The Hans Baumann Trophy, which was endowed by the Spanish members of the IHF, commemorates the late President of the IHF (1950 to 1971), Hans Baumann. It is awarded to IHF member federations from 1972 to 2015. In 2017, the

IHF Council The IHF Council is an institution of International Handball Federation (the governing body of handball and beach handball). It is the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of IHF Congress. Its members are elected by the I ...

decided to reform and rename it as the

IHF President's Development Award IHF President's Development Award is awarded by the International Handball Federation to its member federations for the spread and development of handball in their own countries and/or through the world. It is awarded by the IHF President or his ...

History

The Hans Baumann Trophy was awarded to a member federation every two years at the

IHF Congress The IHF Congress is the supreme legislative body of the International Handball Federation (French: ''Fédération Internationale de Handball''), commonly known by the acronym IHF. IHF is the international governing body of handball, beach handba ...

from 1972 to 2015. It was awarded for particular services to the development and spread 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 the member federation's own country and/or throughout the world. The recipient was selected and the trophy awarded by the

at the recommendation of the IHF Executive Committee. Member federations may submit a detailed recommendation to the IHF Head Office, specifying the reasons, no later than six months before the Congress. The member federation receiving the award was given a diploma drawn up by the donors and a small replica of the trophy. In 1986,

Royal Spanish Handball Federation The Royal Spanish Handball Federation (, RFEBM) is the national handball association in Spain. It is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). The organisation is responsible for the indoor ...

has been selected as the recipient of the Hans Baumann Trophy. The

has made a particular contribution by organizing the

symposium In Ancient Greece, the symposium (, ''sympósion'', from συμπίνειν, ''sympínein'', 'to drink together') was the part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was accompanied by music, dancing, recitals, o ...

and special tournament for studying and testing new ideas for the format of the game. In 2002,

Handball Federation of Russia The Handball Federation of Russia () commonly known by its acronym, HFR, is the national Sport governing body, governing body of Handball, handball in Russia. Is a Non-governmental organization, public sports organization with its primary focus ce ...

has been selected as the recipient of the Hans Baumann Trophy. The

Handball Union of Russia The Handball Federation of Russia () commonly known by its acronym, HFR, is the national governing body of handball in Russia. Is a public sports organization with its primary focus centered on the development and promotion of handball. RHF serve ...

was awarded the trophy for the great contribution to the world development of this sport. In 2017,

decided to reframe and rename it as the

List of winners

From the commencement of the Trophy till 2015 when the award was reformed and renamed as

, the trophy has been awarded to the following national handball federations for their extra ordinary contribution to the development of

References

External links

IHF Statuts Chapter XXI - Regulations of Awards
{{International Handball Federation navbox International Handball Federation awards