# Tor Lian

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**Tor Lian** (13 June 1945 – 14 July 2016) was a Norwegian sports official.

Lian was the president of the [Norwegian Handball Federation](/source/Norwegian_Handball_Federation) from 1985 to 1999 and the [European Handball Federation](/source/European_Handball_Federation) from 2004 to 2012. He was the vice president of the [Norwegian Olympic Committee](/source/Norwegian_Olympic_Committee) from 1990 to 1996 and board member of the [Norwegian Confederation of Sports](/source/Norwegian_Confederation_of_Sports) from 1991 to 1996.[1] He became an honorary member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports in 2010. He died in July 2016.[2][3]

## References

1. ["Tor Lian er død"](http://www.dagbladet.no/sport/tor-lian-er-dod/60323993) (in Norwegian). [Norwegian News Agency](/source/Norwegian_News_Agency). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

1. Singdahlsen, Karl Filip (15 July 2016). ["Den tidligere håndballederen Tor Lian er død"](https://www.idrettsforbundet.no/Nyhet/den-tidligere-handballederen-tor-lian-er-dod/) (in Norwegian). Norwegian Confederation of Sports. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

1. ["European Handball Federation - Tor Lian 1945 - 2016 / Article"](http://www.eurohandball.com/article/026291/Tor+Lian+1945+-+2016). *www.eurohandball.com*. Retrieved 2019-01-12.

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