Italian Handball Federation

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Italian Handball Federation
Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball (Italian)

FIGH
FIGH Logo.png
IOC nationItalian Republic
National flag Flag of Italy.svg
Sport Handball
Other sports
Official website www.figh.it
HISTORY
Year of formation1969
DEMOGRAPHICS
Membership size21
AFFILIATIONS
International federation International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1968
Continental association European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee Italian National Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)
GOVERNING BODY
PresidentDr. Pasquale Loria Flag of Italy.svg
HEADQUARTERS
Address
Country Italy
Secretary GeneralMr. Adriano Ruocco

The Italian Handball Federation (FIGH) (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Italy. FIGH has been affiliated with the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), European Handball Federation (EHF) and International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1968. [1]

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Presidents

S.No.NameTenure
Eugenio Enrile (Founding Committee)1967 – 1968
1.Mario Costantini1969 – 1972
2.Eugenio Marinello1972 – 1976
3. Concetto Lo Bello (Died in office)1976 – 1991
4.Ralf Dejaco (Resigned)1991 – 1994
5.Piero Jaci1994 – 1997
6.Francesco Purromuto1997 – 2017
7. Pasquale Loria 2017 – present

Secretaries general

S.No.NameTenure
1.Aurelio Chiappero1969 – 1973
2.Giuseppe Gentile1974 – 1980
3.Franco Bimbi1981 – 1982
4.Tiziano Petracca1982 – 1984
5.Pier Luigi Gatti1984 – 1993
6.Alessandro Rossi1993 – 1996
7.Giuseppe Gentile1996 – 1997
8.Sandro Rossi1997 – 1998
9.Umberto Desideri1998 – 1999
10.Nicola Bozzi1999 – 2000
11. Adriano Ruocco 2002 – present

Tournaments

National teams

Handball

Beach Handball

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References

  1. "Statuto Federale" (in Italian).