Royal Spanish Handball Federation Explained

Assocname:Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Abbrev:RFEBM
Logosize:100px
Countryflag:Spain
Iocnation:Kingdom of Spain
Url:http://www.rfebm.com
Sport:Handball
Othersport1:Beach Handball
Othersport2:Wheelchair Handball
Historytitle:HISTORY
Demographicstitle:DEMOGRAPHICS
Affiliationstitle:AFFILIATIONS
If:International Handball Federation
If Abbr:IHF
Continentalassoc:European Handball Federation
Nationalolympiccom:Spanish Olympic Committee
Electedtitle:GOVERNING BODY
President:Dr. Francisco Vidal

The Royal Spanish Handball Federation (Spanish; Castilian: Real Federación Española de Balonmano, RFEBM) is the national handball association in Spain. It is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF).[1]

The organisation is responsible for the men's national team, the women's national team, and the men's and women's beach handball national teams. As of 2023, the federation has 869 registered clubs and 100,704 federated players.[2]

Honours

National team

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Men

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Women

  • Runner-up (1): 2019
  • Third place (1): 2011

National youth teams

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Men

  • Runner-up (5): 1987, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2013
  • Runner-up (1): 1996
  • Winner (1): 1994, 2022
  • Runner-up (2): 1999, 2010
  • Third place (2): 1992, 2014
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Women

  • Runner-up (1): 2007
  • Winner (1): 1997
  • Runner-up (1): 2007

Presidents

Presidents[3]
S. No. President Tenure start
1 Emilio Suárez Marcelo 1 January 1941
2 Emilio García Martín 1 January 1954
3 José Ángel Castro Fariñas 1 January 1956
4 Carlos Albert Aceituno 20 November 1962
5 Alberto San Román y de La Fuente 24 September 1965
6 Félix Sánchez-Laulhe 24 December 1972
7 Roberto Tendero Llofriu 1 December 1981
8 Javier Loinaz Dolhagaray (interim) 26 December 1989
9 Jesús López Ricondo 1 April 1990
10 26 December 1992
11 Jesús López Ricondo (2) 1 November 1996
12 Juan de Dios Román17 December 2008
13 Francisco V. Blázquez García 26 April 2013

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federaciones . Real Federacion Española de Balonmano . es . 15 March 2009 .
  2. Web site: May 2024 . Yearbook of Sports Statistics 2024 . www.educacionfpydeportes.gob.es . . 121–131.
  3. Web site: es . Blázquez ya es oficialmente presidente de la Federación Española de Balonmano . lasprovincias.es . 26 April 2013 . 3 December 2020.