After 1919, the rules were amended and improved by Karl Schelenz, and his rules were the first to be used for an international game. Dutch football teams won three Olympic bronze medals in 1908, 1912 and 1920. The IHF is composed of six continental federations which organize continental championships held every other second year: African Handball Confederation, Asian Handball Federation, European Handball Federation, North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation, Oceania Continent Handball Federation, and South and Central America Handball Confederation. OFC is charged with the task of servicing and administering football in the Oceania region while also using the game as a tool for social development. Six confederations and 209 national associations, International Amateur Athletic Federation, International Amateur Handball Federation, Association of Summer Olympic International Federations, Learn how and when to remove this template message, North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation, South and Central America Handball Confederation, IHF Commission of Organising and Competitions, IHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission, IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship, IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship, Beach handball at the Youth Olympic Games, IHF Honorary President and Honorary Members, "IHF statement related to Pan-American continent", International Amateur Athletics Federation, Global Association of International Sports Federations, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Handball_Federation&oldid=978573382, International sports bodies based in Switzerland, Articles needing additional references from January 2019, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Peter Merian-Strasse 23, P.O. The Dutch korfball union is called Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond (KNKV). Each member country must each also be a member of one of the six regional confederations: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Caribbean, Oceania, and South and Central America. Rugby union is also played in the Netherlands. 1952 wurde Feldhandball als Demonstration zwischen Dänemark und Schweden durchgeführt. [6] Bert Blyleven was an All-Star, a two-time World Series champion and was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2011. The Germans also won the first field handball world championship that summer. Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 12. Die IHF-Weltrangliste (engl. Smits later became a NBA All-Star and emerged as the Dutch basketball-icon for years to come. Team Handball News contributor, Christer Ahl has resigned from his position as the Pan American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) President of the Commission and Tribunal for Discipline and Ethics. Formed on August 14, 1888, The Royal Dutch Swimming Federation has 148,599 members and is the eight largest sports federation. The Council is composed of 18 people: the President, 5 Vice Presidents, and 12 members. Though they failed to qualify for the Super Eight stage afterward, their win against England, considered one of the biggest wins in Dutch cricket history,[9] has been recognized as a major step forward in cricket development in the Netherlands and among associate nations. Each national handball association has one vote, regardless of its size or handballing strength. The Council is the body that decides which country will host the World Championship.