IHF Badge of Merit

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The IHF Badge of Merit is awarded by International Handball Federation to individuals who made an extraordinary contribution to the development of handball.

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The Badge of Merit is awarded at three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold.

IHF Gold Badge of Merit

The Badge of Merit in Gold is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution and/or given many years’ service to the sport of handball within the IHF. It therefore recognises, in particular, many years’ successful work within an IHF organ and/or a creative impetus for the development of handball.

The Badge of Merit consists of the Council’s insignia with half garland in gold. It is awarded by the IHF Council at the recommendation of the IHF Executive Committee, of the continental federations or of the member federations.

Recipients of IHF Gold Badge of Merit

YearRecipientCountryNotes
1974Paul HögbergFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden IHF President (1971–1984)
1974Aurelio ChiapperoFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Secretary General of Italian Handball Federation
1976Henrique FeistFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Founder of Portuguese Handball Federation
1976Dr. Mohamed FadaliFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt IHF Council Member (1970–1976) and President of Egyptian Handball Federation
2000Bob ElphinstonFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2000Gilbert FelliFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sports Director at International Olympic Committee
2000Rudi GlockFlag of Germany.svg  Germany IHF Treasurer (1988–2000)
2000Pere MiroFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Director of Olympic Solidarity in International Olympic Committee
2000Dr. Nabil SalemFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt President of African Handball Confederation (1973–1978; 1993–1996), IHF Vice-President
2000Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
2002Alberto de San Roman y de la FuenteFlag of Spain.svg  Spain IHF Vice-President
2002Otto SchwarzFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland IHF Council Member, Chairman of IHF COC
2002 Babacar Fall Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Posthumously Awarded; President of African Handball Confederation (1978–1993)
2002Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Posthumously Awarded; President of African Handball Confederation (1974–1990), IHF Vice-President
2002Dr. Peter Buehning Sr. Flag of the United States.svg  United States President of Pan-American Team Handball Federation (1977–1980; 1987–1996), IHF Council Member (1987–1996)
2009André AmielFlag of France.svg  France President of French Handball Federation (1996–2008)
2009 Cristian Gațu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania President of Romanian Handball Federation
2009Jesus Lopez RicondoFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
2009Luis SantosFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
2009Surinder Mohan BaliFlag of India.svg  India Secretary General of Handball Federation of India
2009Shaul SelzerFlag of Israel.svg  Israel President of Israel Handball Association
2009Aleksandar DimitricFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia President of Oceania Handball Federation (1993–1997) and Australian Handball Federation
2009 Vladimir Maksimov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Former Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics and Head Coach of Russia men's national handball team
2009 Muhammad Shafiq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan President of Pakistan Handball Federation
2009 Mihajlo Mihajlovski Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia President of Macedonian Handball Federation

IHF Silver Badge of Merit

The Badge of Merit in Silver is awarded to individuals who have worked with merit for many years within the sport of handball and/or have made a particular contribution to the organisation of IHF competitions.

The Badge of Merit consists of the Council’s insignia with half garland in silver. It is awarded by the Council at the recommendation of the continental federations, of the member federations, of the IHF Commissions or of the Head Office.

Recipients of IHF Silver Badge of Merit

YearRecipientCountryNotes
1996 Robert Rosner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1996Edmund LeserFlag of Austria.svg  Austria
1998Aziz DerouazFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
2000Erik EliasFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Chairman of IHF PRC (1984–1996)
2000Prof. Dr. Hans-Georg HerrmannFlag of Germany.svg  Germany IHF Council Member (1988–1996)
2000Konstanrin KotonaFlag of Albania.svg  Albania

IHF Bronze Badge of Merit

The Badge of Merit in Bronze is awarded to individuals who made an extraordinary contribution to the development of handball within their national and/or continental federation.

The Badge of Merit consists of the Council’s insignia with a half garland in bronze. It is awarded by the continental federations at the request of their committee or the member federations. Every year, the IHF Council establishes a quota for such awards. The final date for the submission by the continental federations of their list of awards to the Head Office is 30 October of each year. This list is also sent to the Council for information.

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