German Handball Association
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| German Handball Association German: Deutscher Handballbund DHB | |
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| IOC nation | Federal Republic of Germany (GER) |
| National flag |  |
| Sport | Handball |
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| Official website | www |
| HISTORY | |
| Year of formation | 1 October 1949 |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |
| Number of Handball clubs | 4,356 (as of 2016) |
| Membership size | 756,987 (as of 2016) |
| AFFILIATIONS | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 1950 |
| Continental association | European Handball Federation |
| National Olympic Committee | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
| GOVERNING BODY | |
| President | Andreas Michelmann  |
| HEADQUARTERS | |
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| Country | Germany |
| Secretary General | Mark Schober |
| FINANCE | |
| Sponsors | Kempa Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Nigrin 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
| Period | Head President |
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| 1949–1955 | Willi Daume
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| 1955–1966 | Ernst Feick
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| 1966–1972 | Otto Seeber
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| 1972–1989 | Bernhard Thiele
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| 1989–1993 | Hans-Jürgen Hinrichs
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| 1993–1998 | Bernd Steinhauser
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| 1998–2013 | Ulrich Strombach
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| 2013– | Bernhard Bauer
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Competitions
Men's Senior Competitions
- Handball-Bundesliga (Division 1)
- 2. Handball-Bundesliga (Division 2)
- German Handball Cup
- German Handball Super Cup
Women's Senior Competitions
- Women's Handball-Bundesliga (Division 1)
- 2. Women's Handball-Bundesliga (Division 2)
- Women's German Cup
External links
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| Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF) | |||||
| South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) |
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| Paralympic and Disabled Sports | - |
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