German Handball Association
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. The association has been a member of the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1950 and the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1991, just after the country's unification. The DHB headquarters are in Dortmund.
| German Handball Association German: Deutscher Handballbund DHB | |
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| IOC nation | Federal Republic of Germany (GER) |
| National flag | |
| Sport | Handball |
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| Official website | www |
| HISTORY | |
| Year of formation | 1 October 1949 |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |
| Number of Handball clubs | 4,356 (as of 2016) |
| Membership size | 756,987 (as of 2016) |
| AFFILIATIONS | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 1950 |
| Continental association | European Handball Federation |
| National Olympic Committee | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
| GOVERNING BODY | |
| President | Andreas Michelmann |
| HEADQUARTERS | |
| Address | |
| Country | Germany |
| Secretary General | Mark Schober |
| FINANCE | |
| Sponsors | Kempa Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Nigrin Deutsche Kreditbank Prowin Bosch Car Service Lidl Gerflor |
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