Italian Handball Federation

Sports governing body in Italy

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Italian Handball Federation
Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball (Italian)
FIGH

IOC nation| Italian Republic
National flag|
Sport| Handball
Other sports|

* Beach handball
* Wheelchair handball

Official website| www.federhandball.it
HISTORY
Year of formation| 1969
DEMOGRAPHICS
Membership size| 21
AFFILIATIONS
International federation| International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since| 1968
Continental association| European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee| Italian National Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)|

* Mediterranean Handball Confederation

GOVERNING BODY
President| Dr. Stefano Podini
HEADQUARTERS
Address|

* Stadio Olimpico (Curva Nord), Rome

Country| Italy
Secretary General| Mr. Adriano Ruocco

The Italian Handball Federation (FIGH) (Italian: Federazione Italiana Giuoco Handball) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Italy. FIGH has been affiliated with the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), European Handball Federation (EHF) and International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1968.[1]

## Presidents

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S.No. | Name | Tenure

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| Eugenio Enrile (Founding Committee) | 1967 – 1968
1. | Mario Costantini | 1969 – 1972
2. | Eugenio Marinello | 1972 – 1976
3. | Concetto Lo Bello (Died in office) | 1976 – 1991
4. | Ralf Dejaco (Resigned) | 1991 – 1994
5. | Piero Jaci | 1994 – 1997
6. | Francesco Purromuto | 1997 – 2017
7. | Pasquale Loria | 2017 – 2023
8. | Francesca Macioce (Commissioner) | 2023 – 2024
9. | Stefano Podini | 2024 – Present

## Secretaries general

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S.No. | Name | Tenure

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1. | Aurelio Chiappero | 1969 – 1973
2. | Giuseppe Gentile | 1974 – 1980
3. | Franco Bimbi | 1981 – 1982
4. | Tiziano Petracca | 1982 – 1984
5. | Pier Luigi Gatti | 1984 – 1993
6. | Alessandro Rossi | 1993 – 1996
7. | Giuseppe Gentile | 1996 – 1997
8. | Sandro Rossi | 1997 – 1998
9. | Umberto Desideri | 1998 – 1999
10. | Nicola Bozzi | 1999 – 2000
11. | Adriano Ruocco | 2002 – present

## Tournaments

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* Serie A1 (Men's)
* Serie A1 (Women's)
* Serie A2 (Men's)
* Serie A2 (Women's)

## National teams

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### Handball

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* Italy men's national handball team
* Italy men's national junior handball team
* Italy men's national youth handball team
* Italy women's national handball team
* Italy women's national junior handball team
* Italy women's national youth handball team

### Beach Handball

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* Italy national beach handball team
* Italy women's national beach handball team

## References

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1. ^ "Statuto Federale" (in Italian).

## External links

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* Official website

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National members of the European Handball Federation

Eastern Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* Georgia
* Hungary
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* FYR Macedonia
* Moldova
* Montenegro
* Poland
* Romania
* Russian Federation
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Ukraine

Western Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
* Belgium
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* England
* Faroe Islands
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
* Scotland
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey

England and Scotland are associated members of EHF

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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
* LAO
* LBN
* 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

North America and Caribbean
Handball Confederation
(NACHC)|

| Caribbean|

* ANT
* BAH
* BAR
* CAY
* CUB
* DMA
* DOM
* GLP
* GRN
* HAI
* IVB
* JAM
* LCA
* MTQ
* PUR
* SKN
* TTO

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Northern America|

* CAN
* GRL
* MEX
* USA

Oceania Continent
Handball Federation
(OCHF)|

* ASA
* AUS
* COK
* FJI
* GUM
* KIR
* NRU
* NZL
* PNG
* SAM
* SOL
* TGA
* TUV
* VAN

South and
Central America
Handball Confederation
(SCAHC)|

| Central America|

* BIZ
* CRC
* ESA
* GUA
* HON
* NCA
* PAN

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South America|

* ARG
* BOL
* BRA
* CHI
* COL
* ECU
* GUF
* GUY
* PAR
* PER
* URU
* VEN

Associated Members|

* ENG
* FSM
* MHL
* MNP
* NCL
* SCO
* TAH
* WLF

ǂ = suspended by the IHF

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Sports governing bodies in Italy (ITA)

Summer Olympic sports|

* Aquatic sports (diving, swimming, synchronized swimming, water polo)
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Bocce
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo, karate, wrestling
* Modern pentathlon
* Rugby 7s
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting sport
* Sporting clays
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. beach
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic sports|

* Ice sports (curling, figure, speed, short track skating, ice hockey)
* Winter sports (alpine skiing, nordic skiing, biathlon, bobsleigh, luge, skeleton, ski jumping, ski touring, snowboarding)

Other IOC recognised sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Baseball & softball
* Billiard sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle sport
* Mountaineering and Climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sports (in-line hockey, rink hockey, roller speed skating)
* Rugby
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water ski
* Wushu

Paralympics and disabled sports|

Other sports|

* Rugby league
* Rugby union

* Italian National Olympic Committee
* Italian Paralympic Committee

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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