Royal Spanish Handball Federation

The Royal Spanish Handball Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Balonmano, RFEBM) is the national handball association in Spain.

Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Spanish: Real Federación Española de Balonmano
RFEBM
IOC nationKingdom of Spain
National flagSpain
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websitewww.rfebm.com
HISTORY
Year of formation1 September 1941 (1941-09-01)
AFFILIATIONS
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1948 (1948)
Continental associationEuropean Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeSpanish Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentDr. Francisco Vidal Blázquez García Spain
HEADQUARTERS
Address
CountrySpain
Secretary GeneralMr. Manolo Ma Meléndez-Falkowski Spain
FINANCE
SponsorsCorreos
Banco Popular Español
Sacyr
Loterías y Apuestas del Estado
Helvetia Insurance
La Liga
Gerflor
AON
Avis
Air Europa
Iberdrola

The Royal Spanish Handball Federation is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).[1]

The organisation is responsible for the Spain men's national handball team, the Spain women's national handball team, and the Spain national beach handball team. As of 2022, the federation has 860 registered clubs and 98,861 federated players.[2]

Honours

National team

Men

Women

  • Bronze Medal (1): 2012
  • Third place (1): 2011
  • Fourth place (1): 2009

National youth teams

Men

  • Winner (1): 2017
  • Runner-up (5): 1987, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2013
  • Fourth place (3): 1977, 1991, 2003
  • Winner (3): 2012, 2016, 2022
  • Runner-up (1): 1996
  • Third place (2): 2000, 2014
  • Winner (1): 1994, 2022
  • Runner-up (2): 1999, 2010
  • Third place (2): 1992, 2014

Women

  • Fourth place (2): 2001, 2008
  • Fifth place (2): 2008, 2010
  • Runner-up (1): 2007
  • Third place (1): 2002
  • Winner (1): 1997
  • Runner-up (1): 2007

Presidents
Presidents[3]
S. No.PresidentTenure start
1Emilio Suárez Marcelo1 January 1941
2Emilio García Martín1 January 1954
3José Ángel Castro Fariñas1 January 1956
4Carlos Albert Aceituno20 November 1962
5Alberto San Román y de La Fuente24 September 1965
6Félix Sánchez-Laulhe24 December 1972
7Roberto Tendero Llofriu1 December 1981
8Javier Loinaz Dolhagaray (interim)26 December 1989
9Jesús López Ricondo1 April 1990
10Domingo Bárcenas26 December 1992
11Jesús López Ricondo (2)1 November 1996
12Juan de Dios Román17 December 2008
13Francisco V. Blázquez García26 April 2013

References
  1. "Federaciones" (in Spanish). Real Federacion Española de Balonmano. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  2. "Yearbook of Sports Statistics 2023" (PDF). www.culturaydeporte.gob.es. Ministry of Culture and Sport. May 2023. pp. 121–131.
  3. "Blázquez ya es oficialmente presidente de la Federación Española de Balonmano". lasprovincias.es (in Spanish). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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