Norwegian_Handball_Federation

Norwegian Handball Federation

Norwegian Handball Federation

The national handball association in Norway

The Norwegian Handball Federation (Norwegian: Norges Håndballforbund, NHF) is the national handball association in Norway.

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The Norwegian Handball Federation was founded in 1937, and is a member of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (NIF), the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation. Its headquarters are in Oslo.[1]

History

Former presidents of the federation include Carl E. Wang (president 1972–1977),[2] Tor Lian (president 1985–1999),[3] and Karl-Arne Johannessen (president 1999–2004 and 2009–2015).[4]

Kåre Geir Lio [no] has been president since 2015.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Bryhn, Rolf. "Norges Håndballforbund". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Great Norwegian Encyclopedia (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    Tvedt, Knut Are. "Carl Egil Wang". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    Singdahlsen, Karl Filip (15 July 2016). "Den tidligere håndballederen Tor Lian er død". idrettsforbundet.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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    Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Karl-Arne Johannessen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. [5]
    Berge, Grete Ingebjørg; Lurås, Ragnar (11 May 2015). "Ny president i Norges Handballforbund". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
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