Assocname: | German Handball Association de|Deutscher Handballbund |
Abbrev: | DHB |
Logosize: | 250px |
Countryflag: | Germany |
Iocnation: | Federal Republic of Germany (GER) |
Sport: | Handball |
Othersport1: | Beach handball |
Othersport2: | Wheelchair handball |
Historytitle: | HISTORY |
Demographicstitle: | DEMOGRAPHICS |
Noofclubs: | 4,356 (as of 2016) |
Membershipsize: | 756,987 (as of 2016) |
Affiliationstitle: | AFFILIATIONS |
If: | International Handball Federation |
If Abbr: | IHF |
Nationalolympiccom: | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
Continentalassoc: | European Handball Federation |
Electedtitle: | GOVERNING BODY |
Sectitle: | HEADQUARTERS |
Address1: | Willi-Daume-HausStrobelallee 56 DE-44139 Dortmund, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia |
Country: | Germany |
Financetitle: | FINANCE |
Sponsors: | Kempa Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Deutsche Kreditbank Prowin Bosch Car Service Lidl Gerflor |
The German Handball Association (German: Deutscher Handballbund) (DHB) is the national handball association of Germany. DHB organizes team handball within Germany and represents German handball internationally. It was founded on the 1st of October 1949. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950[1] and the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund.
Period | Head President |
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1949–1955 | Willi Daume |
1955–1966 | Ernst Feick |
1966–1972 | Otto Seeber |
1972–1989 | Bernhard Thiele |
1989–1993 | Hans-Jürgen Hinrichs |
1993–1998 | Bernd Steinhauser |
1998–2013 | Ulrich Strombach |
2013– | Bernhard Bauer |