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.
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.
Bogdan Brunon Wenta is a Polish politician and handball coach and former Polish and German handball player. He has been a member of the Poland men's national handball team in 1981–1994 and Germany men's national handball team in 1997–2000, a participant of the Olympic Games Sydney 2000, five-time Polish Champion, and former head coach of Poland. He has been one of the best handball player in the history of Polish handball. Between 2014 and 2018 he was a Member of the European Parliament for the Polish Civic Platform. In 2018, he was elected as Mayor of Kielce, having run from his own committee with the endorsement of the Civic Platform.
The Montenegro national handball team represents Montenegro in international handball competitions. The national team was formed in 2006 shortly after Montenegro became independent.
Nikola Karabatić is a French professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team.
Lasse Svan Hansen is a Danish retired handballer, who last played for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team.
Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson is an Icelandic retired handball player and current coach of VfL Gummersbach. A captain of the Iceland men's national handball team, Guðjón Valur broke the world record for most goals scored in international men's handball in 2018. He won silver with the Icelandic handball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as well as bronze at the 2010 European Championship.
The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.
Clara Woltering is a retired German handball goalkeeper, who played on the German women's national handball team.
Danish Handball Association is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby.
Laura van der Heijden is a Dutch handball player for Chambray Touraine Handball in France and the Dutch national team.
Uwe Gensheimer is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.
Rasmus Lauge Schmidt is a Danish handball player for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold and the Danish national team.
The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938.
Sander Sagosen is a Norwegian professional handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norwegian national team.
Kentin Mahé is a French handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the French national team.
Jim Gottfridsson is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Swedish national team.
Alicia Stolle is a German female handball player for Borussia Dortmund and the German national team.
Hampus Wanne is a Swedish professional handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team.
Johannes Golla is a German handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the German national team.
