Croatian Handball Federation
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The Croatian Handball Federation (HRS) is the governing body of team handball
in Croatia
. It is based in Zagreb
.
It organizes the handball leagues:
It also organizes the Croatian national handball team
and the Croatian national women's handball team
as well as the Croatian national beach handball team
and Croatian women's national beach handball team
.
The Handball Working Committee was first formed in Zagreb
in 1940 and the following year the HRS itself was formed within the Independent State of Croatia
. After the Second World War, it was renamed the Handball Federation of Croatia and ceded power to the Yugoslav Handball Federation. Upon Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia
, the Croatian Handball Federation again represented the country. It joined the European Handball Federation
and the International Handball Federation
in 1992.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It is based in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
.
It organizes the handball leagues:
- Croatian First League of Handball
- Croatian Second League of Handball
It also organizes the Croatian national handball team
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...
and the Croatian national women's handball team
Croatia women's national handball team
The Croatia women's national handball team is the national team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.- World Championship :*1957 to 1990 - Was part of Yugoslavia...
as well as the Croatian national beach handball team
Croatia national beach handball team
The Croatia national beach handball team is the national team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.-Results:* 2004 Beach Handball World Championships: 4th...
and Croatian women's national beach handball team
Croatia women's national beach handball team
The Croatia women's national beach handball team is the national team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.-Results:* 2004 Beach Handball World Championships: 4th...
.
The Handball Working Committee was first formed in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
in 1940 and the following year the HRS itself was formed within the Independent State of Croatia
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts...
. After the Second World War, it was renamed the Handball Federation of Croatia and ceded power to the Yugoslav Handball Federation. Upon Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, the Croatian Handball Federation again represented the country. It joined the European Handball Federation
European Handball Federation
The European Handball Federation is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded in November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and one associated member , and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
and the International Handball Federation
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...
in 1992.
Hosted tournaments
- 2000 European Men's Handball Championship2000 European Men's Handball Championship-Placement Matches:-Final ranking:...
- 2003 World Women's Handball Championship2003 World Women's Handball Championship-Final ranking:-All Star Team:*Goalkeeper: *Left wing: *Left back: *Pivot: *Centre back: *Right back: *Right wing: -Top goalscorers:-References:...
- 2009 World Men's Handball Championship2009 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2009 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Croatia from 16 January–1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania.The opening game and...