USA Team Handball

USA Team Handball is the governing body for handball in the United States. USA Team Handball is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee.[1] Previously, the governing body was the United States Team Handball Federation.[2]

USA Team Handball
USATH
IOC nationUnited States of America (USA)
National flag
SportHandball
Other Sports
Official websitewww.usateamhandball.org
HISTORY
Preceding organisationsUnited States Team Handball Federation (1959 – 2006)
Year of formation30 April 2008 (2008-04-30)
AFFLIATIONS
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1962 (1962)
Continental associationNorth America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation
National Olympic CommitteeUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentMichael J. Wall
HEADQUARTERS
Address
CountryUnited States of America
Chief ExecutiveMr. Barry Siff
FINANCE
SponsorsVerizon Communications, Molten Corporation, Eldera

USA Team Handball is led by an 11-person Board of Directors. The president is Michael J. Wall.[3]

USA Team Handball organizes the participation of U.S. national teams in international competitions, such as the Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games. The United States men's national handball team and the United States women's national handball team have struggled in international competitions against nations where handball is more popular.[4]

List of presidents

The first president was elected in 1959.[5][6][7][8][9]

Nr.NameFromTo
1Dieter Esch
2Jeff Utz2013
3Harvey Schiller20145. February 2018
Bob Djokovich (Interim President)5. February 20182018
4Bob Djokovich (2)201813 August 2019
5Michael J. Wall[10]13 August 2019present

See also

References
  1. "Team Handball: Why the U.S. Stinks", Wall Street Journal, Barry Newman, August 22, 2008.
  2. Dwight, Mary Phyl; Oliver, Jo; Hunter, Maxine Grace (1976). Team Handball; Racquetball; Orienteering; September 1976--September 1978. NAGWS Guide. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation & National Association for Girls & Women in Sport. pp. 48-51. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  3. USA Team Handball -- Governance
  4. "Why isn’t handball popular in the US?", Boston Globe, Shira Springer, August 16, 2016.
  5. "USA Team Handball Presidents since 1959". Team USA. USA Team Handball. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. T., E. (20 December 2013). "USA Team Handball Names Dr. Harvey W. Schiller President". Team USA. USA Team Handball. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  7. "History of USA Team Handball Timeline". Team USA. USA Team Handball. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  8. T., E. (20 April 2015). "USATH Announces Dennis Berkholtz as New Chair of Beach Handball". Team USA. USA Team Handball. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  9. "Board President Dr. Harvey Schiller Bids Farewell". USA Team handball. 2018-02-05. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  10. Zhang, Melissa (13 August 2019). "USA Team Handball Announces Three New Appointments To Board of Directors And Staff". USA Team Handball. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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