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| German Handball Association German: Deutscher Handballbund DHB | |
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| IOC nation | Federal Republic of Germany (GER) |
| National flag |  |
| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | www |
| HISTORY | |
| Year of formation | 1 October 1949 |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |
| Number of Handball clubs | 4,356 (as of 2016) |
| Membership size | 756,987 (as of 2016) |
| AFFILIATIONS | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 1950 |
| Continental association | European Handball Federation |
| National Olympic Committee | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
| GOVERNING BODY | |
| President | Andreas Michelmann  |
| HEADQUARTERS | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Secretary General | Mark Schober |
| FINANCE | |
| Sponsors | Kempa Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Nigrin Deutsche Kreditbank Prowin Bosch Car Service Lidl Gerflor |
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. It was founded on the 1st of October 1949. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950 [1] and the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund. [2]
