national |
| Czech Handball Association | Czech Republic | national |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Handball Federation | Democratic Republic of the Congo | national |
| Greenland Handball Federation | Denmark | national |
| Grønlands Handbold Forbund | Denmark | national |
| Dominica Handball Association | Dominica | national |
| Federación Ecuatoguineana de Balonmano | Equatorial Guinea | national |
| Estonian Handball Association | Estonia | national |
| Handball Association of Swaziland | Eswatini | national |
| Federated States of Micronesia Handball Federation | Federated States of Micronesia | national |
| Finnish Handball Association | Finland | national |
| Ligue Guadeloupéenne de Handball | France | national |
| Ligue Régional de Handball de Guyane | France | national |
| Ligue Réunionnaise de Handball | France | national |
| Ligue de Handball de Martinique | France | national |
| Ligue de Handball de Nouvelle Calédonie | France | national |
| Ligue de Mayotte de Handball | France | national |
| Georgian National Handball Federation | Georgia | national |
| German Handball Association | Germany | national |
| Hellenic Handball Federation | Greece | national |
| Guinean Handball Federation | Guinea | national |
| Federación Hondureña de Balonmano | Honduras | national |
| Icelandic Handball Association | Iceland | national |
| Indonesia Handball Association | Indonesia | national |
| Italian Handball Federation | Italy | national |
| Ivorian Handball Federation | Ivory Coast | national |
| Jamaica Handball Federation | Jamaica | national |
| Kiribati Handball Federation | Kiribati | national |
| Handball Federation of Kosovo | Kosovo | national |
| Handball Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic | Kyrgyzstan | national |
| Laos Handball Federation | Laos | national |
| Latvijan Handball Federation | Latvia | national |
| Fédération Libanaise de Handball | Lebanon | national |
| Luxembourg Handball Federation | Luxembourg | national |
| Handball Maldives | Maldives | national |
| Malta Handball Association | Malta | national |
| Marshall Islands Handball Federation | Marshall Islands | national |
| Mauritius Handball Federation | Mauritius | national |
| Federația Moldovenească de Handbal | Moldova | national |
| Fédération Monégasque de Handball | Monaco | national |
| Mongolian Handball Federation | Mongolia | national |
| Handball Federation of Montenegro | Montenegro | national |
| Royal Moroccan Handball Federation | Morocco | national |
| Netherlands Handball Association | Netherlands | national |
| Federación Nicaragüense de Balonmano | Nicaragua | national |
| Handball Federation of Nigeria | Nigeria | national |
| Norwegian Handball Federation | Norway | national |
| Oman Handball Association | Oman | national |
| Palau Handball Federation | Palau | national |
| Palestinian Handball Association | Palestine | national |
| Organización Panameña de Balonmano | Panama | national |
| Papua New Guinea Handball Federation | Papua New Guinea | national |
| Handball Association of Hong Kong | People's Republic of China | national |
| Macau-China Handball Association | People's Republic of China | national |
| Federación Deportiva Peruana de Handball | Peru | national |
| Polish Handball Association | Poland | national |
| Romanian Handball Federation | Romania | national |
| Handball Federation of St Kitts and Nevis | Saint Kitts and Nevis | national |
| Samoa Handball Association | Samoa | national |
| Serbian Handball Federation | Serbia | national |
| Solomon Islands Handball Association | Solomon Islands | national |
| Korea Handball Federation | South Korea | national |
| South Sudan Handball Federation | South Sudan | national |
| Royal Spanish Handball Federation | Spain | national |
| Handball Federation of Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | national |
| Swedish Handball Federation | Sweden | national |
| Swiss Handball Association | Switzerland | national |
| Chinese Taipei Handball Association | Taiwan | national |
| Handball Federation of the Republic of Tajikistan | Tajikistan | national |
| Handball Association of Thailand | Thailand | national |
| Bahamas Handball Association | The Bahamas | national |
| Timor Leste Handball Federation | Timor-Leste | national |
| Tonga Handball Federation | Tonga | national |
| Trinidad and Tobago Team Handball Association | Trinidad and Tobago | national |
| Tunisian Handball Federation | Tunisia | national |
| Türkiye Handball | Turkey | national |
| Handball Federation of Ukraine | Ukraine | national |
| American Samoa Handball Association | United States | national |
| Guam Handball Federation | United States | national |
| The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Handball Federation | United States | national |
| USA Team Handball | United States | national |
| Vanuatu Handball Association | Vanuatu | national |
| Vietnam Handball Federation | Vietnam | national |
| Yemen Handball Association | Yemen | national |
| Gerorgian Handball Association | — | national |
| Oceania Continent Handball Federation | — | international |
| St. Lucia Handball Association | — | national |
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