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International Hockey Federation (FIH)

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The International Hockey Federation (FIH) is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. It was founded on 7 January 1924 in Paris, France, by Paul Leautey, who became its first president, with seven founding member nations: Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Hungary, Spain and Switzerland. In 1982 FIH merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA), founded in 1927 by Australia, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the United States and Wales. It has been headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2005, having moved from Brussels, Belgium. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Body Type
International federation 1
Founded
1924 1
Headquarters
Lausanne, Switzerland, since 2005; previously based in Brussels, Belgium. 1
Founders
Founded on 7 January 1924 in Paris, France, by Paul Leautey, who became its first president. 1
Body Type
Body Type (category)
International Federation 1
Body Type (category)
National Governing Body 1
Connections

Associated With

International Olympic Committee (IOC), Governing Bodies

Governs

Field Hockey, Sports
Source Wikipedia, International Hockey Federation

Long-Form Articles

Founded after hockey was left out of the 1924 Olympics, Articles
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  • Also in Geography Atlas: Lausanne, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, International Hockey Federation
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Opening paragraph
    The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey.
  • Infobox, legal status
    Governing body of: Field hockey, Indoor hockey, Hockey5s, Beach hockey
  • Infobox, formation date
    Formation: 7 January 1924; 102 years ago (1924-01-07)
  • History section, relocation
    The organisation has been based in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2005, having moved from Brussels, Belgium.
  • History section, founding
    FIH was founded on 7 January 1924 in Paris by Paul Léautey, who became the first president
  • Governs: Field Hockey, History section, 1982 merger
    In 1982, the FIH merged with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA), which had been founded in 1927 by Australia, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the United States, and Wales.
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did the International Hockey Federation come to also govern women's field hockey?

A 1982 merger with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations.

The FIH, founded in Paris in 1924 by Paul Leautey with seven founding member nations, merged in 1982 with the International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations, an organization founded in 1927 by Australia, Denmark, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the United States and Wales. The merger brought women's field hockey under the same governing body, which has been headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland since 2005, having moved from Brussels.
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