German Handball Association

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German Handball Association
German: Deutscher Handballbund

DHB
Deutscher Handballbund, Logo, RGB.svg
IOC nationFederal Republic of Germany (GER)
National flag Flag of Germany.svg
Sport Handball
Other sports
Official website www.dhb.de
HISTORY
Year of formation1 October 1949;75 years ago (1949-10-01)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Number of Handball clubs4,356 (as of 2016)
Membership size756,987 (as of 2016)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1950;75 years ago (1950)
Continental association European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee German Olympic Sports Confederation
GOVERNING BODY
President Andreas Michelmann Flag of Germany.svg
HEADQUARTERS
Address
Country Germany
Secretary General Mark Schober Flag of Germany.svg
FINANCE
Sponsors Kempa
Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse
Nigrin  [ de ]
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]

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Presidents

PeriodHead President
1949–1955 Flag of Germany.svg Willi Daume
1955–1966 Flag of Germany.svg Ernst Feick
1966–1972 Flag of Germany.svg Otto Seeber
1972–1989 Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Thiele
1989–1993 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Jürgen Hinrichs
1993–1998 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Steinhauser
1998–2013 Flag of Germany.svg Ulrich Strombach
2013– Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Bauer

Competitions

Men's Senior Competitions

Women's Senior Competitions

References

  1. "German Handball Federation celebrates 75th anniversary". IHF. 1 October 1949. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. "Geschäftsstelle des Deutschen Handballbundes" (in German). DHB. Retrieved 7 April 2025.