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 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 August 2021, they are the defending Olympic Champions.
The Russia national handball team is controlled by the Handball Federation of Russia. Russia is designated by IHF and EHF.
The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and took part in international handball competitions.
Talant Mushanbetovich Dujshebaev is a Spanish former handball player who successively played for 4 national teams: Soviet Union, Unified Team, Russia and Spain finally. His most usual demarcation as a player was centre backcourt.
The Russian Federation competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, field hockey, football, softball, and taekwondo. They ranked third in the medal table by golds (24) and overall (60). Russia also had 14 medals stripped for doping violations, the most of any nation at the 2008 Olympics.
The Handball Federation of Russia commonly known by its acronym, HFR, is the national governing body of handball in Russia. Its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia, and its president is Sergey Shishkarev. HFR is responsible for the organization and governance of handball's major local championships in Russia, most notably the Russian Handball Super League, held since 1992.
The Russian Handball Super League (RHSL) is the top men's professional team handball league in Russia.
Anna Viktorovna Vyakhireva is a Russian female handballer, who plays for Vipers Kristiansand and the Russian national team.
Aleksandr Petrovich Chernoivanov is a Russian handball player for Chekhovskiye Medvedi and the Russian national team.
Dmitry Pavlenko is a Russian handball player for Chekhovskiye Medvedi and the Russian national team.
Viktor Kireyev is a Russian handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Russian national team.
Ruslan Dashko is a Russian handball player who plays for Angel Ximenez Avia Puente Genil and the Russian national team.
Igor Soroka is a Russian handball player for HBC CSKA Moscow and the Russian national team.
Lev Arkadyevich Tcelishchev is a Russian handball player who plays for Spartak Moscow and the Russian national team.
Gleb Kalarash is a Russian handball player for MT Melsungen and the Russian national team.
Aleksa Kolaković is a Serbian handball player for Saint-Raphael Var Handball and the Serbian national team.
The Russia national youth handball team is the national under–18 handball team of Russia. Controlled by the Russian Handball Federation, that is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation IHF as well as a member of the European Handball Federation EHF, The team represented Russia in international matches.
