Australian Handball Federation

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Australian Handball Federation
AHF
Australian Handball Federation logo.jpg
IOC nationCommonwealth of Australia (AUS)
National flag Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Sport Handball
Other sports
Official website www.handballaustralia.org.au
HISTORY
Year of formation1985;39 years ago (1985)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Membership size6 Full Members
2 Associated Members
AFFILIATIONS
International federation International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1988
Continental association Oceania Continent Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee Australian Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentMs. Johanna Roche
HEADQUARTERS
Address
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Secretary GeneralMs. Bronwyn Thompson

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.

Contents

History

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

CodeStateFederation/Association
ACT Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory Handball Association
NSW Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales Handball Association
NT Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Northern Territory Handball Association
QLD Flag of Queensland.svg Handball Queensland (Queensland Team Handball Association)
SA Flag of South Australia.svg Handball SA
TAS Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmanian Handball League
VIC Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Handball Federation of Victoria
WA Flag of Western Australia.svg Handball Western Australian

National teams

Australian teams world rankings [2]
TeamRankPointsReference
Overall4148 Reference
Men367 Reference
Women347 Reference
Men U21No ranking– Reference
Women U21463 Reference
Men U18303 Reference
Women U18No ranking– Reference
Men Beach163 Reference
Women Beach165 Reference
Men Olympic304 Reference
Women Olympic256 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

National championships

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

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References

  1. ↑ "One Man's Journey". Australian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  2. ↑ International Handball Federation
  3. ↑ Australia, Handball (7 September 2021). "Taip Ramadani named new national men's team head coach". Handball Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Sports Reference Australian Handball team – Sydney 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2014
  5. ↑ Sports Reference Australian Handball team – Sydney 2000. Retrieved 17 October 2014
  6. ↑ IHF Continental Challenge Trophy. Retrieved 15 October 2014
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