The Islamic Republic of Iran Handball Federation (IRIHF) is the governing body for
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 ...
in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. It was founded in 1975, and has been a member of
IHF since 1978. It is also a member of the
Asian Handball Federation. The IRIHF is responsible for organizing the
Iran men's national handball team .
IRIHF Presidents
# Amir Amin
# Haroun Mahdavi
# Mahmoud Mashhoun
# Amir Hosseini
# Mahmoud Mashhoun
# Mohammad Hamzeh Alipour
# Salimi
# Ali Mohammad Amirtash
#
Alireza Rahimi (1994 - 2010)
# Jalal Kouzehgari (2010 - 2017)
#
Alireza Rahimi (2017 - 2019)
# Alireza Pakdel (2019–Present)
Competitions hosted
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2020 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
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2014 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
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2010 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
The 2010 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (12th tournament) took place in Tehran from July 23 – August 1. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.
Draw
* Following the IOC dec ...
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2008 Asian Men's Handball Championship
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2007 Asian Beach Handball Championship
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2006 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship
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2004 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
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2002 Asian Men's Handball Championship
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2001 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
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2000 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
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1999 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
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1990 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
External links
Asian Handball Federation
Handball federation
Handball in Iran
Sports organizations established in 1975
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