The IHF Badge of Merit is awarded by International Handball Federation to individuals who made an extraordinary contribution to the development of

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Levels

The Badge of Merit is awarded at three levels:

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and

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IHF Gold Badge of Merit

The Badge of Merit in

is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution and/or given many years’ service to the sport of

within the IHF. It therefore recognises, in particular, many years’ successful work within an IHF organ and/or a creative impetus for the development of handball. The Badge of Merit consists of the Council’s insignia with half garland in

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. It is awarded by the IHF Council at the recommendation of the

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, of the continental federations or of the member federations.

Recipients of IHF Gold Badge of Merit

IHF Silver Badge of Merit

The Badge of Merit in

is awarded to individuals who have worked with merit for many years within the sport of handball and/or have made a particular contribution to the organisation of IHF competitions. The Badge of Merit consists of the Council’s insignia with half garland in

silver Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...

. It is awarded by the Council at the recommendation of the continental federations, of the member federations, of the IHF Commissions or of the Head Office.

Recipients of IHF Silver Badge of Merit

IHF Bronze Badge of Merit

The Badge of Merit in

is awarded to individuals who made an extraordinary contribution to the development of handball within their national and/or continental federation. The Badge of Merit consists of the Council’s insignia with a half garland in

bronze Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...

. It is awarded by the continental federations at the request of their committee or the member federations. Every year, the IHF Council establishes a quota for such awards. The final date for the submission by the continental federations of their list of awards to the Head Office is 30 October of each year. This list is also sent to the Council for information.

External links

IHF Statuts Chapter XXI - Regulations of Awards
International Handball Federation awards Awards established in 1974 {{Handball-stub