The Korea Handball Federation (KHF; ) 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 ...

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 ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

. KHF is affiliated to the

Asian Handball Federation The Asian Handball Federation (AHF) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia. It has 44 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and ...

(AHF),

Korean Sport & Olympic Committee The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (, KSOC) is the National Olympic Committee of Republic of Korea (competing as Korea) for the Olympic Games movement and inbound sports issue. It is a non-profit organization that selects players and team ...

and

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 ...

(IHF) since 1960.

Competitions

H League The H League () is a Team handball, handball league in South Korea. Before 2023, the competition was named Handball Korea League. The league finals are hosted at the SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium within the Olympic Park, Seoul, Olympic Park in Se ...

National teams

South Korea men's national handball team The South Korea national handball team is the national handball team of South Korea and is controlled by the Korea Handball Federation. Competitive record Champions Runners-up Olympic Games World Champi ...

* South Korea men's national junior handball team * South Korea men's national youth handball team *

South Korea women's national handball team The South Korea women's national handball team is the national team of South Korea. Since 1984, the Korean team has not only participated constantly in Olympic Games but also ranked among the top four na ...

South Korea women's national junior handball team The South Korea women's junior national handball team is the national under-19 handball team of South Korea. Controlled by the Korea Handball Federation that is an affiliate of the International Handball Federation IHF as well as a member of the A ...

* South Korea women's national youth handball team

Competitions hosted

International

2010 Women's Junior World Handball Championship The 2010 Women's Junior World Handball Championship (17th tournament) took place in South Korea from July 17 to July 31. Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ...

1990 World Women's Handball Championship The 1990 World Women's Handball Championship was the 10th edition of the tournament. It took place in South Korea between 24 November to 4 December 1990. It was the first World Championship not played in a European country. The championship was he ...

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

* 1985 Women's Junior World Handball Championship

Continental

2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2021 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held from 15 to 25 September 2021 in Amman, Jordan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It is the third time in history that the championship is organise ...

* 2019 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship *

2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship The 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted at Suwon, South Korea from 18 to 28 January 2018. It acted as the Asian qualifying t ...

2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 13 to 22 March 2017 in Suwon, South Korea. The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It ...

2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games (), officially known as the 17th Asian Games () and also known as Incheon 2014 (), were a pan-Asian multi-sport event held from 19 September to 4 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. On 17 April 2007, Incheon was awarded ...

2002 Asian Games The 2002 Asian Games, officially known as the XIV Asian Games and also known as Busan 2002 (), were an international multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Due to schedule impediments the football tour ...

* 1995 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship * 1995 Asian Women's Handball Championship *

1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games (), officially known as the 10th Asian Games and the X Asiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1986 (), were held from 20 September to 5 October 1986, in Seoul, South Korea. The venues and facilities of the 10th Asiad were the sa ...

1983 Asian Men's Handball Championship The 1983 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the third Asian Championship, which was taking place from 25 September to 1 October 1983 in Seoul, South Korea. Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Final round ...

References

External links

Official website

Republic of Korea
at the IHF website.
Republic of Korea
at the AHF website. {{International Handball Handball governing bodies Handball in South Korea

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 ...

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1960 establishments in South Korea