Croatian Handball Federation

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Croatian Handball Federation
Croatian: Hrvatski rukometni savez

HRS
IOC nation Republic of Croatia (CRO)
National flag Flag of Croatia.svg
Sport Handball
Other sports
Official website www.hrs.hr
HISTORY
Preceding organisations Handball Federation of Yugoslavia
Year of formation19 December 1948;75 years ago (1948-12-19)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since10 April 1992;31 years ago (1992-04-10)
Continental association European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee Croatian Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentMr. Tomislav Grahovac Flag of Croatia.svg
HEADQUARTERS
Address
Secretary GeneralMr. Damir Poljak Flag of Croatia.svg
FINANCE
Sponsors Molten Corporation
Joma
Hrvatska elektroprivreda
Porsche
Jadranski naftovod
Lidl
Telemach

The Croatian Handball Federation (Croatian : Hrvatski rukometni savez; abbr. HRS) is the governing body of handball in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb.

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It organizes the handball leagues:

It also organizes the Croatian men's national handball team and the Croatian women's national handball team, as well as the Croatian men's national beach handball team and Croatian women's national beach handball team.

History

The Handball Working Committee was first formed in Zagreb in 1948 and the following year the HRS itself was formed within the Independent State of Croatia. After the Second World War, it was renamed the Handball Federation of Croatia and ceded some powers to the Yugoslav Handball Federation. Upon Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia, the Croatian Handball Federation again represented the country. It joined the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation in 1992.

HRS presidents

No.NameTenure
1.Borivoj Vuksan1948–1951
2.Zlatko Šnajder1951–1953
3.Mondo Licul1953–1955
4.Branko Gazivoda1955–1965
5.Marko Ćosić1965–1969
6.Miško Juras1969–1973
7.Branko Gazivoda1973–1980
8.Mladen Žuvela1980–1981
9.Krešimir Petanjek1981–1982
10.Zorislav Šonje1982–1983
11.Marijan Jakšeković1983–1984
12.Božidar Košta1984–1987
13.Tomislav Ribarić1987–1992
14.Božidar Sušec1992–1995
15.Željko Kavran1995–2008
16.Sandi Šola2008–2016
17.Tomislav Grahovac2016–present

Competitions hosted

International

Continental


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