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International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball ...

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European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, A ...

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Citroën The Austrian Handball Federation (''german: Österreichischer Handballbund'') (ÖHB) is the national organization responsible for managing and promoting the practice of handball and

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. Current president of ÖHB is Mr. Gerhard Hofbauer, who held the position since 1996. Mr. Martin Hausleitner is current secretary general of ÖHB.

Competitions

Handball Liga Austria The Handball Liga Austria (HLA) is the professional handball league of Austria. Competition format The season begins with a regular season between the ten teams. The first five teams qualify for a first playoff round, while the last five play ...

Women Handball Liga Austria The Women Handball Liga Austria (WHA) is the name of the handball league of Austria. Competition Format The season begins with a regular season between the twelve teams. The first two teams qualifies to the final. Women Handball Liga Austria ...

National teams

Handball

Austria men's national handball team The Austria national handball team is the national handball team of Austria. Competitive record Olympic Games World Championship European Championship :''* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.'' :''** Red bo ...

* Austria men's national junior handball team * Austria men's national youth handball team *

Austria women's national handball team The Austria women's national handball team is the national team of Austria. It is governed by the Austrian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions. Competitive record Champions Runners-up & ...

* Austria women's national junior handball team *

Austria women's national youth handball team Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ci ...

Beach Handball

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

References

External links

Official websiteAustrian Handball Federation
at IHF site Handball Handball in Austria 1925 establishments in Austria Sports organizations established in 1925 Handball governing bodies {{sport-org-stub