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 Léautey, 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.
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Body TypeInternational federation 1 HeadquartersLausanne, Switzerland, since 2005; previously based in Brussels, Belgium. 1 FoundersFounded on 7 January 1924 in Paris, France, by Paul Léautey, who became its first president. 1 Body Type
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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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The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey.
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The International Hockey Federation, commonly known by the acronym FIH, is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey.
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January 7, 1924
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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