Danish Handball Federation

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

24

Count

 : 40  : 32  : 32

Total : 104

Men's Olympic Championship

 : 2016

World Championship

 : 1967, 2011, 2013  : 2007

World Cup Field Handball

 : 1948

Junior World Championship

 : 1997, 1999, 2005  : 1993, 2003, 2009, 2011  : 1983, 2007

Youth World Championship

 : 2007, 2011, 2013

European Championship

 : 2008, 2012  : 2014  : 2002, 2004, 2006

Junior European Championship

 : 1996, 1998, 2008, 2010  : 2004  : 2006

Youth European Championship

 : 2001, 2006, 2008  : 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012

Men's European Open Championship

 : 2013

Men's EYOF Championship

 : 1997, 2011  : 2009

European Men's Beach Handball Championship

 : 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

World Women's Junior Championship

 : 1997  : 1987, 1995, 2008  : 1991, 1999

World Women's Youth Championship

 : 2006, 2012  : 2008, 2014

Women's World Beach Championship

 : 2010, 2012

Women's European Championship

 : 1994, 1996, 2002  : 1998, 2004

Women's Junior European Championship

 : 1996, 2007, 2011  : 2013

Women's Youth European Championship

 : 2005, 2009  : 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

 : 2011, 2013

Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup

 : 2005  : 2010, 2012  : 2007, 2008

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

Danish Handball League

Danish Women's Handball League

National handball team (women, men)

International

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

Danish International Handball Coaches

 Denmark   Women's National Handball Team Klavs Bruun Jørgensen

 Greenland   Men's National Handball Team Niels Møller

 Greenland   Women's National Handball Team Jakob Andreasen

 Brazil   Women's National Handball Team Morten Soubak

 Germany   Women's National Handball Team Heine Jensen

 Poland   Women's National Handball Team Kim Rasmussen

 United Kingdom   Men's National Handball Team Jesper Houmark