Assocname: | Swedish Handball Federation Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet |
Abbrev: | SHF |
Logosize: | 170px |
Countryflag: | Sweden |
Iocnation: | Sweden (SWE) |
Url: | http://www.svenskhandboll.se |
Sport: | handball |
Othersport1: | beach handball |
Othersport2: | wheelchair handball |
Historytitle: | History |
Demographicstitle: | DEMOGRAPHICS |
Affiliationstitle: | Affiliations |
If: | International Handball Federation |
If Abbr: | IHF |
Nationalolympiccom: | Swedish Olympic Committee |
Continentalassoc: | European Handball Federation |
Otheraff2: | Swedish Sports Confederation |
Electedtitle: | Governing body |
President: | Fredrik Rapp |
Sectitle: | Headquarters |
Address1: | Idrottens Hus SE-114 73 Stockholm |
Country: | Sweden |
Secretarygeneral: | Robert Wedberg |
Financetitle: | Finance |
Sponsors: | Svenska Spel |
The Swedish Handball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet, SHF) is the national handball association in Sweden.
The Swedish Handball Federation was founded out of the Swedish Game Association on 25 November 1930[1] and joined the Swedish Sports Confederation (Swedish: Riksidrottsförbundet, RF) in 1931. It is also a member of the Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK), the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). Its headquarters are in Stockholm.
In 1948, the Swedish Handball Federation set up a basketball section, which existed until the October 1952 establishment of the Swedish Basketball Federation.[2]
Its chairperson, since August 2016, is Fredrik Rapp.[3]
No. | Name | Term | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | 1930–1935 | ||
2. | 1935–1939 | ||
Interim | Ernst Eriksson | 1939 | |
3. | 1939–1948 | ||
4. | 1948–1967 | ||
5. | 1967–1973 | ||
6. | 1973–1976 | ||
7. | 1976–1979 | ||
8. | 1979–1995 | ||
9. | 1995–2006 | ||
10. | 2006–2008 | ||
11. | 2008–2016 | ||
12. | 2016–present |