| Djibouti | |||
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| Information | |||
| Association | Fédération Djiboutienne de Handball | ||
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| Results | |||
| African Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1992 ) | ||
| Best result | 8th (1992) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The Djibouti national handball team is the national handball team of Djibouti. [1]
The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and World Championship. As of December 2018, the only teams that have ever won the championship are Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Montenegro and France (once).
The South Korea national handball team is the national handball team of South Korea and is controlled by the Korea Handball Federation.
The United States national handball team is controlled by the USA Team Handball. Due to disputes over funding, general lack of fiscal discipline, and accusations of incompetence, on February 14, 2006, the USOC revoked the governing duties of handball from the United States Team Handball Federation but has since selected USA Team Handball as the new United States National Governing Body.
The France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation, and represents France in international matches. It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice, and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the World Men's Handball Championship. With a total of four medals, including two gold in 2008 and 2012, France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympics. France's men handball team is widely regarded as the finest national team in the history of the sport.
The Tunisian national handball team, nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national handball team of Tunisia. It is governed by the Tunisian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international handball competitions.
The Kuwait national handball team is controlled by the Kuwait Handball Association. It is highly regarded as one of the most successful national handball teams in Asia and the Arab World. Kuwait has enjoyed great handball success at both the national and club level. The sport is widely considered to be the national icon of Kuwait, although football is more popular among the overall population. Kuwait's golden decade existed from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. Kuwait is also the founding member of the Asian Handball Federation, the Asian Championship and Club Champions League.
The Austria women's national handball team is the national team of Austria. It is governed by the Austrian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.
Djibouti has participated in eight Summer Olympic Games as of the completion of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games. Djibouti debuted at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States of America with three athletes, but did not take home a medal. The highest number of Djiboutian athletes participating in a summer Games is eight in the 1992 games in Barcelona, Spain. Only one Djiboutian athlete has ever won a medal at the Olympics, marathon runner Hussein Ahmed Salah, who won a bronze medal in the 1988 marathon.
The Qatar national handball team is controlled by the Qatar Handball Association and take part in international handball competitions.
The South Korea women's national handball team is the national team of South Korea. Since 1984 the Korean team has not only participated constantly in Olympic Games but also ranked among the top four nations every time. Korea grabbed the gold medal in 1988 and 1992, won the silver medal in 1984, 1996, 2004 and took bronze medal in 2008. They have earned two World Championship medals so far: In 1995, they also won the World Championship title in Austria/Hungary 1995 World Women's Handball Championship, they came off third to secure the bronze medal at the Croatia in 2003 World Women's Handball Championship. It is a twelve time Asian Champion, the tournament has been won by any other nation only twice.
The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
The Croatia women's national handball team is the national handball team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.
The Macedonia women's national handball team is the women's national handball team of the Republic of Macedonia. It is governed by the Macedonian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions. The current head coach is Sime Simovski and the team's captain is Elena Gjorgjievska.
The Saudi Arabia national handball team is the national handball team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. The team has participated in the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship and 2009.
The Iceland women's national handball team is the national handball team of Iceland and takes part in international team handball competitions. They qualified to the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship. This was the first time they qualified to any international championship. They finished with the 15th place. Two years later, at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship, they managed the same results.
The United States women's national handball team is the national team of the United States. It takes part in international handball competitions.
Aïcha Garad Ali is a Djiboutian member of the International Olympic Committee since 2012. Garad Ali is the incumbent president of the Djibouti National Olympic Committee as of 2005 and was the vice president of the Djibouti Handball Federation from 1987 to 1993.
The India national handball team is the national handball team of India and is controlled by the Handball Federation of India.
The Chinese Taipei national handball team is the national team of Chinese Taipei. It is governed by the Chinese Taipei Handball Association and takes part in international handball competitions. It has competed in the Asian Men's Handball Championship six times, most recently in 2000.
