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 also of the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991 just after the unification of the country. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund.

German Handball Association
German: Deutscher Handballbund
DHB
IOC nationFederal Republic of Germany (GER)
National flag
SportHandball
Other Sports
  • Beach Handball
  • Wheelchair Handball
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)
AFFLIATIONS
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1950 (1950)
Continental associationEuropean Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeDeutscher Olympischer Sportbund
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentAndreas Michelmann
HEADQUARTERS
Address
CountryGermany
Secretary GeneralMark Schober
FINANCE
SponsorsKempa
Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse
Nigrin
Deutsche Kreditbank
Prowin
Bosch Car Service
Lidl
Gerflor

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

Competitions

Men's Senior Competitions

Women's Senior Competitions
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