Swedish Handball Federation

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Swedish Handball Federation
Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet
SHF
Swedish Handball Federation logo.svg
IOC nationKingdom of Sweden (SWE)
National flagSweden
Sporthandball
Other Sports
Official websitewww.svenskhandboll.se
History
Year of formation25 November 1930; 91 years ago (1930-11-25)
Affiliations
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since1946; 75 years ago (1946)
Continental associationEuropean Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeSwedish Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)
Governing body
PresidentMr. Sweden
Headquarters
Address
CountrySweden
Secretary GeneralMr. Sweden
Finance
SponsorsSvenska 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 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 .[3]

Competitions hosted[]

International[]

Continental[]

References[]

  1. ^ Björn Persson. "Svenska handbollförbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Förbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
  3. ^ Björn Persson (28 August 2016). "Fredrik Rapp ny ordförande i Svenska Handbollförbundet" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

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