Modern team handball rules were first published on 29 October 1917 in Berlin by German sports teachers Max Heiser, Karl Schelenz and Erich Konigh, initially for women's teams; Schelenz adapted the rules for men in 1919, and the first international matches followed in the 1920s. The sport's international governing body was first formed in 1928 as the Federation Internationale Handball Amateur and took its current name, International Handball Federation, at a founding congress in Copenhagen on 10 to 13 July 1946.
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Origin YearMarks the publication of the first modern handball rules in Berlin, 29 October 1917, by Max Heiser, Karl Schelenz and Erich Konigh. The international federation was founded eleven years later, in 1928, and reconstituted in 1946. Originating RegionGermany (Berlin, for the 1917 publication of the first modern rules). 1 International Governing BodyInternational Handball Federation (IHF); predecessor the Federation Internationale Handball Amateur founded 1928; current federation founded at a congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, 10 to 13 July 1946. 1 Connections
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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 throwing it into the goal of the opposing team.
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The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball.
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devised a set of rules, based on those of squash, handball, and paddleball
Wikipedia: Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Field handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the first appearance of the sport at the Olympics.
Wikipedia: Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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Handball at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the second appearance of the sport at the Olympics, returning to the Olympic program after a 36-year absence.
Wikipedia, 1980 Summer Olympics
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in the handball final
Wikipedia, 1984 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1984 Summer Olympics, Venues list, Titan Gymnasium, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CaliforniaQuote, Featured In: 1984 Summer Olympics, Venues list, Titan Gymnasium, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, California
handball
Wikipedia, 1988 Summer Olympics
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handball
Wikipedia, 1992 Summer Olympics
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Handball (2)
Wikipedia, 1996 Summer Olympics
Featured In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event countsQuote, Featured In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Sports contested list with event counts
Handball (2)
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