German Handball Association Explained

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.

Presidents

PeriodHead President
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

Competitions

Men's Senior Competitions

Women's Senior Competitions