Founded 1935 Location Brøndby Key people Per Bertelsen | Type Handball federation Website www.dhf.dk | |
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The Danish Handball Federation (Danish: Dansk Håndbold Forbund or DHF) is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby.
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History
The DHF was founded on 2 June 1935. It is a member of the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation. Danish Handball Federation is the third largest in the world, only surpassed by German Handball Federation and French Handball Federation.
Achievements
Denmark is the country with the most success and medals in the sport of Handball. With a total of 103 overall medals it makes them the strongest Handball Federation in the World.
Total Host
24Count
: 40 : 32 : 32Total : 104
Men's Olympic Championship
: 2016World Championship
: 1967, 2011, 2013 : 2007World Cup Field Handball
: 1948Junior World Championship
: 1997, 1999, 2005 : 1993, 2003, 2009, 2011 : 1983, 2007Youth World Championship
: 2007, 2011, 2013European Championship
: 2008, 2012 : 2014 : 2002, 2004, 2006Junior European Championship
: 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010 : 2004 : 2006Youth European Championship
: 2001, 2006, 2008 : 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012Men's European Open Championship
: 2013Men's EYOF Championship
: 1997, 2011 : 2009European Men's Beach Handball Championship
: 2013Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup
: 2012, 2014Men's friendly Golden League
: 2013Women's Olympic Championship
: 1996, 2000, 2004Women's Youth Olympic Championship
: 2010World Women's Street Handball Championship
: 1962World Women's Championship
: 1997 : 1962, 1993 : 1995, 2013World Women's Junior Championship
: 1997 : 1987, 1995, 2008 : 1991, 1999World Women's Youth Championship
: 2006, 2012 : 2008, 2014Women's World Beach Championship
: 2010, 2012Women's European Championship
: 1994, 1996, 2002 : 1998, 2004Women's Junior European Championship
: 1996, 2007, 2011 : 2013Women's Youth European Championship
: 2005, 2009 : 1992, 2011 : 1994, 2013Women's European Open Championship
: 2006, 2010 : 2014Women's EYOF Championship
: 1997, 1999, 2013 : 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011Women's Beach European Championship
: 2011, 2013Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup
: 2005 : 2010, 2012 : 2007, 2008Women's friendly GF World Cup
: 2008 : 2006, 2013Competitions
The Danish Handball Federation organises the national club leagues and the national teams (both senior and junior). In addition, the DHF organises international tournaments.