Oceania Continent Handball Federation

The Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF) is the governing body for the Olympic sport of Handball in Oceania. It was founded in 2014 and is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF) and Asian Handball Federation (AHF).[2]

Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF)
PredecessorOceania Handball Federation (1993 — 2011)
Formation23 October 2014 (2014-10-23)
Founded atGuam
TypeContinental Sport Federation
HeadquartersGuam Guam
Region served
Oceania
Membership
17 Full Members
3 Associated Members
Official language
English
President
Ricardo Blas
Secretary General
Makiroa Mitchell-John
Vice-President
Carl Sagapolutele Floor[1]
AffiliationsInternational Handball Federation
Oceania National Olympic Committees

The OCHF is administered by an executive committee elected annually by its members. The OCHF members are the local governing Handball federations in countries within the Oceania region that are also members of the IHF and AHF.

History

The first Oceania Handball Federation (OHF) was founded on 9 July 1993, by Mr. Alexander Dimitric in Sydney, Australia. In 2009, the Oceania Handball Federation was disbanded.

OCHF Presidents
S. No.NameCountryTerm
1.Ricardo Blas Guam23 October 2014 – present

OCHF Members
Full Members
  • American Samoa American Samoa
  • Australia Australia
  • Cook Islands Cook Islands
  • Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia
  • Fiji Fiji
  • Guam Guam
  • Kiribati Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands Marshall Islands
  • Nauru Nauru ✝
  • New Zealand New Zealand
  • Palau Palau ✝
  • Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa Samoa
  • Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
  • Tonga Tonga
  • Tuvalu Tuvalu ✝
  • Vanuatu Vanuatu

✝ means non-active member

Associated Members
  • New Caledonia New Caledonia
  • Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands
  • French Polynesia Tahiti

Tournaments

Nations
Indoor
Beach

Clubs

References
  1. "Facing Outrage Over Bikini Rule, Handball Federation Signals 'Likely' Change". New York Times. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. "Ricardo Blas elected as President of the Oceania Continent Handball Federation". IHF. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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