Danish Handball Federation

Danish Handball Federation
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Medal record
Representing Denmark
Handball
Men's Olympic Championship
World Outdoor Championship
World Championship
World Junior Championship
World Youth Championship
European Championship
European Junior Championship
European Youth Championship
European Open Men's Youth Championship
Men's EYOF Championship
European Men's Beach Handball Championship
Women's Olympic Championship
Women's Youth Olympic Championship
World Women's Street Handball Championship
World Women's Championship
World Women's Junior Championship
World Women's Youth Championship
World Women's Beach Championship
European Women's Championship
European Women's Junior Championship
European Women's Youth Championship
European Open Women's Youth Championship
Women's EYOF Championship
European Women's Beach Championship
Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup
Men's friendly Golden League
Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup
Women's friendly GF World Cup

Danish Handball Association
Danish: *DanskHåndbold*
Danish Handball Association; Danish: DanskHåndbold
IOC nation	Kingdom of Denmark (DEN)
National flag
Sport	Handball
Other sports	Beach Handball; Wheelchair Handball;
Official website	danskhaandbold.dk
HISTORY
Preceding organisations	Danish Athletics Federation
Year of formation	2 June 1935; 91 years ago
DEMOGRAPHICS
Membership size	105567 (active members in 2015)
AFFILIATIONS
International federation	International Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since	11 July 1946; 80 years ago
Continental association	European Handball Federation
National Olympic Committee	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
GOVERNING BODY
President	Mr. Torsten Laen
Address	Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby;
Country	Denmark

Danish Handball Association (Danish: DanskHåndbold) is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby. It is a member of the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation. Danish Handball Association is the third largest in the world, only surpassed by German Handball Association and French Handball Federation. It is the 6th largest sports association in Denmark.^[1]

History

Danish Handball Association was founded on 2 June 1935. Before the founding Danish handball was governed by the Danish Athletics Federation. The first official national team game was played on 20 August 1934 as a 11v11 outdoor match against Germany.^[2] The first indoor match was held the following year on March 8th against Sweden.^[2] DHA was a founding member of IHF in 1946.

From the 1946-47 onwards national tournaments were arranged for the first time.^[3] Prior to 1946, four regional tournaments were arranged, and the winner of each of those met in an unofficial tournament. In 1939 Danmarks Idrætsforbund gave permission, making the 1939 championship the official Danish Championship and Handelsstandens Gymnastikforening the first official Danish Champions.^[4] There were attempts to make a proper national league, but they were halted by the German occupation of Denmark in the 2nd world war, and therefore the tournament kept its old structure during the war, and in 1945 it was outright cancelled.^[4] After the war the Danish Men's Handball League was created.^[5]

For economic reasons, a women's tournament could not be arranged at the same time, and therefore they continued with district championships and a final four between those. In 1961-62 two regional divisions were created, and in 1964-64 the national 1st Division was created.^[6]

From 1964 the Danish Men's Handball Cup and Danish Women's Handball Cup were introduced.^[7]^[8]

In the 1990's the Danish handball leagues professionalised, and in 1999 Viborg HK became the first club to turn the elite division into a company.^[9]^[10]

On 21 August 2023 the association changed their official name from Danks Håndbold Forbund to DanskHåndbold, as well as changed their visual identity and regional structure.^[11]

Regional organizations

DanskHåndbold is separated into 4 regional organizations: Nord (north), Midt (central), Syd (south) and Øst (east), based on Danish municipalities.^[12]^[13]

Prior to 2023 the organization was divided into 3 regions:^[11]

Håndbold Region Øst (HRØ) for Sjælland, Lolland-Falster and Bornholm.
Fyns Håndbold Forbund (FHF) for Funen
Jydsk Håndbold Forbund (JHF) for Jutland

Achievements

Denmark is the country with the most success and medals in the sport of Handball. With a total of more than 100 overall medals it makes them the strongest Handball Federation in the World.

Total Host

25

Count

: 43

: 32

Total : 104

Men's Olympic Championship

: 2016, 2024

: 2021

World Championship

: 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025

: 1967, 2011, 2013

: 2007

World Outdoor Championship

: 1948

Junior World Championship

: 1997, 1999, 2005

: 1993, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017

: 1983, 2007

Youth World Championship

: 2007, 2011, 2013

: 2017, 2019

European Championship

: 2008, 2012, 2026

: 2014

: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2022

Junior European Championship

: 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010

: 2004

: 2006

Youth European Championship

: 2001, 2006, 2008

: 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2018

Men's European Open Championship

: 2013

Men's EYOF Championship

: 1997, 2011

: 2009

European Men's Beach Handball Championship

: 2019

: 2013

Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup

: 2012, 2014

Men's friendly Golden League

: 2013

Women's Olympic Championship

: 1996, 2000, 2004

Women's Youth Olympic Championship

: 2010

World Women's Street Handball Championship

: 1962

World Women's Championship

: 1997

: 1962, 1993

: 1995, 2013, 2021

World Women's Junior Championship

: 1997, 2016

: 1987, 1995, 2008

: 1991, 1999, 2014

World Women's Youth Championship

: 2006, 2012

: 2016

: 2008, 2014

Women's World Beach Championship

: 2010, 2012

Women's European Championship

: 1994, 1996, 2002

: 1998, 2004, 2022

Women's Junior European Championship

: 1996, 2007, 2011, 2015

: 2017

: 2013

Women's Youth European Championship

: 2005, 2009, 2015

: 1992, 2011

: 1994, 2013

Women's European Open Championship

: 2006, 2010

: 2014

Women's EYOF Championship

: 1997, 1999, 2013

: 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011

Women's Beach European Championship

: 2019

: 2011, 2013

Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup

: 2005

: 2010, 2012, 2016, 2024

: 2007, 2008, 2018, 2022

Women's friendly GF World Cup

: 2008

: 2006, 2013

Competitions

The Danish Handball Federation organises the national club leagues and the national teams (both senior and junior). In addition, the DHF organises international tournaments.

National

International

GF World Cup, an annual invitational tournament usually played in October

Competitions hosted

International

Continental

Coaching

Danish International Handball Coaches

Denmark Men's National Handball Team Nikolaj Jacobsen
Denmark Women's National Handball Team Helle Thomsen
Greenland Men's National Handball Team Ingi Olsen
Greenland Women's National Handball Team Johannes Groth
Faroe Islands Men's National Handball Team Sonni Larsen
Faroe Islands Women's National Handball Team Claus Mogensen
Japan Women's National Handball Team Ulrik Kirkely
Switzerland Women's National Handball Team Martin Albertsen
China Women's National Handball Team Heine Jensen
Lithuania Women's National Handball Team Bo Milton Andersen
United Kingdom Men's National Handball Team Jesper Houmark

References

↑ "Danskerne spiller mere håndbold, og det skyldes især Trille Trolle" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
1 2 "det danske herrelandshold i håndbold" (in Danish). Lex.dk. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
↑ "DHF – Placeringer i 1. division 1947-1965". DHF. Archived from the original on 2007-02-19.
1 2 "Håndbold" (in Danish). Helsingør Leksikon. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
↑ "danmarksmestre i håndbold for mænd" (in Danish). Lex.dk. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
↑ "danmarksmestre i håndbold for kvinder" (in Danish). Lex.dk. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
↑ "Resultater af Landspokalfinaler Herrer" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
↑ "Resultater af Landspokalfinaler Kvinder" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
↑ "Viborg HK's historie" (in Danish). Viborg HK. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
↑ "Håndboldens historie: Fra gamle dage til moderne spil" (in Danish). Retrieved 3 September 2026.
1 2 "Nyt logo og visuel identitet skal styrke et fælles brand for DanskHåndbold" (in Danish). Håndbold.dk.
↑ DanskHåndbold Nord (in Danish)
↑ DanskHåndbold Øst (in Danish)

External links

Official Site (in Danish)

[1] "Danskerne spiller mere håndbold, og det skyldes især Trille Trolle" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

[lex-2] 1 2 "det danske herrelandshold i håndbold" (in Danish). Lex.dk. Retrieved 10 March 2026.

[3] "DHF – Placeringer i 1. division 1947-1965". DHF. Archived from the original on 2007-02-19.

[helsingør-4] 1 2 "Håndbold" (in Danish). Helsingør Leksikon. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

[5] "danmarksmestre i håndbold for mænd" (in Danish). Lex.dk. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

[6] "danmarksmestre i håndbold for kvinder" (in Danish). Lex.dk. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

[7] "Resultater af Landspokalfinaler Herrer" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

[8] "Resultater af Landspokalfinaler Kvinder" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

[9] "Viborg HK's historie" (in Danish). Viborg HK. Retrieved 3 September 2026.

[10] "Håndboldens historie: Fra gamle dage til moderne spil" (in Danish). Retrieved 3 September 2026.

[2023reorganization-11] 1 2 "Nyt logo og visuel identitet skal styrke et fælles brand for DanskHåndbold" (in Danish). Håndbold.dk.

[12] DanskHåndbold Nord (in Danish)

[13] DanskHåndbold Øst (in Danish)

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Other IOC-recognised sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu
Paralympics and disabled sports
Others sports	Backgammon Rugby League Rugby Union American Football
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