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; 74 years ago (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; 74 years ago (1950)
Continental associationEuropean Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentAndreas Michelmann Germany
HEADQUARTERS
Address
CountryGermany
Secretary GeneralMark Schober Germany
FINANCE
SponsorsKempa
Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse
Nigrin [de]
Deutsche Kreditbank
Prowin
Bosch Car Service
Lidl
Gerflor

Presidents edit

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 edit

Men's Senior Competitions edit

Women's Senior Competitions edit

External links edit