The Croatian Handball Federation (; abbr. HRS) is the governing body 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 ...
in Croatia. It is based in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
.
It organizes the handball leagues:
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Croatian Men's Premier Handball League
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Croatian Women's First Handball League
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Croatian Second League of Handball
It also organizes the
Croatian men's national handball team and the
Croatian women's national handball team, as well as the
Croatian men's national beach handball team and
Croatian women's national beach handball team.
History
The Handball Working Committee was first formed in
Zagreb
Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the ...
in 1948 and the following year the HRS itself was formed within the
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia (, NDH) was a World War II–era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist Italy. It was established in parts of Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, occupied Yugoslavia on 10 April 1941, ...
. After the
Second World War
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, it was renamed the Handball Federation of Croatia and ceded some powers to the Yugoslav Handball Federation. Upon Croatia's independence from
Yugoslavia
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, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
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, the Croatian Handball Federation again represented the country. It joined the
European Handball Federation and the
International Handball Federation in 1992.
HRS presidents
Competitions hosted
International
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1957 World Women's Handball Championship (as part of
SFR Yugoslavia)
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1973 World Women's Handball Championship (as part of
SFR Yugoslavia)
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1979 Women's Junior World Handball Championship (as part of
SFR Yugoslavia)
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1987 Men's Junior World Handball Championship (as part of
SFR Yugoslavia)
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2003 World Women's Handball Championship
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2009 World Men's Handball Championship
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2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
Continental
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2000 European Men's Handball Championship
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2011 European Beach Handball Championship
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2014 European Women's Handball Championship
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2016 European Men's U-18 Handball Championship
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2017 European Beach Handball Championship
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2018 European Men's Handball Championship
External links
Croatian Handball Federation
Federation, Croatian Handball
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 ...
European Handball Federation
Sports organizations established in 1948
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