Swedish Handball Federation

The national handball association of Sweden

Swedish Handball Federation
Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet
SHF

IOC nation| Sweden (SWE)
National flag|
Sport| handball
Other sports|

* beach handball
* wheelchair handball

Official website| www.svenskhandboll.se
History
Year of formation| 25 November 1930; 94 years ago (1930-11-25)
Affiliations
International federation| International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since| 1946; 79 years ago (1946)
Continental association| European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee| Swedish Olympic Committee
Other affiliation(s)|

* Swedish Sports Confederation

Governing body
President| Fredrik Rapp
Headquarters
Address|

* Idrottens Hus SE-114 73 Stockholm

Country| Sweden
Secretary General| Robert Wedberg
Finance
Sponsors| ATG [sv]
Craft
Gjensidige
Boozt
BYD
Bring
Sparbanken Skåne
Lidl

The Swedish Handball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Handbollförbundet, SHF) is the national handball association in Sweden.

The Swedish Handball Federation was founded out of the Swedish Game Association on 25 November 1930[1] and joined the Swedish Sports Confederation (Swedish: Riksidrottsförbundet, RF) in 1931. It is also a member of the Swedish Olympic Committee (Swedish: Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté, SOK), the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). Its headquarters are in Stockholm.

In 1948, the Swedish Handball Federation set up a basketball section, which existed until the October 1952 establishment of the Swedish Basketball Federation.[2]

Its chairperson, since August 2016, is Fredrik Rapp.[3]

## SHF Presidents

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No. | Name | Term

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1. | Harald Schulze | 1930–1935
2. | Erik Balck | 1935–1939
Interim | Ernst Eriksson | 1939
3. | Gösta Björk | 1939–1948
4. | Paul Högberg | 1948–1967
5. | Curt Wadmark | 1967–1973
6. | Allan Adolfsson | 1973–1976
7. | Åke Pernelid | 1976–1979
8. | Staffan Holmqvist [fr] | 1979–1995
9. | Per-Olof Söderblom | 1995–2006
10. | Arne Elovsson | 2006–2008
11. | Hans Vestberg | 2008–2016
12. | Fredrik Rapp | 2016–present

## Competitions hosted

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### International

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* 1954 World Men's Handball Championship
* 1967 World Men's Handball Championship
* 1977 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
* 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
* 1993 World Men's Handball Championship
* 2011 World Men's Handball Championship
* 2023 World Men's Handball Championship
* 2023 World Women's Handball Championship

### Continental

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* 2002 European Men's Handball Championship
* 2006 European Women's Handball Championship
* 2016 European Women's Handball Championship
* 2020 European Men's Handball Championship

## References

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1. ^ Björn Persson. "Svenska handbollförbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
2. ^ "Förbundets historia" (in Swedish). Swedish Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
3. ^ Björn Persson (28 August 2016). "Fredrik Rapp ny ordförande i Svenska Handbollförbundet" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

## External links

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* Official website (in Swedish)

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Sports governing bodies in Sweden (SWE)

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern pentathlon
* Rugby 7's
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Practical Shooting
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. Beach Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* Skating
* Ice Hockey
* Luge
* Skeleton
* Skiing
* 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

Others Sports|

* Ringette
* Rugby League

* Swedish Olympic Committee
* Swedish Parasport Federation
* Swedish Sports Confederation

* v
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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

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