The Australian Handball Federation (AHF) is the governing body for the Olympic sport of handball (also known as European Handball or Olympic Handball) in Australia.
| Australian Handball Federation AHF | |
|---|---|
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| IOC nation | Commonwealth of Australia (AUS) |
| National flag |  |
| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | www |
| HISTORY | |
| Year of formation | 1985 |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |
| Membership size | 6 Full Members 2 Associated Members |
| AFFILIATIONS | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 1988 |
| Continental association | Oceania Continent Handball Federation |
| National Olympic Committee | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Other affiliation(s) | |
| GOVERNING BODY | |
| President | Ms. Johanna Roche |
| HEADQUARTERS | |
| Address |
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| Country |  Australia |
| Secretary General | Ms. Bronwyn Thompson |
History edit
The body was founded in 1985. In 1988, the body became the 100th member of the International Handball Federation.[1] There are currently 204 member nations of the IHF.
State members edit
| Code | State | Federation/Association |
|---|---|---|
| ACT |  |
Australian Capital Territory Handball Association |
| NSW |  |
New South Wales Handball Association |
| NT |  |
Northern Territory Handball Association |
| QLD |  |
Handball Queensland (Queensland Team Handball Association) |
| SA |  |
Handball SA |
| TAS |  |
Tasmanian Handball League |
| VIC |  |
Handball Federation of Victoria |
| WA |  |
Handball Western Australian |
National teams edit
| Australian teams world rankings[2] | |||
| Team | Rank | Points | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 41 | 48 | Reference |
| Men | 36 | 7 | Reference |
| Women | 34 | 7 | Reference |
| Men U21 | No ranking | – | Reference |
| Women U21 | 46 | 3 | Reference |
| Men U18 | 30 | 3 | Reference |
| Women U18 | No ranking | – | Reference |
| Men Beach | 16 | 3 | Reference |
| Women Beach | 16 | 5 | Reference |
| Men Olympic | 30 | 4 | Reference |
| Women Olympic | 25 | 6 | Reference |
| rankings as of June 2016 | |||
The national team coach for the men is Taip Ramadani since September 2021[3]
The Australian Men's Indoor team have qualified for seven IHF World Men's Handball Championships, have won five Oceania Handball Nations Cups and participated in the Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, Sydney.
The Australian Women's Indoor team have qualified for seven IHF World Women's Handball Championships and won six Oceania Handball Nations Cups and participated in the Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Sydney.[4]
Both the Men's and Women's National Beach Handball teams have participated at three Beach Handball World Championships and Beach Handball at the 2013 World Games.[5]
At a Junior level Australia has qualified for the IHF Women's Junior World Championship, IHF Men's Youth World Championship and Handball at the Youth Olympic Games. In 2013, the Men & Women Under 21 were invited to the 2013 Continental Challenge Trophy in Mexico.[6] Neither team won a game.
Main pages edit
National championships edit
The National championships involve all state and territory federations. Main article Australian National Handball Championship
Australia also has a national club championship. The winner of this goes to the Oceania Handball Champions Cup. Main article Australian Handball Club Championship
See also edit
- Oceania Handball Nations Cup – Seniors
- Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy – Junior (Under 21s)
- Oceania Youth Handball Championship – Youth – (Under 19s)
- Oceania Beach Handball Championship - Seniors
- Oceania Junior Beach Handball Championship - Under 19's
- Oceania Youth Beach Handball Championship - Under 17's
- Handball League Australia
- Australian University Games
References edit
- ^ "One Man's Journey". Australian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ International Handball Federation
- ^ Australia, Handball (7 September 2021). "Taip Ramadani named new national men's team head coach". Handball Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ Sports Reference Australian Handball team – Sydney 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2014
- ^ Sports Reference Australian Handball team – Sydney 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2014
- ^ [1] IHF Continental Challenge Trophy. Retrieved 15 October 2014
External links edit
- Official website
- Handball on the Australian Olympic web page
- Australian Institute of Sport Handball page
- Australia on the International Handball Federation page
- Oceania Continent Handball Federation page
- Australian Handball on the London Olympics web page
- Article on ABC Local 12 June, 2012
- Australian news on Team Handball.Com web site
- Australia could be a world power in handball – just add money. Quest Newspapers. Westside News. 5 July, 2011
