The IHF Congress is the supreme legislative body of the

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 ...

(French: ''Fédération Internationale de Handball''), commonly known by the

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IHF. IHF is the international

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and wheelchair handball. The congress may be ordinary or extraordinary. Ordinary congress shall place every two years (odd years) after the

IHF World Men's Handball Championship The IHF Men's Handball World Championship has been organized indoor by the International Handball Federation since 1938. In the twenty-seven tournaments held, eleven nations have won the title. France men's national handball team, France is t ...

. Each congress shall determine the date and place of the following ordinary congress. IHF bodies including the President,

IHF Council The IHF Council is an institution of International Handball Federation (the governing body of handball and beach handball). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of IHF Congress. Its members are elected by the IHF ...

and IHF Executive Committee shall be elected every four years at the congress taking place the year after the

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Each of the 204 members of IHF has one vote in the congress. The members of IHF can propose candidates for the presidency of IHF and for

. The IHF Presidential election takes place at the congress in the year following the

. The extraordinary congress shall be convened by the

upon the written request of a simple majority of the member federations or Council members. Extraordinary congress must be convened within three months of the receipt of the request.

History

The IHF congress has been held since 1946. Before 31st Ordinary Congress 2007 in

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(Spain), the congresses were held in the even years. IHF Presidential elections have taken place at every congress until the 14th IHF Congress 1972 in

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, where the delegates decided to vote the elections to be held every four years in the Olympic rhythm.

List of congresses

Presidential elections

Following table shows the results of election of the President of International Handball Federation in recent decades.

References

External links

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{{International Handball Federation International Handball Federation International conferences