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Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

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Beach Handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

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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 C ...

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Pan-American Team Handball Federation The Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) has been the continental governing body for handball, beach handball, wheelchair handball and snow handball in Americas since 23 May 1977. PATHF includes North America, Central America, South Am ...

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Godthåbhallen Godthåbhallen is a handball stadium in Nuuk, Greenland. It is the home of the Greenland men's national handball team. The stadium has a capacity of 1,000 people. The stadium was built in 1961, and is a multi-purpose venue, housing events rangin ...

Nuuk Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other co ...

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Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

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Hummel International Hummel International Sport & Leisure A/S, commonly known as Hummel (stylized hummel), is a Danish manufacturing company of sportswear brand based in Aarhus owned by Thornico. The company currently manufactures apparel for football, rugby league, ...

The Greenland Handball Federation (GHF) ('' da, Grønlands Handbold Forbund'') is the governing body of

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

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beach handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

. GHF was founded on 11 May 1974, joined

in 1998 and

. GHF is also affiliated with the Sports Confederation of Greenland. It is based in

Competitions

* Greenlandic Men's Handball Championship * Greenlandic Women's Handball Championship

National teams

Greenland men's national handball team The Greenland national handball team ( da, Grønlands håndboldlandshold) is the national handball team of Greenland and is controlled by the Greenland Handball Federation. Greenland is the only non-independent territory to have its team taken pa ...

Greenland women's national handball team The Greenland women's national handball team is the national team of Greenland managed by the Greenland Handball Federation. It takes part in international handball competitions. The team participated in the 2001 World Women's Handball Ch ...

References

External links

Official website

Greenland Handball Federation
at IHF site
Greenland Handball Federation
at PATHF site Sports organisations of Greenland Handball in Greenland 1974 establishments in Greenland Sports organizations established in 1974 Handball governing bodies North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation members {{sport-org-stub