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The Croatia national handball team represents Croatia in international men's team handball competitions and friendly matches. The handball team is controlled by the Croatian Handball Federation (HRS).
The Croatian Handball Federation is the governing body of handball in Croatia. It is based in Zagreb.
The France national handball team is supervised by the French Handball Federation, and represents France in international matches. It is the first handball team to have held all three titles twice, and the only national team in its sport to hold six world titles and a total of eleven medals at the World Men's Handball Championship. With a total of five medals, including three gold in 2008, 2012 and 2021, France is also the most successful Handball team at the Summer Olympics. As of January 2024, they are the defending Olympic and European Champions.
Ivano Balić is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently part of the coaching staff at RK Split. Renowned for his speed, creativity, movement and charisma as a player, Balić won the 2003 World Championship and the Olympic gold medal in 2004 with the Croatian national team, and thirteen titles playing for clubs in Croatia, Spain and Germany. He also earned two World Championship silver medals, two silver and one bronze European Championship medal, and one Olympic bronze medal (2012) with the national team.
Valter Matošević is a former Croatian team handball player who was at the goalkeeper position. He played for professional teams in Croatia, Germany, Spain, Denmark and Italy. He is current handball coach.
Sport in Croatia has significant role in Croatian culture, and many local sports clubs as well as the Croatian national squads enjoy strong followings in the country. The most enduring sport by far in Croatia is football, and is played on amateur and professional levels amongst all age groups across the entire country. Several other major team sports are handball, basketball and water polo, with clubs in all parts of Croatia. Ice hockey is another popular team sport, namely in the Croatian interior. The most popular individual sports in Croatia are tennis, alpine skiing, and swimming, and to some extent table tennis and chess. Various amateur sport games are popular in Croatia, notably picigin.
Irfan "Pipe" Smajlagić is a Bosnian-born Croatian former handball player and current coach Borac Banja Luka and most recently coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.
Vukčević is a Serbo-Croatian patronymic surname, derived from the male given name Vukac. Notable people with the surname include:
Nikola Karabatić is a French Serbo-Croatian born professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history.
Domagoj Duvnjak is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team. Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić.
Andrea Kobetić is a retired Croatian handball player who was last played for Siófok KC and the Croatia women's national handball team.
Nikola Prce is a Bosnian handball player for KH BESA FamGas and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Nikolina is the given name of:
Nikolina Kovačić is a Croatian volleyball player. She played with the national team the 2011 European Championships finishing in the 5th place. She two times played the CEV Champions League and the Top Teams Cup, and five with the CEV Cup with Croatian club ŽOK Rijeka.
Luka Stepančić is a Croatian professional handball player for SC Pick Szeged and the Croatian national team.
Krešimir Kozina is a Croatian handball player for Frisch Auf Göppingen and the Croatian national team.
Ivana Kapitanović is a Croatian handballer for Rapid București and the Croatian national team.
Nikolina Knežević is a Montenegrin handball player for CSU Danubius Galați and the Montenegrin national team.
Nikolina Vukčević is a Montenegrin handball player for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica and the Montenegrin national team.
The women's handball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the management of the Handball Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
