Assocname: | German Handball Association German: 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. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950 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 |