Danish Handball Federation
Danish Handball Association is the national governing body for handball in Denmark. It is based in Brøndby.
History
Danish Handball Association was founded on 2 June 1935. It is a member of the European Handball Federation and the International Handball Federation. Danish Handball Association is the third largest in the world, only surpassed by German Handball Association and French Handball Federation.Achievements
Denmark is the country with the most success and medals in the sport of Handball. With a total of more than 100 overall medals it makes them the strongest Handball Federation in the World.Total Host
Count
Total : 104
Men's Olympic Championship
World Championship
IHF [World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship|World Outdoor Championship]
Junior World Championship
Youth World Championship
European Championship
Junior European Championship
Youth European Championship
Men's European Open Championship
Men's EYOF Championship
European Men's Beach Handball Championship
Men's friendly TotalKredit Cup
Men's friendly Golden League
Women's Olympic Championship
Women's Youth Olympic Championship
World Women's Street Handball Championship
World Women's Championship
World Women's Junior Championship
World Women's Youth Championship
Women's World Beach Championship
Women's European Championship
Women's Junior European Championship
Women's Youth European Championship
Women's European Open Championship
Women's EYOF Championship
Women's Beach European Championship
Women's friendly Møbelringen Cup
'''Women's friendly GF World Cup'''
Competitions
The Danish Handball Federation organises the national club leagues and the national teams. In addition, the DHF organises international tournaments.National
International
- GF World Cup, an annual invitational tournament usually played in October
Competitions hosted
International
- 1978 World Men's Handball Championship
- 1979 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
- 1987 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
- 1999 World Women's Handball Championship
- 2015 World Women's Handball Championship
- 2019 World Men's Handball Championship
- 2023 World Women's Handball Championship
Continental
- 1996 European Women's Handball Championship
- 2002 European Women's Handball Championship
- 2010 European Women's Handball Championship
- 2013 Women's Under-19 European Handball Championship
- 2014 European Men's Handball Championship
- 2016 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship
- 2020 European Women's Handball Championship
Coaching
Danish International Handball Coaches
- Men's National Handball Team Nikolaj Jacobsen
- Women's National Handball Team Helle Thomsen
- Men's National Handball Team Ingi Olsen
- Women's National Handball Team Johannes Groth
- Men's National Handball Team Sonni Larsen
- Women's National Handball Team Claus Mogensen
- Women's National Handball Team Ulrik Kirkely
- Women's National Handball Team Martin Albertsen
- Women's National Handball Team Heine Jensen
- Women's National Handball Team Bo Milton Andersen
- Men's National Handball Team Jesper Houmark