Norwegian Handball Federation
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The Norwegian Handball Federation is the national handball
association in Norway
.
The Norwegian Handball Federation was founded in 1937, and is a member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports
(NIF), the European Handball Federation
(EHF) and the International Handball Federation
. Its headquarters are in Oslo
. Its general secretary is Per Otto Furuseth
, and its president (chairman of the board) is Arne Sverre Modahl.
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...
association in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
.
The Norwegian Handball Federation was founded in 1937, and is a member of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports
Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members, and 12000 sports clubs, in 19 region confederatons and 56 national federations...
(NIF), 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...
(EHF) 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...
. Its headquarters are in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. Its general secretary is Per Otto Furuseth
Per Otto Furuseth
Per Otto Furuseth is a Norwegian team handball player and coach, and sports official.Furuseth played 62 matches for the Norway national handball team during his active career, and played on club level for Refstad IL. He was head coach for Norway's national team from 1979 to 1985...
, and its president (chairman of the board) is Arne Sverre Modahl.