Tor Lian (13 June 1945 – 14 July 2016) was a Norwegian sports official. Lian was the president of the

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from 1985 to 1999 and the

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, ...

from 2004 to 2012. He was the vice president of the

Norwegian Olympic Committee The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in No ...

from 1990 to 1996 and board member of the

Norwegian Confederation of Sports The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports ( no, Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in No ...

from 1991 to 1996. He became an honorary member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports in 2010. He died in July 2016.

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1945 births 2016 deaths Norwegian sports executives and administrators Handball in Norway {{Norway-athletics-bio-stub