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Danish Handball Federation

National governing body for handball in Denmark

Summary

National governing body for handball in Denmark

Field	Value
assocname	Danish Handball Association
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logo	DanskHåndbold Logo.png
logosize	250px
countryflag	Denmark
iocnation	Kingdom of Denmark (DEN)
url	https://danskhaandbold.dk/
sport	Handball
othersport1	Beach Handball
othersport2	Wheelchair Handball
historytitle	HISTORY
precedingorganisationsname	Danish Athletics Federation
yearfounded
demographicstitle	DEMOGRAPHICS
membershipsize	105567 (active members in 2015)
affiliationstitle	AFFILIATIONS
IF	International Handball Federation
IF_abbr	IHF
IF_joined
nationalolympiccom	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
continentalassoc	European Handball Federation
electedtitle	GOVERNING BODY
president	Mr. Torsten Laen DEN
sectitle	HEADQUARTERS
address1	Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby
country	Denmark
financetitle	FINANCE

Danish Handball Association () is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby.

History

Danish Handball Association was founded on 2 June 1935. It is a member of the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation. Danish Handball Association is the third largest in the world, only surpassed by German Handball Association and French Handball Federation.

Achievements

Denmark is the country with the most success and medals in the sport of Handball. With a total of more than 100 overall medals it makes them the strongest Handball Federation in the World.

Total Host : 25

Count :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 43 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 32 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 32 Total : 104

Men's Olympic Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2016, 2024 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2021 World Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 1967, 2011, 2013 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2007 World Outdoor Championship :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 1948 Junior World Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 1997, 1999, 2005 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 1993, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 1983, 2007 Youth World Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2007, 2011, 2013 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2017, 2019 European Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2008, 2012 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2014 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2002, 2004, 2006, 2022 Junior European Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2004 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2006 Youth European Championship :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2001, 2006, 2008 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2018 Men's European Open Championship :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2013 Men's EYOF Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 1997, 2011 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2009 European Men's Beach Handball Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2019 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2013 Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2012, 2014 Men's friendly Golden League :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2013 Women's Olympic Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 1996, 2000, 2004 Women's Youth Olympic Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2010 World Women's Street Handball Championship :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 1962 World Women's Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 1997 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 1962, 1993 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 1995, 2013, 2021 World Women's Junior Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 1997, 2016 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 1987, 1995, 2008 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 1991, 1999, 2014 World Women's Youth Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2006, 2012 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2016 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2008, 2014 Women's World Beach Championship :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2010, 2012 Women's European Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 1994, 1996, 2002 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 1998, 2004, 2022 Women's Junior European Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 1996, 2007, 2011, 2015 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2017 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2013 Women's Youth European Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2005, 2009, 2015 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 1992, 2011 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 1994, 2013 Women's European Open Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2006, 2010 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2014 Women's EYOF Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 1997, 1999, 2013 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 Women's Beach European Championship :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2019 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2011, 2013 Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup :[[Image:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px|Gold Medal]] : 2005 :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2010, 2012, 2016, 2024 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2007, 2008, 2018, 2022 Women's friendly GF World Cup :[[Image:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px|Silver Medal]] : 2008 :[[Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg|16px|Bronze Medal]] : 2006, 2013

Competitions

The Danish Handball Federation organises the national club leagues and the national teams (both senior and junior). In addition, the DHF organises international tournaments.

National

Danish Handball League
Danish Women's Handball League
Danish Handball Cup
National handball team (women, men)

International

GF World Cup, an annual invitational tournament usually played in October

Competitions hosted

International

Continental

Coaching

Danish International Handball Coaches

DEN Men's National Handball Team Nikolaj Jacobsen
DEN Women's National Handball Team Helle Thomsen
GRL Men's National Handball Team Ingi Olsen
GRL Women's National Handball Team Johannes Groth
FAR Men's National Handball Team Sonni Larsen
FAR Women's National Handball Team Claus Mogensen
JPN Women's National Handball Team Ulrik Kirkely
SUI Women's National Handball Team Martin Albertsen
CHN Women's National Handball Team Heine Jensen
LIT Women's National Handball Team Bo Milton Andersen
UK Men's National Handball Team Jesper Houmark

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