Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Encyclopedia
The Royal Spanish Handball Federation is the national handball
association in Spain
.
The Royal Spanish Handball Federation is a member of the European Handball Federation
(EHF) and the International Handball Federation
(IHF).
The organisation is responsible for the Spain national handball team
, the Spain women's national handball team
, and the Spain national beach handball team
.
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 Spain
Spain
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.
The Royal Spanish Handball Federation is a member of 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...
(IHF).
The organisation is responsible for the Spain national handball team
Spain national handball team
The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation.-2008 Olympic squad:*1 José Javier Hombrados – BM Ciudad Real*2 Alberto Entrerríos – BM Ciudad Real...
, the Spain women's national handball team
Spain women's national handball team
The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions....
, and the Spain national beach handball team
Spain national beach handball team
The Spanish national beach handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.- External links :* * *...
.
National Team
- World ChampionshipWorld Men's Handball ChampionshipThe World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.- History :In 1938, the first indoor handball world championship was played in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany on 5 February and 6 February...
- Winner (1): 20052005 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2005 World Championship for men in team handball was played in Tunisia between January 23 and February 6, 2005.The winner of the gold medal was Spain, Croatia took silver and France won the bronze.-Group A :-Group B :...
- Third place (1): 20112011 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Sweden from 13–30 January, 2011...
- OlympicsHandball at the Summer OlympicsTeam handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory...
- Bronze Medal (3): 1996Handball at the 1996 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Handball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-Medal summary:-References:*...
, 2000Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics-Medal summary:-References:*...
, 2008Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympicsthumb|left|240px|Gold medalists [[France]] collect their medals on August 24, 2008Handball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9, to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium. Medals were awarded for both Men's and Women's team... - European ChampionshipEuropean Men's Handball ChampionshipThe European men's handball championship is the official competition for senior men's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship...
- Runner-up (6): 19961996 European Men's Handball Championship-Final ranking:...
, 19981998 European Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1998 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Italy from 29 May–7 June, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament with Spain second and Germany third.-Teams:-Venues:- Group A :-Group B:...
, 20062006 European Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 2006 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Switzerland from 26 January–5 February, in the cities of Basel, Berne, Lucerne, St. Gallen and Zürich. France won the tournament, going through unbeaten after an early defeat to Spain... - Third place (1): 20002000 European Men's Handball Championship-Placement Matches:-Final ranking:...
National Team (women)
- World ChampionshipWorld Women's Handball ChampionshipThe World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...
- Fourth place (1): 20092009 World Women's Handball ChampionshipThe 2009 World Women's Handball Championship took place from 5 to 20 December 2009 in China. It was the 19th edition of the World Women's Handball Championship and the second that took place outside of Europe.-Venues:...
- European ChampionshipEuropean Women's Handball ChampionshipThe European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship...
- Runner-up (1): 20082008 European Women's Handball ChampionshipThe 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match.-Venues:...
Men
- Junior World Championship
- Runner-up (4): 1987, 1989, 1995, 2001
- Fourth place (3): 1977, 1991, 2003
- Youth World Championship
- Runner-up (1): 20112011 Men's Youth World Handball ChampionshipThe 2011 Men's Youth World Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the world event for youth handballers, which was held in Argentina between August 10–20 2011. In accordance with the IHF regulations, only players born on or after 1 January 1992 were eligible to enter the competition...
- U20 European Championship
- Runner-up (1): 1996
- Third place (1): 2000
- Fourth place (1): 1998
- U18 European Championship
- Runner-up (2): 1999, 2010
- Third place (1): 1992
Women
- Junior World Championship for Women
- Fourth place (2): 2001, 2008
- Youth World Championship for Women
- Fifth place (2): 2008, 2010
- U19 European Championship for Women
- Runner-up (1): 2007
- Third place (1): 2002
- U17 European Championship for WomenEuropean Women's Youth Handball ChampionshipThe European Women's Youth Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women handball national teams in Europe, managed by the European Handball Federation.-Tournaments:-Medal table:...
- Winner (1): 1997
- Runner-up (1): 2007