The Austrian Handball Federation (') (ÖHB) is the national organization responsible for managing and promoting the practice of

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

and

beach handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

. Its head office is located in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

. ÖHB was founded on 25 January 1925 and is affiliated to the

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, Au ...

and

Austrian Olympic Committee The Austrian Olympic Committee (, ÖOC) is the non-profit organization representing Austrian sportsperson, athletes in the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ÖOC also represents the selection of Austrian cities in their bid to be the si ...

. Current president of ÖHB is Mr. Gerhard Hofbauer, who held the position since 1996. Mr. Martin Hausleitner is current secretary general of ÖHB.

Competitions

* Handball Liga Austria * Women Handball Liga Austria

National teams

Handball

* Austria men's national handball team * Austria men's national junior handball team * Austria men's national youth handball team * Austria women's national handball team * Austria women's national junior handball team * Austria women's national youth handball team

Beach Handball

* Austria national beach handball team * Austria women's national beach handball team

References

External links

Official websiteAustrian Handball Federation
at IHF site

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...