The Lithuanian Handball Federation () (LHF) is the administrative and controlling body for

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 ...

in the

Republic of Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

. Founded in 1991, the LHF is a member of the

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 ...

(EHF) and 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 ...

(IHF).

National teams

Lithuania men's national handball team The Lithuania national handball team is the national handball team of Lithuania. Competitive record World Championship European Championship Current squad Notable players *Jonas Truchanovičius 1st Lithuanian to win EH ...

* Lithuania men's national junior handball team * Lithuania women's national handball team

Competitions

* Lithuanian Handball League *

Lithuanian Women's Handball League The Lithuanian Women's Handball League (), is the top-tier team handball competition in the Republic of Lithuania. It was founded in 1992 after the break up of the Soviet Union, which meant the Soviet Women's Handball Championship, Soviet handball ...

References

External links

Official website

Lithuania
at the IHF website.
Lithuania
at the EHF website. Handball in Lithuania

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 ...

Sports organizations established in 1991 1991 establishments in Lithuania Handball governing bodies European Handball Federation National members of the International Handball Federation Organizations based in Kaunas {{Handball-org-stub