Danish Handball Federation

Danish Handball Federation

Founded	1935
Type	Handball federation
Location	Brøndby
Area served	Denmark
Key people	Per Bertelsen
Website	www.dhf.dk

Danish Handball Federation

Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Handball
Men's Olympic Championship
	2016	Team
World Cup Field Handball
	1948	Team
World Championship
	2013	Team
	2011	Team
	1967	Team
	2007	Team
World Junior Championship
	2005	Team
	1999	Team
	1997	Team
	2011	Team
	2009	Team
	2003	Team
	1993	Team
	2007	Team
	1983	Team
World Youth Championship
	2013	Team
	2011	Team
	2007	Team
European Championship
	2012	Team
	2008	Team
	2014	Team
	2006	Team
	2004	Team
	2002	Team
European Junior Championship
	2010	Team
	2008	Team
	1998	Team
	1996	Team
	2004	Team
	2006	Team
European Youth Championship
	2008	Team
	2006	Team
	2001	Team
	2012	Team
	2010	Team
	2004	Team
	2003	Team
	1999	Team
	1994	Team
European Open Men's Youth Championship
	2013	Team
Men's EYOF Championship
	2011	Team
	1997	Team
	2009	Team
European Men's Beach Handball Championship
	2013	Team
Women's Olympic Championship
	2004	Team
	2000	Team
	1996	Team
Women's Youth Olympic Championship
	2010	Team
World Women's Street Handball Championship
	1962	Team
World Women's Championship
	1997	Team
	1993	Team
	1962	Team
	2013	Team
	1995	Team
World Women's Junior Championship
	1997	Team
	2008	Team
	1995	Team
	1987	Team
	1999	Team
	1991	Team
World Women's Youth Championship
	2012	Team
	2006	Team
	2014	Team
	2008	Team
World Women's Beach Championship
	2012	Team
	2010	Team
European Women's Championship
	2002	Team
	1996	Team
	1994	Team
	2004	Team
	1998	Team
European Women's Junior Championship
	2011	Team
	2007	Team
	1996	Team
	2013	Team
European Women's Youth Championship
	2009	Team
	2005	Team
	2011	Team
	1992	Team
	2013	Team
	1994	Team
European Open Women's Youth Championship
	2006	Team
	2010	Team
	2014	Team
Women's EYOF Championship
	2013	Team
	1999	Team
	1997	Team
	2011	Team
	2009	Team
	2007	Team
	2005	Team
European Women's Beach Championship
	2013	Team
	2011	Team
Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup
	2014	Team
	2012	Team
Men's friendly Golden League
	2013	Team
Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup
	2005	Team
	2012	Team
	2011	Team
	2008	Team
	2007	Team
Women's friendly GF World Cup
	2008	Team
	2006	Team
	2013	Team

The Danish Handball Federation (Danish: Dansk Håndbold Forbund or DHF) is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby.

History

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

Achievements

Denmark is the country with the most success and medals in the sport of Handball. With a total of 103 overall medals it makes them the strongest Handball Federation in the World.

Total Host

24

Count

 : 40

 : 32

 : 32

Total : 104

Men's Olympic Championship

 : 2016

World Championship

 : 1967, 2011, 2013

 : 2007

World Cup Field Handball

 : 1948

Junior World Championship

 : 1997, 1999, 2005

 : 1993, 2003, 2009, 2011

 : 1983, 2007

Youth World Championship

 : 2007, 2011, 2013

European Championship

 : 2008, 2012

 : 2014

 : 2002, 2004, 2006

Junior European Championship

 : 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010

 : 2004

 : 2006

Youth European Championship

 : 2001, 2006, 2008

 : 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012

Men's European Open Championship

 : 2013

Men's EYOF Championship

 : 1997, 2011

 : 2009

European Men's Beach Handball Championship

 : 2013

Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup

 : 2012, 2014

Men's friendly Golden League

 : 2013

Women's Olympic Championship

 : 1996, 2000, 2004

Women's Youth Olympic Championship

 : 2010

World Women's Street Handball Championship

 : 1962

World Women's Championship

 : 1997

 : 1962, 1993

 : 1995, 2013

World Women's Junior Championship

 : 1997

 : 1987, 1995, 2008

 : 1991, 1999

World Women's Youth Championship

 : 2006, 2012

 : 2008, 2014

Women's World Beach Championship

 : 2010, 2012

Women's European Championship

 : 1994, 1996, 2002

 : 1998, 2004

Women's Junior European Championship

 : 1996, 2007, 2011

 : 2013

Women's Youth European Championship

 : 2005, 2009

 : 1992, 2011

 : 1994, 2013

Women's European Open Championship

 : 2006, 2010

 : 2014

Women's EYOF Championship

 : 1997, 1999, 2013

 : 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011

Women's Beach European Championship

 : 2011, 2013

Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup

 : 2005

 : 2010, 2012

 : 2007, 2008

Women's friendly GF World Cup

 : 2008

 : 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
• National handball team (women, men)

International

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

Coaching

Danish International Handball Coaches

•  Denmark   Women's National Handball Team Klavs Bruun Jørgensen
•  Greenland   Men's National Handball Team Niels Møller
•  Greenland   Women's National Handball Team Jakob Andreasen
•  Brazil   Women's National Handball Team Morten Soubak
•  Germany   Women's National Handball Team Heine Jensen
•  Poland   Women's National Handball Team Kim Rasmussen
•  United Kingdom   Men's National Handball Team Jesper Houmark

External links

• Official Site (Danish)

National members of the International Handball Federation (IHF)
African Handball Confederation (CAHB)	ALG ANG BEN BOT BUR BDI CMR CAF CHA CGO COD COM CIV CPV DJI EGY ETH GAB GAM GBS GHA GEQ GUI KEN LBA LBR LES MAR MAD MAW MLI MOZ MRI MTN NAM NGR NIG RSA RWA SEN SEY SLE SOM SSD SUD TAN TOG TUN UGA ZAM ZIM
Asian Handball Federation (AHF)	AFG BAN BHU BRN BRU CAM CHN HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JOR JPN KAZ KGZ KOR KSA KUW ǂ LAO LIB MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMN PAK PLE PHI PRK QAT SIN SRI SYR THA TJK TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM
European Handball Federation (EHF)	ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BEL BIH BLR BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FRO FIN FRA GBR GEO GER GRE HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MDA MKD MLT MNE MON NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SLO SRB SUI SVK SWE TUR UKR
Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF)	ASA AUS COK FJI GUM KIR NRU NZL PNG SAM SOL TGA TUV VAN
Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF)	Caribbean ANT BAR CUB DMA DOM HAI LCA PUR SKN TRI Central America BIZ CRC ESA GUA HON NCA PAN Northern America CAN GRL MEX USA South America ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU PAR PER URU VEN
Affiliated Members	ENG FSM MHL MNP NCL SCO TAH WLF
ǂ = suspended by the IHF

Sports governing bodies in Denmark (DEN)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark