Mediterranean Handball Confederation

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Mediterranean Handball Confederation
Arabic: اتحاد كرة اليد البحر الأبيض المتوسط
French: Confédération Méditerranéenne du Handball
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Map of Mediterranean sea and neighbouring countries
AbbreviationMHC
Founded atCairo (Egypt)
TypeSports Federation
Region
Africa, Asia, Europe
Membership
Official language
English
President
Mr. Italy
1st Vice-President
General Cyprus
Vice Presidents
Mr. Zoran Radojičić Montenegro
Mr. Turkey
Mr. France
Main organ
Parent organization
International Handball Federation, International Committee of Mediterranean Games
AffiliationsAfrican Handball Confederation, Asian Handball Federation, European Handball Federation
WebsiteOfficial Website
Formerly called
Mediterranean Handball Association

The Mediterranean Handball Confederation (Arabic: اتحاد كرة اليد البحر الأبيض المتوسط; French: Confédération Méditerranéenne du Handball), officially abbreviated as MHC, is the governing body of handball in the Mediterranean region.

History[]

On 12 June 1999 in Cairo (Egypt), the Mediterranean Handball Association (MHA) has been established among the following countries: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Yugoslavia. The first president of MHA was Dr. Hassan Moustafa (Egypt).[1]

On 22 February 2003, in Rome (Italy), the Mediterranean Handball Association decided to change the original name into Mediterranean Handball Confederation and an Executive Committee was elected (Italy) (President), (Portugal), (Spain), (France), (Tunisia) and General (Cyprus), having the task to perform all the necessary acts to summon the for the approval of the MHC Rules of procedure, for the election of the Statutory bodies.

The 1st Congress was held on 28 and 29 February 2004, in Castelo Branco (Portugal), and the following countries participate as foundation members: Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Libya, Malta, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey. Each year, the Mediterranean Handball Confederation organises the and on different dates. These competitions are preferably reserved to young athletes.[2]

From 24 to 29 February 2004, the first , was conducted under the aegis of the MHC, in Castelo Branco (Portugal). From 21 to 28 June 2004, the first was held in Misano Adriatico (Italy). The Mediterranean Games with handball as an event were organized for the first time in Tunis 1967 (men's tournament) and (women's tournament).

MHC Presidents[]

S. No. Name Country Term
1. Dr. Hassan Moustafa  Egypt 12 June 1999 – 22 February 2003
2. Mr.  Italy 22 February 2003 – Till date

MHC Executive Committee[]

The Executive Committee is the Mediterranean Handball Confederation managing Body. It consists of the MHC President and the members elected by the for a four-years mandate. The following Executive Committee has been elected, for the term of the office 2015 – 2019, during the 3rd Ordinary Congress in Rome (Italy) in September 2015.

Designation Name Country
President Francesco Purromuto  Italy
1st Vice-President Charalambos Lottas  Cyprus
Vice-President Zoran Radojičić  Montenegro
Günal Ensari  Turkey
Alain Koubi  France
Treasurer Mehdi Khouaja  Tunisia
Member Francisco Vidal Blázquez García  Spain
 Slovenia
Hesham Nasr Soliman Ahmed  Egypt
Siniša Ostoić  Croatia
Konstantinos Violitzis  Greece

MHC Tournaments[]

Women’s Mediterranean Handball Championships[]

Main article:

From 2004 (2005 and 2014 was not held):[3]

Number Year Host City Host Country Teams
1 Misano Adriatico  Italy
2 Tivat / Budva  Montenegro
3 Paris  France
4 Mersin  Turkey
5 Lignano Sabbiadoro  Italy
6 Ploče  Croatia
7 Mestrino  Italy
8 Eilat  Israel
9 Budva  Montenegro
10 Nabeul / Hammamet  Tunisia
11 Žabljak  Montenegro
12 Nabeul  Tunisia
13
14
15

Men’s Mediterranean Handball Championships[]

Main article:

From 2004:[4]

Number Year Host City Host Country Teams
1 Castelo Branco  Portugal
2 Katerini  Greece
3 Loutraki  Greece
4 Larnaca  Cyprus
5 Port Said  Egypt
6 Mahdia  Tunisia
7 Bar  Montenegro
8 Trabzon  Turkey
9 Lagoa  Portugal
10 Nabeul / Hammamet  Tunisia
11 Chieti  Italy
12 Pescara  Italy
13 Alexandria  Egypt
14 Paris  France
15 Marrakesh  Morocco
16 Port Said  Egypt
17 Athens  Greece

Current title holders[]

Handball[]

Tournament
 Spain () (1)  Romania () (1)
Mediterranean Games  Croatia (2018) (4)  Spain (2018) (2)

• (Titles) (*) Record

Beach Handball[]

Tournament
  () (1*)  Greece () (1*)

• (Titles) (*) Record

MHC Members[]

Full Members
Associated Members
  • Andorra
  • Monaco

Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain competed in .

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Short History". Mediterranean Handball Confederation. 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019.
  2. ^ "History at MHC website". mediterraneanhandballconfederation.org. 10 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". www.mediterraneanhandballconfederation.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". www.mediterraneanhandballconfederation.org. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2022.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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