The Israel women's national handball team represents Israel in international team handball competitions. It has yet to participate in a European or World championship.
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such as football, basketball, judo, swimming, handball, and others.
The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations, and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia. It has 44 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey – which are instead members of European Handball Federation (EHF). Three other states located along the western fringe of Asia – Cyprus, Armenia and Israel – are also EHF members. Hong Kong China and Macau, although not independent countries, are also members of the AHF.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957.
Ezra "Jerry" Glantz is an American handball goalkeeper.
The Israel national handball team is controlled by the Israel Handball Association, and represents Israel in international matches.
The 13th Pan American Games were held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada from July 23 to August 8, 1999.
This article describes the qualification for the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship.
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (Hebrew: הפועל ראשון לציון, is a professional handball team from the city of Rishon LeZion, Israel. competes in the Ligat Winner Big. The team's colors are red and white, and it hosts its home games in Nahalat Yehuda hall. The captain of the team is Shai Natan.
Hapoel Ashdod, is a professional handball club from the city of Ashdod, Israel. They compete in the Israeli Handball League, within the Israeli first division.
Dragan Đukić is a Serbian handball coach. Currently the Head Coach of MOL-Tatabánya KC, Hungary.
Maccabi Tel Aviv is a handball club based in Tel Aviv, Israel. They compete in the Israeli Handball Premier League, and host their home games in Tichonet, Tel Aviv. The club is under full ownership of Maccabi Tel Aviv Foundation; its chairman is Eyal Frolinger.
Ivan Karačić is a Bosnian handball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion and the Bosnian national team.
Ligat Ha'Al is the top Israeli professional handball league. The league is sponsored by Winner Corporation since 2010 and known also as Ligat Winner. Founded in 1954, the league currently consists of 12 teams and managed by the Israel Handball Association. Maccabi Rehovot was the first team to win the championship, while Hapoel Rishon Lezion is most successful club with 18 titles over the years. The league games are broadcast by Sport 5 channel.
The Kosovo national men's handball team is the national handball team of Kosovo, representing the country in international competition. The team is governed by Handball Federation of Kosovo. The national handball team started competing in international competitions in 2014, following Kosovo's full status recognition from the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The Israel Handball Association (IHA) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in Israel. Founded in 1955, IHA is a member of European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).
The qualification for the 1972 Men's Olympic Handball Tournament assigned quota places to sixteens teams: the host, seven teams from the world championships, four continental champions and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively.