German Handball Association

The German Handball Association (German: Deutscher Handballbund) (DHB) is the national handball association of Germany. DHB organizes team handball within Germany and represents German handball internationally. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950 and the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund.

German Handball Association
German: Deutscher Handballbund
DHB
IOC nationFederal Republic of Germany (GER)
National flagGermany
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websitewww.dhb.de
HISTORY
Year of formation1 October 1949 (1949-10-01)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Number of Handball clubs4,356 (as of 2016)
Membership size756,987 (as of 2016)
AFFILIATIONS
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1950 (1950)
Continental associationEuropean Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeDeutscher Olympischer Sportbund
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentAndreas Michelmann Germany
HEADQUARTERS
Address
CountryGermany
Secretary GeneralMark Schober Germany
FINANCE
SponsorsKempa
Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse
Nigrin
Deutsche Kreditbank
Prowin
Bosch Car Service
Lidl
Gerflor

Presidents
Period Head President
1949–1955Germany Willi Daume
1955–1966Germany Ernst Feick
1966–1972Germany Otto Seeber
1972–1989Germany Bernhard Thiele
1989–1993Germany Hans-Jürgen Hinrichs
1993–1998Germany Bernd Steinhauser
1998–2013Germany Ulrich Strombach
2013–Germany Bernhard Bauer

Competitions

Men's Senior Competitions

Women's Senior Competitions


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