USA Team Handball

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USA Team Handball
USATH
USA Team Handball Logo.png
IOC nation United States of America (USA)
National flag Flag of the United States.svg
Sport Handball
Other sports
Official website www.usateamhandball.org
History
Preceding organizations United States Team Handball Federation (1959–2006)
Year of formationApril 30, 2008;16 years ago (2008-04-30)
Affiliations
International federation International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1962;62 years ago (1962)
Continental association North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation
National Olympic Committee United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Governing body
PresidentPatrick Jalabert (Interim)
Headquarters
Address
Country United States of America
Chief ExecutiveMartin Branick
Finance
Sponsors Verizon Communications, Molten Corporation, Hummel

USA Team Handball is the governing body for handball in the United States. USA Team Handball is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. [1] Previously, the governing body was the United States Team Handball Federation. [2]

Contents

USA Team Handball is led by an 9-person Board of Directors. The president is Michael J. Wall.

USA Team Handball organizes the participation of U.S. national teams in international competitions, such as the Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games. The United States men's national handball team and the United States women's national handball team have struggled in international competitions against nations where handball is more popular. [3]

USA Team Handball organizes and sanctions the USA Team Handball Nationals and USA Team Handball College Nationals.

On February 3, 2023, CEO Ryan Johnson announced he was stepping down on February 28. President Michael Wall announced Martin Branick was elevated to interim CEO starting March 1. [4]

List of presidents

The first president was elected in 1959. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Nr.NameFromTo
1 Dieter Esch 20082012
2 Jeff Utz 20122013
3 Harvey Schiller 2014February 5, 2018
Bob Djokovich (Interim President)February 5, 20182018
4 Bob Djokovich 2018August 13, 2019
5 Michael J. Wall [10] August 13, 2019June 19, 2024
Patrick Jalabert (Interim President) [11] June 19, 2024Present

List of CEOs

NameFromTo
Matt Van HoutenOctober 19, 2012 [12] 2014
Michael Cavanaugh2014 [13] April 17th, 2019 [14]
Barry SiffApril 17th, 2019 [14] July 18th, 2020 [15]
Ryan JohnsonDecember 9th, 2020 [16] February 28th, 2023 [17]
Martin BranickMarch 1st, 2023 [18] Present

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