German Handball Association
AssocnameGerman Handball Association
German: Deutscher Handballbund
AbbrevDHB
CountryflagGermany
IocnationFederal Republic of Germany (GER)
SportHandball
Othersport 1Beach handball
Othersport 2Wheelchair handball
HistorytitleHISTORY
Yearfounded1 October 1949 (age 76)
Noofclubs4,356 (as of 2016)
Membershipsize756,987 (as of 2016)
AffiliationstitleAFFILIATIONS
IfInternational Handball Federation
If abbrIHF
If joined1950 (age 76)
NationalolympiccomGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
ContinentalassocEuropean Handball Federation
ElectedtitleGOVERNING BODY
PresidentAndreas Michelmann
SectitleHEADQUARTERS
Address 1Willi-Daume-Haus Strobelallee 56 DE-44139 Dortmund, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
CountryGermany
SecretarygeneralMark Schober
FinancetitleFINANCE
SponsorsPuma ®
Harting
Walbusch Walter Busch
DB
Mitsubishi Motors
Deutsche Kreditbank
Atlas
Hella
Alsco
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. It was founded on the 1st of October 1949. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950[1] and the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund.[2]

Presidents

PeriodHead President
1949–1955Willi Daume
1955–1966Ernst Feick
1966–1972Otto Seeber
1972–1989Bernhard Thiele
1989–1993Hans-Jürgen Hinrichs
1993–1998Bernd Steinhauser
1998–2013Ulrich Strombach
2013–Bernhard Bauer

Competitions

Men's Senior Competitions

Women's Senior Competitions

References

  1. ^ "German Handball Federation celebrates 75th anniversary". IHF. 1 October 1949. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Geschäftsstelle des Deutschen Handballbundes" (in German). DHB. Retrieved 7 April 2025.