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USA Team Handball
USA Team Handball is the governing body for handball in the United States. USA Team Handball is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Previously, the governing body was the United States Team Handball Federation. USA Team Handball is led by an 9-person Board of Directors. The president is Michael J. Wall. USA Team Handball organizes the participation of U.S. national teams in international competitions, such as the Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games. The United States men's national handball team and the United States women's national handball team have struggled in international competitions against nations where handball is more popular. USA Team Handball organizes and sanctions the USA Team Handball Nationals and USA Team Handball College Nationals. List of presidents The first president was elected in 1959. See also * Handball in the United States References External links USA Team Handball — Official site {{National Members of the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball At The Pan American Games ...
Handball at the Pan American Games began at the 1987 edition in Indianapolis, United States for both men and women. The 1991 edition of the Pan American Games, however, held only a men's handball competition. Men's competition Medal table (men) Participation history (men) Women's competition Medal table (women) Participation history (women) Medal table References {{Pan American Games sports Handball Pan American Games Pan American Games Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Governing Bodies In The United States
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball In The United States
Handball in the United States is a minor sport. The U.S. is represented in international competitions, such as the Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games, by the United States men's national handball team and the United States women's national handball team. The U.S. men's and women's teams have struggled in international competitions against nations where handball is more popular. It is governed by USA Team Handball, which is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Previously, the governing body was the United States Team Handball Federation, but was revoked of its governing duties by the United States Olympic Committee. Handball is starting to be recognized by a few notable universities, such as University of Virginia, UNC, UCLA, UC Berkeley, United States Naval Academy, United States Military Academy, United States Air Force Academy, Texas A&M University and others. Those schools and academies along with other amateur teams participate in the Club National Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Djokovich
Robert Ray Djokovich (born August 10, 1956) is an American former Basketball and Handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in handball. He was the 6th President of the USA Team Handball. He was born in Gary, Indiana. Career as College player He was between 1977–78 co-captain at the basketball team of the United States Air Force Academy which he played from 1974 to 1978. In 1976 he and Thomas Schneeberger started a handball club at the USAFA and won the handball nationals six times. Career as National player Between 1977 and 1987 he was national player at the United States men's national handball team The United States national handball team is controlled by USA Team Handball. Due to disputes over funding, general lack of fiscal discipline, and accusations of incompetence, on February 14, 2006, the USOC revoked the governing duties of handball .... At the Summer Olympics in 1984 was he team captain and scored 18 goals. He's biggest victories are the Gold med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Schiller
Harvey Wallace Schiller (born April 30, 1940) is an American sports executive whose many varied positions have included Executive Director of the United States Olympic Committee, Chief Executive Officer of YankeeNets, President of Turner Sports, head of the International Baseball Federation and President of the Atlanta Thrashers. He has been named several times as one of the “100 Most Powerful People in Sports” by Sporting News. Early life A native of the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York he attended Erasmus Hall High School and The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina where he earned a bachelor's degree in Chemistry and played football; one of his Assistant Coaches was Al Davis, the future owner of the Oakland Raiders. Commissioned into the United States Air Force he attended pilot training and flew more than a thousand sorties on the C-123 Provider in South Vietnam winning the Distinguished Flying Cross; after earning Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Utz
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey. Music * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes * Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel * Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel * Jeff Allen, English session drummer * Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers * Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media * Jeff Beck, electric guitarist * Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter * Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator * Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will * Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles * Jeff Gillan, an American journalist * Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ * Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, foundi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Esch
Dieter or dieter may refer to: * A person committed to dieting People Dieter is a German given name (), a short form of Dietrich, from ''theod+ric'' "people ruler", see Theodoric. Given name *Dieter Althaus (born 1958), German politician *Dieter Bohlen (born 1954), German music producer *Dieter Borsche (1909–1982), German actor *Dieter Brummer (1976–2021), Australian actor *Dieter Dengler (1938–2001), American Vietnam War veteran *Dieter Dierks (born 1943), German musician *Dieter Eiselen (born 1996), South African American football player *Dieter Gerhardt (born 1935), Soviet spy *Dieter Hallervorden (born 1935), German comedian *Dieter Thomas Heck (1937–2018), German television presenter, singer and actor *Dieter Helm (1941–2022), German farmer and politician *Dieter Hoeneß (born 1953), German football (soccer) player *Dieter Kühn (born 1956), East German football (soccer) player *Dieter Lüst (born 1956), German physicist *Dieter Meier (born 1945), Swiss mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Team Handball College Nationals
The USA Team Handball College National Championships is a team handball tournament to determine the Men's and Women's College National Champion from the United States. History The best college team from the Nationals was recognized as College champion until 1996. After the Olympic Games in 1996 in Atlanta the College Nationals were founded. Record champion is by both gender West Point (Army) they have a total of 58 titles. Men's Record champion is the West Point with at minimum 34 titles the college has also the most continuous titles with fourteen from 2007 until now. Women's Record champion is the West Point The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known Metonymy, metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academies, United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a f ... with at minimum 18 titles the college has also the most continuous titles with seven from 2012 until 2017. Medal coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Team Handball Nationals
The National is a team handball tournament to determine the Men's and Women's National Champion from the United States. At the men's side there exist an Elite and Open Division. In years with many teams, the Open Division is split in Division I and II. History The record champion at the Men's side is the New York Athletic Club with a total of 20 titles. Since the Men's Elite Division was established, New York City THC holds the most titles (7), followed by New York Athletic Club (6). The current US men reigning champion is San Francisco CalHeat. At the women's side, Chicago Inter HC holds 6 titles. The current US women reigning champion is New York City THC. Men's Until 2000 the Open Division was the tournament to select the national champion. After the Elite Division was established. The overall record champion is the New York Athletic Club with 20 titles. Men's Elite Division Record champion is New York City THC with 7 titles each. Men's Open Division I Record champion i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Women's National Handball Team
The United States women's national handball team is the national team of the United States. It takes part in international handball competitions. At the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary the U.S. team placed 11th. They also participated in the 1975, 1986, 1993 and 1995 IHF World Women's Handball Championship and the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics. Results Olympic Games Since their first appearance in 1984, the U.S. has participated in four Olympic Games. World Championship Since their first appearance in 1975, the U.S. has participated in five World Championships. Pan American Championships From their first appearance in 1986 to their last in 2017, the U.S. participated in eight Pan American Championships. Pan American Games Since their first appearance in 1987, the U.S. has participated in six Pan American Games. Nor.Ca. Handball Championship See also *Handball in the United States *United States men's national handball team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Men's National Handball Team
The United States national handball team is controlled by USA Team Handball. Due to disputes over funding, general lack of fiscal discipline, and accusations of incompetence, on February 14, 2006, the USOC revoked the governing duties of handball from the United States Team Handball Federation but has since selected USA Team Handball as the new United States National Governing Bod Tournament record Olympic Games Since their first appearance in Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936, USA has participated in six Olympic Games. World Championship Since their first appearance in 1964, USA has participated in six World Championships. Pan American Championship Since their first appearance in 1980, USA has participated in 14 Pan American Championships. Pan American Games Since their first appearance in 1987, USA has participated in six Pan American Games. Nor.Ca. Championship IHF Emerging Nations Championship *2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
